Interim Head of Testing Dublin (Hybrid) IMMEDIATE START Contract Duration (4 to 5 months) Utilities Sector Experience highly advantageous

Interim Head of Testing - Dublin (Hybrid) - Contract - Duration (4 to 5 months) - Utilities Sector Experience highly advantageous 

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We are looking for a high-calibre Interim Head of Testing to lead and transform the test function across a large-scale Utilities transformation programme during a critical delivery phase. This is a hands-on executive-facing role with immediate impact: you will stabilise the function drive Go Live readiness and leave behind a stronger more sustainable capability.

This is an opportunity to shape testing at the highest level working directly with C-suite and Executive Directors while influencing delivery outcomes that affect thousands of customers.

Why This Role Matters

• Lead a high-visibility programme where testing is critical to Go Live success
• Take ownership of the entire test function including strategy governance and delivery
• Define and embed what good looks like for testing in a fast-moving complex environment
• Coach and uplift the team leaving a lasting legacy of capability and confidence

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Accountability

• Own the test function with authority over scope priorities and quality decisions
• Present test status risks and recommendations confidently at Executive and Board level
• Act as a trusted advisor on risk readiness and Go Live decisions
• Resolve conflicts and trade-offs with clarity credibility and delivery focus

Delivery Oversight & Governance

• Provide oversight across multi-vendor multi-workstream testing
• Establish and enforce robust governance including quality gates metrics and risk management
• Ensure testing aligns to programme milestones and supports critical delivery outcomes

Defining What Good Looks Like

• Assess current test maturity across people process tooling and governance
• Define and implement a pragmatic uplift plan balancing immediate delivery needs and long-term capability
• Apply modern fit-for-purpose testing practices that drive confidence and efficiency

Leadership & Capability Uplift

• Mentor coach and challenge the existing Test Lead and team
• Build trust confidence and alignment across the wider testing community
• Role model clarity decisiveness and disciplined execution

Go Live Readiness & Risk Management

• Drive focused risk-based testing aligned to business customer regulatory and operational priorities
• Provide clear visibility of residual risk and Go Live readiness
• Act as the single accountable authority for test-related recommendations

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Be a visible and credible presence in the programme leadership team
• Build strong relationships with delivery technology product and vendor partners
• Communicate complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Provide calm confident leadership under pressure

Key Experience & Attributes

• Proven Head of Testing or equivalent leadership experience on large-scale complex transformations within the Utilities Sector Ideally
• Strong executive and board-level presence with experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Deep understanding of modern testing practices in regulated multi-vendor environments
• Pragmatic delivery-driven and capable of building sustainable capability under pressure
• Highly credible decisive and able to make and own tough decisions

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract