Test Lead

**A BIT ABOUT US**

**Class is a subsidiary of HUB24 Limited (ASX:HUB), a leading provider of integrated platforms, technology and data solutions for financial advisers, accountants, private banks, licensees, stockbrokers and their clients. HUB24 delivers innovative product and technology solutions to empower better financial futures, together.**

Working collectively with the Product Managers and Developers, the Class test team is an integral part of our agile teams ensuring that we build quality into everything we do. To achieve our goal, we want to be an industry leader in test, using the latest approaches in test automation to ensure we have high confidence in delivering features with great quality.

The Test lead will lead a team of testers to support the delivery of key IT projects directly linked to Class' strategic priorities. This role will manage interdependencies and balance competing demands to ensure that these objectives are delivered.

A key focus of the role is uplifting testing capability across all testing functions, including functional and non-functional, automated regression testing, performance testing and security testing. The Test Lead will provide strong leadership, mentoring and coaching to our testers, as well as developing and maintaining strong working relationships across the development teams to ensure we uplift our levels of automated testing across the board.

**Responsibilities**:

- Define the overall test strategy for Class
- Execute the test strategy by defining automation practices, mentoring the team and ensuring that the right things get done.
- Lead, mentor, upskill and grow a team of test analysts
- Ensure that the team has the right people and skills to accomplish test objectives
- Define a change management plan to transform the current test team and practices in line with the expected strategic outcomes
- Execute change management program with mínimal business impact & disruption
- Collect, report and gain insights on software quality
- Continuously review and improve the effectiveness of our software testing. Keep abreast of latest developments, trends and best practice.
- Deeply understand the business domain and how our customers use our products to optimize testing
- Support and develop a high performing team; be the glue that supports, motivates & inspires continuous improvement, achieve better ways of working and eliminate inefficiencies in the delivery of projects
- Advance the Agile culture, driving Class' core values of trust, openness, continuous learning, collaboration, innovation, communication, empowerment, opportunity and ownership.
- Ensuring that the teams' purpose and objectives are clear and linked to the broader Class vision, strategy and project roadmap.
- Leading the collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team.

**What you'll need**:

- Expert knowledge in test automation approaches and techniques with a track record of successful product delivery in an Agile environment
- Experience leading a team through a change transformation process to automated testing
- A pioneering attitude to continually improve the effectiveness of our software testing
- Experience testing highly complex systems
- Ability to assess and understand the current team ability & maturity and business drivers
- Skills to effectively create and execute a test strategy and change management plan
- A background in development with coding skills to build automation frameworks
- In-depth knowledge of test data management approaches
- Proven success in designing, developing and maintaining automated tests including Unit, Service, E2E Integration and UI Experience in building effective regression suites and non-functional testing
- Strong opinions on how the testing practice should operate balanced with an open and inclusive style
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills including exceptional communication and facilitation skills across all levels of the organisation

**Culture Fit**:

- Able to negotiate and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Ability to be proactive and take ownership and accountability for project deliverables.
- Drives a culture of transformation, agility and delivery

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**THE CLASS STORY**

Class is heavily focused on technology innovation, attracting the best talent and empowering you to do your best work. We are constantly growing and learning, and this opportunity will truly make an impact as we keep on evolving

**_
Class Brand Promise_**

**Our purpose**:To champion simplicity, automation, and connectivity.

**Our ambition**: We will be known as a world-class Australian technology solutions provider.

**Our value proposition**:Industry leading technology solutio