Test Manager

About Consid

Consid is an award-winning Swedish IT consulting company with over 25 years of experience helping organizations navigate digital transformation through technology, innovation, and people. Founded in Sweden, we have grown into an established technology partner for businesses across Scandinavia and Europe.

Our Scandinavian roots are an important part of who we are and how we work. We value trust, openness, collaboration, and a healthy work-life balance. We believe in giving people responsibility, encouraging initiative, and creating an environment where every perspective matters.

We are continuing to expand our presence in Poland, with our Polish headquarters in Gdańsk. We are strengthening our local capabilities and building dedicated teams to support international customers while bringing the same Scandinavian approach to working together into our Polish organization.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to join a large-scale programme for an international customer in the telecommunications industry.

In this role, you will lead and coordinate quality assurance across multiple delivery areas and teams. You will bring together development, business, vendor, and testing stakeholders, establish a clear testing approach, and provide management with a reliable view of quality status and release readiness.

This is a hybrid role based in Gdańsk, with three days onsite and two days remote each week.

Your Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage testing activities across multiple teams and delivery areas.
• Define and maintain the overall test strategy, test plans, scope, milestones, and quality criteria.
• Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate quality and delivery risks, dependencies, and defects.
• Lead quality assurance activities and ensure alignment between development teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and other programme teams.
• Plan and coordinate integration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Plan and manage test environments and test data to support programme delivery.
• Consolidate testing information and provide management with a clear, accurate view of quality status and release readiness.
• Support production deployment and cutover planning from a testing and quality perspective.
• Drive transparent communication, timely escalation, and follow-up on testing issues across the programme.

What We're Looking For

• 8-10+ years of experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Several years of experience as a Test Manager, Test Lead, or QA Lead.
• Proven experience working in large programmes involving multiple teams and delivery streams.
• Hands-on experience creating test strategies and test plans.
• Strong experience managing quality risks, dependencies, and defects.
• Experience reporting quality status and release readiness to management.
• Ability to coordinate testing across development, business, vendor, and other stakeholder groups.
• Practical experience with integration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experience planning and managing test environments and test data.
• Very good English, both written and spoken.

Strong Advantages

• Experience in the telecommunications industry.
• Experience working in a large enterprise organization.
• Experience in transformation or migration programmes.
• Background in systems with multiple integrations.
• Experience supporting production deployments or cutover activities.
• ISTQB Advanced certification.
• Previous experience with telecom operators or major telecom technology vendors.

Why Join Consid?

Scandinavian Work Culture Our Swedish heritage influences how we work. We believe in open communication, mutual trust, collaboration, and giving people the autonomy to take responsibility for their work.

An Established Company with a Growing Presence in Poland Consid combines the stability and expertise of an established international organization with the opportunities that come from expanding our teams and operations in Poland.

International Programmes and Collaboration Work with experienced international teams and contribute to a large, complex programme for a customer in the telecommunications industry.

Professional Growth and Knowledge Sharing We value continuous learning, specialist expertise, and long-term professional relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where people can share knowledge, develop their skills, and feel supported in their careers.

A Chance to Contribute to Our Growth in Poland As we continue to develop our local teams, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the knowledge-sharing culture and professional community we are growing within Consid Poland.

Interested in Joining Us?

If you are an experienced Test Manager who enjoys bringing structure to complex programmes, aligning diverse stakeholders, and creating a clear view of quality and release readiness, we would be happy to hear from you.

We look forward to getting to know you!