Global Head of Quality Assurance, Managing Director State Street

10.0 - 14.0 years

0 Lacs

karnataka

On-site

As the Global Head of Quality Assurance at State Street Alpha and Charles River Development Platform, you will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and operational excellence of QA. Your role will involve ensuring consistent quality standards, optimizing for regional market requirements, and ensuring regulatory compliance. You will need to combine deep technical expertise in modern QA methodologies with strong leadership skills and a keen understanding of global financial markets and regulatory landscapes. This is an opportunity for you to influence the evolution of the platform while fostering innovation and collaboration across global QA teams. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, your contributions will be critical to the organization's success. Your responsibilities will include: 1. **Strategic Leadership:** - Architecting and implementing a comprehensive QA strategy aligned with global expansion and platform sophistication. - Driving the modernization of the QA technology stack with a focus on test automation, performance testing, and continuous testing integration. - Establishing Centers of Excellence (CoE) across regions to standardize methodologies and accommodate regional trading requirements. - Developing risk-based testing strategies for critical trading functionalities to balance speed, quality, and compliance. 2. **Technical Innovation:** - Leading the adoption of next-generation testing frameworks such as AI-driven testing, predictive analytics, and real-time monitoring. - Implementing advanced performance testing strategies for high-frequency trading scenarios and mission-critical systems. - Developing robust test data management and synthetic data generation capabilities to support comprehensive and efficient testing. 3. **Organizational Development:** - Building and mentoring regional QA leadership teams to foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence. - Aligning QA processes with regional regulatory requirements and global compliance frameworks within the enterprise software development lifecycle (eSDLC). - Establishing cross-regional collaboration frameworks and knowledge-sharing platforms to enhance operational efficiency. 4. **Quality Metrics & Governance:** - Defining and tracking global quality metrics for consistency and visibility across regions. - Creating governance frameworks for test environment management and release quality gates to ensure high-quality releases reach production. - Implementing risk-based and exploratory testing methodologies to identify critical gaps early in the software lifecycle. **Qualifications:** **Technical Expertise:** - Extensive experience in leading QA for large-scale SaaS platforms with high availability and performance requirements. - Proven expertise in modern QA practices including test automation, performance testing, continuous testing, and shift-left testing strategies. - Experience with AI-driven testing frameworks, predictive analytics, and advanced performance monitoring tools. - Strong understanding of test data management techniques, synthetic data generation, and data privacy compliance. - Familiarity with regulatory requirements for financial markets. **Leadership & Organizational Skills:** - Demonstrated ability to build and lead distributed teams across multiple regions. - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills working with engineering, product management, and operations teams. - Experience establishing Centers of Excellence (CoE) for QA and fostering global knowledge sharing and innovation. - Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. **Process & Governance:** - Experience implementing governance frameworks for release management, risk-based testing, and quality gates. - Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their integration with QA processes. - Expertise in defining and tracking global quality metrics to measure performance and identify improvement opportunities. **Education & Experience:** - Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field; advanced degree preferred. - 10+ years of experience in QA leadership roles, with 5+ years in a global capacity. This role is critical in ensuring that the platform operates at the highest standards of quality and performance. Your leadership will drive innovation, ensure compliance with global regulatory standards, and enable seamless collaboration across regions. Join us at State Street and be a part of a dynamic industry where you can shape the future of QA. (State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Visit StateStreet.com/careers for more information.),

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