Testing Practice Director

1.About the Job

2.Job Title

3.Location

4.Educational Background

PG.

5.Key Responsibilities

1. Presales & Solutioning

- Analyse 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 pipeline 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.

2. 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.

3. Business Opportunity Identification:

- Identify and analyse 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.

4. Testing Centre 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 analyse test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality.

6.Skills Required

• 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 governance of Testing Lifecycle tasks across implementation lifecycle across testing stages.
• Enable evaluation of functional integrity of the technical solution through relevant quality engineering solutions.

• Guide the Testing Team to identify, develop and organize Test Scenarios, Test Cases and variants as per the business requirements.

• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and industry trends.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience in implementing and managing a Testing COE is highly desirable.