Head - Quality Assurance - Testing CoE

We are looking for a passionate, innovative, thought leader for the role of Head of QA.

Client is a multinational company with headquarters in Germany and other global locations.

Position: Head - QA CoE

Location: Pune or Trivandrum

QA Team size - 700+

Scope - Global & Regional & local

1. Hands-on experience working with Multicultural global teams.

2. Have industry exposure such as NASSCOM , Global testing community or paper presentation.

3. Experience managing 200-500+ team size.

Summary:

Head of QA CoE will be Managing End to End testing (service) capability across technology and would be key driver for Quality Assurance capability.

This role will act as a bridge connecting various pillars to ensure consistent delivery quality coming out for Testing.

This role would drive capability for Functional Testing, Test Automation, Performance testing, Infrastructure Testing, Test Management, Defect Management and Test consulting across programs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Responsible for managing End to End testing (service) capability at organization level

- Responsible for overall strategic management and planning of the functioning of the Testing topics

- Lead the vision, values, and strategic priorities of QA CoE in alignment with the overall strategy.

- Provide effective forward-looking leadership to identify issues (both technical/product related and team related) across the team early on and develop solution / mitigation plans

- Facilitate, support and drive organizational wide strategic initiatives viz the Bold Moves

- People Management, Demand Management and Vendor Partners relationship to drive various engagements

- Regular Interaction with Executive management on strategic testing topics

- Building the testing capability as per new framework through well-established QA CoE Academy

- Leading implementation of strategic initiatives viz Agile Company and Cloud adoption

- Working with industry partners on testing trends, agile and DevOPS implementation

- Help in establishing extensive academia - Industry Interactions across different platforms and Channels

- Measure and report overall QA COE performance and risks & mitigation actions

Future Challenges:

- Developing a multidisciplinary and future ready workforce with a wide set of skills and right expertise and high trust culture for successfully surfing through uncertainties.

- Working in collaboration with multiple pillars and OEs leveraging synergies to attain harmonization of Tools, Processes and Methodologies to attain efficiencies Growth Opportunities

- Strive to bring opportunities In-house to drive cost efficiencies and better control