Senior Test Manager with German

You will be responsible for the end-to-end planning, coordination, and control of all testing activities within the development of an E-Banking solution. The role ensures that functional and non-functional requirements are met in line with strict quality, security, and regulatory standards, delivering a reliable and high-quality digital banking experience. Build, define, and manage the overall test organization and test strategy. Define test approach, test levels, and testing methodologies. Coordinate and lead internal and external testing resources. Ensure full test coverage for functional, technical, and security requirements. Plan, execute, and monitor: Integration testing, System testing, User acceptance testing (UAT). Provide regular test progress, quality, and risk reporting to project and line management. Collaborate closely with development, business, architecture, and security teams. Actively contribute to agile delivery environments (Scrum / Kanban).

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

• 5+ years of experience in test management of complex IT systems

• Strong knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and QA frameworks

• Experience in E-Banking or regulated environments (strong advantage)

• Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks

• Understanding of modern software architectures: Frontend, Backend, APIs

• Experience in quality management and risk management

• German: Fluent (B2+) — primary working language of the team and documentation

• English: Business proficient — tooling, frameworks, and international collaboration

• French or Italian: Advantageous for our multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN) product testing scenarios