Head of Software QA | Fintech / SaaS

We're partnering with a growing financial technology business looking for a hands-on Head of Software QA to lead its testing function, drive automation and improve software quality across its SaaS platform and client implementations.

This is a role for someone who can combine technical expertise, people leadership and strong stakeholder engagement.

- Sydney based only
- Permanent role
- $195,000 + super
- Hybrid working | 3 days in office per week

What you'll be doing

- Lead and mentor a distributed team of approximately 7 QA engineers.
- Own end-to-end QA strategy, test planning, automation and release quality.
- Personally contribute to automation development, API testing, defect investigation and technical troubleshooting.
- Drive the transition from manual testing towards scalable automated testing practices.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product and senior leadership to influence improvements and resolve delivery challenges.
- Engage directly with clients on implementation testing, technical issues and release readiness.

What we're looking for

- Proven QA leadership experience within SaaS, fintech, financial services or complex software environments.




- Strong hands-on automation experience using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or similar.
- Solid technical understanding of APIs, integrations, CI/CD pipelines and software development practices.
- Demonstrated experience implementing QA improvements and driving automation adoption.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
- A proactive, delivery-focused leader comfortable remaining hands-on while managing a team.

What's in it for you?

- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Outstanding chance to lead a growing FinTech's QA and technology roadmap.
- Exposure to working with top tier financial services clients
- Hyrbid working
- Working with recent innovative technologies

This isn't a purely strategic leadership role. We're looking for someone who can roll up their sleeves, challenge existing processes and personally drive meaningful improvements.

Additional information

- Permanent role | Hybrid working
- Must have strong client facing experience
- Hands-on experience, strategy imlementation & management experience essential

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📌 Head of Software QA | Fintech (Sydney)
🏢 Talent Web Recruitment
📍 Sydney