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About the Role

Premium Credit is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Quality Engineering to lead the enterprise quality strategy across Product and Technology. This leadership role will define the direction for testing, automation, performance, security, and AI-driven quality engineering to deliver faster, safer, and more reliable technology.

Responsibilities

• Defining and delivering the enterprise quality strategy across functional, automation, performance, security and integration testing
• Setting the roadmap for testing capability, tooling, governance and team structure
• Embedding quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and championing shift-left engineering practices
• Driving the use of AI and automation across the testing lifecycle to improve speed, confidence and productivity
• Partnering with InfoSec to embed security testing, threat modelling and vulnerability management into the SDLC
• Owning performance, load testing, observability and resilience strategies across critical systems
• Translating technical risk into clear, business-focused insight for senior and executive audiences
• Leading, developing and inspiring a QA team, creating clear objectives, development pathways and a culture of ownership, curiosity and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Significant QA experience, including senior leadership responsibility within complex, multi-system technology environments
• A proven track record of defining and executing quality engineering strategy
• Strong hands-on understanding of test automation, performance engineering, CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Experience embedding security testing into software delivery, ideally working closely with Information Security teams
• Practical experience applying AI, ML or AI-augmented tooling within a testing or engineering environment
• Knowledge of automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright or equivalent, plus performance and security testing tooling
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior and executive audiences
• A pragmatic, commercial approach to balancing risk, cost, speed and customer outcomes
• Must reside in the UK
• Must provide internet speed for remote work efficiency
• Subject to appropriate pre-employment vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check

Skills

• Test automation
• Performance engineering
• CI/CD
• DevOps practices
• Security testing
• AI
• ML
• AI-augmented tooling
• Selenium
• Playwright

Location

• London
• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid working
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior leadership

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Hybrid working that supports flexibility and collaboration
• A purpose-led, people-first culture where inclusion, learning and development are genuinely prioritised
• Opportunities to shape modern engineering practices across automation, AI, security and performance testing
• Career and skills development in a business recognised for colleague growth and workplace culture
• Employee resource groups and colleague-led initiatives that help create an inclusive environment
• A chance to make a visible impact in a regulated financial services business with strong customer, partner and colleague focus
• A workplace pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with options to purchase and sell up to 5 days holiday per year (pro rata)
• Private health and dental cover
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

About the Company

• Premium Credit is one of the UK and Ireland’s leading providers of premium finance, supporting millions of customers and partners through simple, convenient payment solutions.
• We lend more than £6bn to more than 3 million customers and we are continuing to grow, powered by a purpose-led culture, strong values and a focus on creating opportunities for our colleagues, customers and partners.
• We are certified as a Great Place to Work and have been named in the UK’s Best Workplaces 2026 Top 100.
• We are also recognised as one of the Best Workplaces for Development, ranking 72nd in the top 100 large companies in the UK.
• Our employee experience is reflected in our strong external ratings, including a Glassdoor rating of 4.4, a Trustpilot rating of 4.5, a Net Promoter Score of +78 and a Silver Sustainability medal.

Equal Opportunity

• Premium Credit are an equal opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the workplace.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
• Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.