Customer Transformation - Manager - Test Lead

Management Level Manager

Job Description & Summary

Kia ora,

Innovate. Build. Reinvent. Make your tech skills count at PwC New Zealand.

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

Join our Customer Transformation team in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland or Pōneke/Wellington as an experienced Manager and help clients transform the way they work and engage with their customers. You’ll bring your leadership and transformation expertise to guide talented teams, connect strategy with technology, and drive innovation, productivity, and sustainable growth.

Your day-to-day could include:

Lead the end-to-end testing strategy and delivery across complex programmes, ensuring alignment to client business outcomes, risk appetite and quality standards

Own and drive the test strategy, governance and operating model, including resourcing, environments, tooling and vendor coordination

Manage and mentor multi-disciplinary testing teams, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting career development

Oversee all phases of testing (SIT, UAT, regression, performance), ensuring timely execution, defect resolution and release readiness

Provide clear, data-driven reporting and insights to programme leadership, including quality metrics, risks, dependencies and mitigation strategies

Drive the adoption of automation and modern quality engineering practices, improving efficiency, coverage and speed to market

Lead defect management and triage processes, ensuring prioritisation aligns with business impact and delivery timelines

Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga / Skills you will bring or develop in this role

5+ years of demonstrated experience across nCino and/or Salesforce, leading testing for large-scale transformation programmes (e.g. CRM, core system, digital platforms) ideally within the financial services sector.

Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps and quality engineering practices, including automation strategies.

Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders (business and technology).

Experience managing teams, vendors and offshore/onshore delivery models.

Commercial acumen, including budget management, forecasting and contributing to sales opportunities.

Strong problem-solving capability with the ability to navigate complex, ambiguous environments (Optional line): If you don’t meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you - your skills and potential may be a great fit.

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ

Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals

Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways

Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)

Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.

Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture

Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave

Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

Hit Apply now. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, visit our careers site at .

Grow here. Go further.

Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered:

Motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.

Tono tika mai / Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly - we’d love to hear from you.

Nau mai ngā tono wawe / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate.

Atamai hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.

Travel Requirements Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

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