Vice President - Quality Assurance

As the Vice President of QA, you will be responsible for leading our quality assurance efforts, driving excellence in software testing, and enhancing our QA strategy. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the overall quality standards and ensuring the delivery of exceptional software products. This position requires a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership acumen, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Strategy:

• Provide strategic direction and vision for the QA team, aligning it with the company's goals and objectives.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product teams to define and execute the overall QA strategy and roadmap.
• Act as a key influencer and advocate for QA within the leadership team, promoting a quality-centric culture.

Technical Expertise:

• Possess a strong understanding of engineering principles and software development methodologies to effectively collaborate with engineering and product teams.
• Lead by example, actively participating in engineering and product exchanges, contributing to technical discussions, and providing valuable insights.

Quality Assurance Management:

• Develop and implement comprehensive QA processes, methodologies, and best practices that ensure high-quality software releases.
• Act as a subject matter expert regarding servicing and compliance issues as they relate to quality testing
• Drive the continuous improvement of QA practices, tools, and frameworks to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage the overall QA resource allocation, and staffing requirements to meet project deadlines and deliverables.

Automation Testing:

• Possess deep expertise in automating testing for API and complex UI environments.
• Lead the effort to strategically automate testing processes, including the selection and implementation of appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Define and maintain test automation standards, guidelines, and frameworks to drive consistent and efficient testing practices.

Team Development and Mentoring:

• Build and lead a high-performing QA team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, performance and professional growth.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and coaching to team members, helping them develop their technical skills and leadership capabilities.
• Run lean by conducting regular validations, set goals, and provide constructive feedback to ensure individual and team success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within the QA domain, ideally as a Director or Vice President of QA.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software engineering and testing.
• Demonstrated expertise in automating testing for API and complex UI environments.
• In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies, testing frameworks, and industry best practices.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record of successfully driving quality initiatives and delivering high quality software products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of SPIRA, JIRA and Selenium are a plus

Other Requirements:

Only apply if you are a Chennai (or surroundings) resident that is interested in being part of a vibrant and highly engaged at-the-office culture.

At Explorance, we take inclusion to heart and live it each day. We put the ‘human’ first in everything we do and take pride in our authenticity and culture of inclusion. We therefore encourage persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply. We make employment-related decisions without regard to any of these characteristics. And to ensure a safe workspace for all our employees, all employment is contingent upon receipt of a satisfactory background and reference check.

About Explorance

Explorance empowers organizations with next-generation feedback analytics to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, encouraging the philosophy of “Feedback for the brave” to drive purpose, impact, and growth. Bringing 20 years of expertise, Explorance, a member of the World Economic Forum and a trusted partner for 35% of Fortune 100 companies and 25% of the world’s top higher education institutions, has influenced over 25 million individuals with award-winning solutions like Blue, Metrics That Matter, and MLY. Consistently among the top employers by the Great Places to Work Institute®, Explorance, a Brandon Hall AI award winner, is also a two-time Global Leader in the 360-degree feedback market by Fortune Business Insights. Visit explorance.com or connect on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.