Director of Quality Assurance

Job Title: Global Testing Delivery Leader (QA Director)
Reporting To: Account Delivery Head
Location: Noida (preferable)
Skills: Testing Delivery Management, TCOE Setup and solutioning, E2E Test Automation, Quality Engineering, Test Estimations and resource planning, Innovation and Continuous improvements, ERP Testing, CRM Testing, AI lead Testing solutions, Non-Functional Testing, Communication and Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Project/Program Management along with Tracking program level risk and issues.
Job Description:
The geography delivery Testing leader who will have complete Delivery, capability and presales ownership for testing services portfolio. He/ She will assume overall responsibility for Testing Project/Programs, stakeholder management, P&L for testing portfolio, Creating innovative solutioning, best practice and accelerators. Ensure the KPI and metrics are tracked and presented. Drive value adds and track the saving across projects.
Responsibilities
Looking for a very Strong QA delivery leader driving TCOE and should have proven experience in handling large engagement customers which have multiple tracks of the project.
Responsible for Testing Project, Resource Planning and P&L Ownership
Manage 120+ Team with Carrier growth, Appraisals and Trainings
Conduct governance meetings with Sr. stakeholders and ensure project escalations are managed
Ensure Improvements by AI usage and implementation of new solution and run continuous improvements
Estimations as per client requirements
Ensure regular participation in execution for complex ERP, Salesforce and digital transformation projects within the portfolio, track outcomes and facilitate risk mitigation and issues resolution
Manage Automation solution and ensure Automation coverage improvements, ROI and Time to Market
Hands-on experience in setting up TCOEs; implementing test process frameworks and STLC in ERP systems (preferably SAP / Oracle / JDE) and CRM (Salesforce) implementation and rollout programs; cloud migration and legacy modernization of enterprise scale applications
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with good customer orientation
Manage Customer communication with Senior Client Stakeholders and manage relationship with customer stakeholders
Manage Testing SLA/KPI and ensure the delivery is within Limit
Detailed Review & Governance of all programs/projects thoroughly, ensure that projects are achieving milestones with quality deliverables, Zero production defects
Own value delivery, innovation, and continuous process and system improvements across portfolio engagements
Collaborate with client leadership on technology roadmap and business plans, influence IT spend /project decisions and align and work with account managers to re-calibrate account strategy for Testing portfolio growth
Co-lead account mining activities with account managers to support business growth for Testing services
Track and monitor Risk and Issues at the program level and ensure its addressed timely for project/program delivery.
Additional skills/requirements
Demonstrated career commitment to testing and quality assurance is a MUST
Familiarity with the latest testing theory and practice with commitment to on-going learning and history of applying useful testing concepts in previous positions is a MUST
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with good customer orientation
Hands-on experience in setting up TCOEs; implementing test process frameworks and STLC in ERP systems (preferably SAP / Oracle / JDE) and CRM (Salesforce) implementation and rollout programs; cloud migration and legacy modernization of enterprise scale applications
Strong Program Management, Project Management and Test Management foundation with relevant professional certifications is a MUST
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
Exhibit technical leadership and good people management skills
Extensive customer management experience
Implementation of Continuous improvement framework via quantitative management
Review and provide directional inputs to Testing teams in test planning, design, preparation and execution of product quality baselines, review testability, coverage and quality focus through software testing processes, test battery setup, and execution planning
Responsible for resource management and optimized utilization throughout the course of STLC lifecycle; handling team dynamics & conflicts, performance reviews, team build up and issue resolution
Maintain engagement records and conduct periodic review of engagement performance and business plans with Birlasoft senior management
Manage Knowledge Management across various towers
Constantly monitor skill gaps in the team and ensure they are mitigated and planned
Upskilling the team to ensure they delivery to the technology and process changes.
Experience
20+ Yrs Test Experience
08-10 Yrs on Testing Delivery Management
Education
Graduation/Post Graduation (Engineering/Computer Applications)
Location
Preferable Noida

Work arrangement
No