AVP/Head - Testing Practice - IT

1. Define and execute a growth strategy in line with industry trends - defining offers relevant to the market- transforming the service offerings

2. Build offerings/ solutions and capabilities in QE/Testing business - to create differentiating position for company in the market - focusing especially on the future business opportunities while sustaining business in legacy domains

3. Work closely with delivery and sales leaders across the regions/verticals to pursue aggressive growth targets

4. Engage account delivery teams and customer leadership contacts to drive transformation in current ongoing engagements - acting as a thought leader and transformation consultant

5. Work closely with delivery leaders to define and establish transformative delivery models

6. Define and drive comprehensive automation and tools program across QE/Testing line of business

7. Lead and rebuild the team in line with market demands- establishing new COEs and nurturing the existing COEs

8. Thought leadership - Establishing company as a thought leader and engage analysts/customers and other ecosystem players

9. Partners - Establishing and managing strategic relationships with all key partners

10. Lead solutioning and presales activities as a leader and as a spokesperson

11. Establish and lead a practice operating model - connecting with every QE/Testing service associate across the organization - Handling the talent pool

12. Build and deliver a talent transformation model for QE/Testing service line associates

13. Own and manage the talent supply chain for QE/Testing service line associates in collaboration with support functions

14. Leverage and collaborate with other practices within company to build broader /integrated solution stacks

15. Lead the practice team to manage escalations and customer crisis situations

16. Engage customers as a thought leader and help open doors - working in collaboration with sales teams and account delivery teams

- Growth orientation and business leadership skills - not just technology management skills

- Hands on experience in QE/Testing solutions/services - ability to engage customers as a front line leader in QE/Testing engagements - with more emphasis on automation and transformation engagements

- Experience QE/Testing Practice leader is must with specific focus on driving end to end solutions and transformation initiatives with large enterprises

- Experience as a Practice head / Operations leader

- Experience with QE/Testing business engagements across BFSI /Consumer services/ Hi Tech / Manufacturing domains - BFSI domain experience and knowledge about industry standards in BFSI in critical

- Offering life cycle management experience related QE/Testing

- Experience in Agile/DevOps methodologies and integrated approach to QE/Testing

- Experience in Presales, Managing large bids and innovative commercial models

- Deep understanding of Technology and architecture concepts - Industry trends/disruptors

- Experience in customer facing /presales/consulting roles - excellent communication skills

- Team building and team management skills

- Target orientation and familiarity with commercial constructs relevant to industry

- Familiarity in working with globally distributed/offshore centric practice teams - US, UK, Europe, South Africa

- Experience in similar/larger IT services companies in important