Senior Engineering Manager

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question. 

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.  

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special. 

About the role 

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineering Quality Manager to lead and elevate quality within our global engineering teams. We need a proactive and skilled professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about ensuring the quality and reliability of our digital products. This role offers the opportunity to drive the strategic direction of our approach to quality across our global engineering organisation. 

Key responsibilities 

• Drive quality process improvement across Haleon, by promoting a quality-first mindset, advocating continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.  

• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, ensuring skills development in areas like automation, exploratory testing and test architecture. 

• Champion Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices, collaborating with product owners, developers and test engineers to define clear, executable requirements improving communication and driving test automation. 

• Drive test automation initiatives, creating a robust QA automation strategy across multiple development teams. Develop, maintain, and enhance automation test frameworks, with a strong emphasis on BDD practices. 

• Ensure test coverage and traceability across all phases of development, including requirements validation, functional testing, regression and performance testing. 

• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams, working closely with developers, product owners, to understand requirements and integrate testing seamlessly into the software development lifecycle.  

• Drive continuous improvement using analytics, Objective and Key Results (OKRs),  and metrics to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies and areas of risk.  Lead initiatives to optimize testing processes, expand automation coverage, improve defect detection rates and enhance overall product stability. 

• Define and track key quality metrics.  Provide data-driven reports and dashboards to senior leadership detailing quality trends, release readiness, and the impact of QA initiatives on business outcomes.  

Qualifications and skills 

Essential 

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in software quality assurance with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role. 

• Proven expertise in designing and implementing QA strategies across the software development lifecycle 

• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, including manual, automated, functional, regression, performance and security testing. 

• Expertise in automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and modern QA tools specifically, Playwright and GitHub Actions. 

• In-depth understanding of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) principles and tooling. 

• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies, with experience in integrating QA processes within Agile teams. 

• Excellent communication and leadership skills, especially across multicultural and remote teams. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a passion for quality and customer satisfaction. 

• Ability to drive cultural change and advocate for quality at all levels of the organisation. 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 

Preferred 

• Professional certifications in Quality Assurance and testing, such as ISTQB Advanced Level, Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), or Certified Software Tester (CSTE). 

• Prior experience working in a highly regulated industry is a plus. 

• Azure Cloud platform expertise

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. 

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. 

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.