At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favorite dairy products. We make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for and family dinners unforgettable. With well-loved brands like Apetina®,Cocio®, Lurpak®, and Castello® to our name, Arla Foods are a natural part of modern life in Poland, and over 100 countries around the world too.
Welcome to Global Shared Services in Gdansk
Arla is a global farmer-owned organisation that is behind many well-known and loved brands, including Arla Apetina®, Castello®, Lurpak® and many, many more.
As a Senior Test Manager, you become a part of our Global Shared Services in Gdansk. Here, you won’t find factory machines or farmers. Instead, you will join over 400 colleagues dedicated to supporting all of Arla with IT, HR, financial and procurement operations. Joining us, you will take part in our mission to make a real difference for colleagues near and far.
With over 10 years of existence in Gdansk, we offer you a lot of knowledge and the opportunity to partake in challenging and exciting innovation projects. As a part of the Arla organisation, you will also enjoy a Scandinavian, collaborative work culture. We are all on first name terms with each other, and we truly appreciate diversity and individuality.
About the job
As a Senior Test Manager, you will join one of our largest Agile programs called Commercial, which is focused on delivering IT enabled business transformation to our internal Sales, Marketing and Service functions.
Together with the rest of the QA team, you will set the direction for how we work with Test and Quality Assurance when developing our new solutions for the Commercial area.
We are working very close to the business in Arla in cross-functional Scrum teams where business needs and IT solutions are matched to provide the greatest value to Arla. We are a multi-national, multi-functional and very dedicated team working truly agile according to the SAFe framework.
As a Senior Test Manager, your key focus will be to work with 1-2 Scrum teams and implement the QA and test approach in the teams so they master this discipline in an agile environment.
Your primary tasks will be:
- Enable and Implement the QA and testing approach applied for the program in your project team and ensure it’s aligned with the Program’s test strategy
- Drive the QA and testing approach set for the train with respect to functional system integration and provide valuable inputs to teams to ensure its fit for purpose
- Coach and train the team members in the needed QA processes and tools
- Own and Monitor the overall system testing plan and QA and drive the actions to improve where needed
- Guide the automation team to ensure the right level of test automation is done for updating regression suites
Who are you?
You need to have prior experience with the agile culture and mindset. You are a strong leader and a team player with excellent cooperation and communication skills specially in English. You thrive in managing your stakeholders and have a personal drive to succeed.
Furthermore, you have:
- 3+ years of experience in test management as Test or QA Manager with a strong understanding of the agile test and QA practices
- Extended knowledge about different platforms and technologies
- An experience from the SAP O2C/Salesforce/Azure platform would be a clear advantage and so is knowledge of TestRail and Tosca
- Fluent English skills
What do we offer?
We are a farmer-owned Scandinavian company that values trust, collaboration and initiative. You will therefore have the opportunity to share your own ideas and try new things on your own, and of course you will have plenty of development opportunities.
Application and contact
If you want to be part of our journey and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity.
Read more about Arla Global Shared Services
Global Shared Services consists of multiple functions that are all placed in the Neptun building in Gdansk – with colourful offices and a beautiful sea view.
As of now, we have an IT Operations and an IT Solutions division dedicated to SAP as well as a variety of app development and implementation projects. Our procurement and finance functions support a wide array of processes such as purchasing, distribution and sales globally.
We also have a dedicated HR operations division to ensure we attract, develop and retain the very best of talent around the world.
Together, we are all dedicated to one collective mission: ensuring an optimal global supply of fresh Arla products – every single day.
Arla is on a journey to create the future of dairy. Each of us has a role to play, with the freedom to think big. We are ambitious, but we prefer accountability over control. So, if you are up for a challenge, there is no shortage of opportunities to have an impact - and realise your ambitions - whatever they may be.
If this sounds exciting, apply as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application. Please apply via this link.
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