Associate Director- Testing

Job Description

Area(s) of responsibility Birlasoft, a global leader at the forefront of Cloud, AI, and Digital technologies, seamlessly blends domain expertise with enterprise solutions. The company’s consultative and design-thinking approach empowers societies worldwide, enhancing the efficiency and productivity of businesses. As part of the multibillion-dollar diversified CKA Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,000+ professionals, is committed to continuing the Group’s 170-year heritage of building sustainable communities. Job Description: Testing Practice Director PreSales & Solutioning Analyze the RFP and customer requirements and identify key strategic win themes. Provide inputs to solution team for the solution levers, based on key win themes . Co-ordinate with Testing HBU Technical solution team to deliver compelling POCs and demos Participate in developing pre-sales collaterals and reusable artifacts for pre-sales Manage demand pipe line and publish weekly reports on RFP/RFI/Proposals Active participation in creating proposals, SoWs, estimations Actively liaise with delivery teams for proactive proposals and business development Senior Stakeholder Management: Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their business objectives, requirements, and expectations. Establish and coach Testing Standards to be followed for the implementation program and drive stakeholder acceptance, must have strong technical background in testing in automation / test data management Communicate effectively to align testing initiatives with overall business goals. Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to senior stakeholders on test strategies, progress, and quality metrics. Business Opportunity Identification: Identify and analyze business opportunities in software testing, including emerging trends, industry advancements, and potential areas of improvement. Conduct market research and competitor analysis to stay informed about testing practices and industry benchmarks. Develop strategies to leverage testing capabilities as a competitive advantage and drive revenue growth. Testing Center of Excellence Leadership: Define and implement testing methodologies, standards, and processes to drive consistency and efficiency. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Testing CoE. Automation Tools and Test Data Management: Possess expertise in automation tools and frameworks to streamline test execution and enhance efficiency. Evaluate, select, and implement automation tools that align with organizational goals and project requirements. Develop and maintain a robust test data management strategy to ensure accurate and secure test data availability. Test Delivery and Quality Assurance: Oversee end-to-end test delivery across projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget. Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases in collaboration with project teams. Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality. Requirements 18+ Yrs of Proven experience as a Senior Test Lead or similar role, with a focus on managing senior stakeholders and identifying business opportunities in software testing. Test Management experience in automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium,TOSCA, Appium, Cucumber) , performance Testing and test data management tools. Experience in implementing and managing a Testing CoE is highly desirable.