Director of Quality

Job Title: Director of Quality

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job Summary:

The Director of Quality will lead and oversee all testing activities within the organization, managing a team of 150-170 professionals, including 6-8 direct reportees. This role focuses on establishing a Center of Excellence, ensuring the implementation of best practices, governance processes, and the standardization of testing methodologies. The Director will work closely with senior leadership to drive innovation, transformation, and alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all aspects of software quality assurance and testing.
• Establish and maintain a Center of Excellence for testing, ensuring industry best practices and governance frameworks are in place.
• Standardize automation testing toolsets across divisions, leveraging AI-driven automation where applicable.
• Provide strategic direction, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and business strategy.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine testing methodologies and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead transformation initiatives, driving innovation and process enhancements across software quality assurance.
• Manage risk effectively, implementing mitigation strategies and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Provide executive-level dashboards and metrics-driven insights into software quality assurance performance.
• Oversee test planning, execution, and automation frameworks to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to established controls, methodologies, and compliance requirements.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop quality assurance professionals, fostering a high-performance culture.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in leading and managing large-scale testing teams.
• Strong background in automation testing with expertise in tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and other AI-driven automation frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, people management, and communication skills.
• Experience in standardizing testing toolsets across diverse business divisions.
• Familiarity with industrial and institutional testing environments.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results driven.
• Effective time and project management skills.
• Analytical thinker with a collaborative approach.

Good to Have:

• Experience in a global role-managing teams across multiple regions.
• Demonstrated ability to drive software quality assurance transformation and innovation.

Company Overview:

A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $15 billion and more than 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170+ countries around the world. www.ecolab.com

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.