Test Manager

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end QA activities across multiple projects
• Define test strategies, plans, and approaches tailored to project needs
• Oversee test execution for Functional, Automation, and Performance testing initiative
• Allocate resources, track deliverables, and ensure test coverage across SDLC
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including Product Managers, Developers, Clients, and Sales Teams
• Contribute to pre-sales efforts, including delivering webinars, responding to RFPs, conducting technical talks, and authoring white papers related to QA services and solutions
• Mentor and coach QA team members; conduct performance reviews and goal setting
• Ensure adherence to timelines, SLAs, and test quality benchmarks
• Establish and report QA metrics, including defect trends and test effectiveness
• Drive continuous process improvement and implementation of best practices
• The ideal candidate will have hands-on testing knowledge along with proven team management, project leadership, and pre-sales experience
• 10+ years of experience in software testing who can lead Functional, Automation, and Performance testing teams
• This role will involve direct interaction with clients, defining and executing test strategies, resource planning, and driving quality assurance best practices across projects
• Candidate will play a key role in pre-sales activities, including preparing technical proposals, delivering webinars and tech talks, contributing to RFP responses, and creating white papers to support business development efforts in the QA domain

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities
• Proficiency in test case design, defect tracking, and QA reporting tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail)
• Ability to analyse requirements and convert them into executable test scenarios