Excited to grow your career? Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL. We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you About the role We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Senior QA to oversee and manage the quality assurance processes across multiple Salesforce implementation projects. The ideal candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, manage test plans, support QA engineers on individual projects, and ensure high-quality Salesforce solutions are delivered within the organization. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and hands-on testing experience in Salesforce environments. What you'll be doing Serve as the QA Lead for Salesforce initiatives, managing testing efforts across multiple projects. Develop and implement QA strategies, test frameworks, and best practices tailored for Salesforce environments. Act as the central point of contact for testing-related activities across projects. Mentor and support QA team members working on individual projects. Define and document test plans, test strategies, and acceptance criteria for Salesforce projects. Coordinate end-to-end testing efforts, including functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing. Ensure test coverage of Salesforce functionalities like Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, etc. Work closely with project managers, developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to define quality objectives and timelines. Communicate testing progress, risks, and issues effectively to stakeholders. Ensure alignment between QA processes and project goals. Identify opportunities for test automation and implement automation frameworks to enhance efficiency. Lead efforts to integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments. Continuously review and improve testing processes and tools for better productivity. Manage defect life cycle, including identifying, logging, tracking, and retesting defects in collaboration with development teams. Ensure timely resolution of critical defects before project delivery. About you Minimum of 7 years in QA, with 3 years in Salesforce QA and 2 years in a QA Lead or similar role. Hands-on experience with Salesforce testing across modules like Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, etc. Technical Skills Proficiency in Salesforce tools (e.g., Salesforce Inspector, SOQL, Workbench). Experience with test management tools like JIRA, ALM, or TestRail. Knowledge of automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Provar, or other Salesforce-specific tools). Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Git, or Bitbucket. Leadership Proven ability to lead distributed QA teams and manage testing across multiple projects. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Communication Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Salesforce certifications (e.g., Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Platform Developer). Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies. Knowledge of performance and security testing for Salesforce applications. Interview process This will be a 2 stage interview process, one will be technical focused, the other will be competency. Why us? Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments. To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do. What's on offer? Discretionary annual bonus & annual pay review 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment Flexible working options available, including hybrid working Enhanced parental leave Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover) Private medical insurance Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare Helphand and an Employee Assistance Programme Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year) LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers dependant on role level Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates. ADZN1_UKTJ