Wolters Kluwer

Senior Test Coordinator

BEL - Mechelen Full time

As a Senior Test Coordinator, you are responsible for leading and coordinating all testing activities within our organization. You work closely with various teams to ensure and continuously improve the quality of our software applications. You play a key role in identifying issues, implementing testing strategies, and ensuring a streamlined and effective testing process.

Your Role

We are looking for someone who can help set up a testing methodology and testing governance within our organization. In this role, you are responsible for coordinating multiple testers who are distributed across both a local test team and an external test team (India).

We expect you to help us achieve the following objectives:

  • Define a clear test strategy and structure.
  • Create clear and consistent test reporting.
  • Plan and prioritize testing activities.
  • Define test cycles (integration testing, acceptance testing, etc.).
  • Propose improvements to the testing framework.
  • Set up and manage test evidence.

Your Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the activities of testers.
  • Drive efficiency improvements within the testing teams.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure they are involved at the right moment in each phase of the test cycle.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Work closely with development teams, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure testing activities are executed in line with quality standards.
  • Prepare reports on test progress, findings, and insights, and communicate these to technology management and other relevant parties.
  • Create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios, and oversee test execution to ensure all functional and non‑functional requirements are covered.

Who Are We Looking For?

The ideal candidate meets one or more of the following criteria:

  • Master’s level thinking and working capability, or equivalent through experience.
  • Proven experience as a Test Coordinator managing multiple IT projects.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Experience with testing tools.
  • Solid understanding of the development and testing lifecycle and the testing pyramid.
  • Expertise in test automation.
  • Experience working with external teams in India is a plus.
  • Proven experience in driving organizational change.
  • Experience managing projects in a multicultural and complex environment.
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills, with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Knowledge of accounting and taxation is a strong asset.
  • Fluent in Dutch & English.

Our Offer

You will have the opportunity to work in a multinational organization within a close‑knit, multicultural team with a strong passion for technology and innovation. You will join an enthusiastic and ambitious team where collaboration and support are key.

We offer a competitive salary package complemented by a wide range of extra‑legal benefits (company car, mobile phone with subscription, net expense allowance, internet allowance, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, group insurance, etc.), ample vacation days, and a healthy work‑life balance.

We operate a highly flexible remote working policy, allowing you to work up to three days from home, combined with at least two days on‑site at one of our offices in Ghent or Mechelen.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.