About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead and drive Quality Engineering initiatives for a leading technology-driven organisation. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Test Management, stakeholder engagement, delivery governance, and Quality Assurance, along with hands on exposure to modern test automation practices.
This role requires a leader who can effectively manage testing programmes, coordinate cross functional teams, engage with senior stakeholders, and ensure high quality software delivery across multiple projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end to end test management activities across multiple programmes and releases.
- Define and implement test strategies, test plans, quality gates, and delivery governance frameworks.
- Manage test delivery across functional, integration, system, regression, UAT, and automation testing streams.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering Teams, Business Stakeholders, and external partners to ensure successful project delivery.
- Provide leadership and direction to QA and Automation teams.
- Drive test planning, estimation, resource allocation, risk management, and release readiness activities.
- Monitor project quality metrics and provide regular status updates to senior leadership.
- Ensure effective defect management, root cause analysis, and continuous quality improvement.
- Establish and promote Quality Engineering best practices across programmes.
- Support Agile delivery teams and participate in sprint planning, release planning, and retrospective activities.
- Drive automation adoption and optimise testing efficiency across projects.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and provide executive level reporting and communication.
Industry Experience
- Logistics & Supply Chain Technology is must
- Shipment Tracking & Delivery Platforms
- SaaS Product Companies
- Customer Experience Platforms
Skills & Experience
- years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
- Proven experience working as a Test Manager or Senior QA/Test Delivery Manager.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer facing experience.
- Experience managing large scale testing programmes and distributed teams.
- Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), STLC, Agile, and DevOps methodologies.
- Good understanding of test automation frameworks, automation strategy and CI/CD or DevOps tools.
- Experience managing functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing.
- Strong risk management, planning, estimation, and delivery governance skills.
- Excellent communication, leadership, presentation, and people management abilities.
- Experience working with Jira or similar test management and project tracking tools.