The QA Manager is the strategic leader responsible for ensuring software quality excellence throughout the entire development lifecycle, from product definition to final delivery and post-production maintenance.
Lead the organizational transformation toward enterprise release management methodologies, implement story discipline and quality gates frameworks, and act as a key facilitator between cross-functional teams to optimize development processes and guarantee customer satisfaction for financial technology systems.
Implement enterprise methodologies for systematic story breakdown and approval workflows, eliminating the crisis of 62% of oversized stories.
Establish "Definition of Ready" excellence with requirements validation of under 20 hours per story and clear business acceptance criteria.
Lead epic management transformation, converting 80+ hour items into multiple deliverable stories using proven project management.
Design and implement comprehensive quality frameworks that cover manual, automated, performance, security, and regression testing.
Establish robust quality gates in CI/CD pipelines to prevent the deployment of defective code.
Lead the transformation of the manual testing burden toward automated health checks and testing frameworks.
Act as a strategic liaison between development teams, business stakeholders, and C-suite executives.
Mentor junior QA teams in enterprise best practices, testing automation, and quality discipline.
Requirements
Must be Bilingual in Spanish
Enterprise Leadership Experience
15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience in financial services, mortgage technology, or similar regulated industries.
Proven track record in multi-million dollar budget management and global team leadership.
Experience in enterprise transformation initiatives and digital modernization projects.
Strong background in Agile methodologies, release management, and business continuity planning.
Strategic Business Acumen
Ability to translate technical quality initiatives into business value and ROI.
Experience in regulatory compliance (financial services) and audit requirements.
Strong project management skills with a proven ability to deliver complex initiatives on time and within budget.
Cross-functional stakeholder management experience with C-suite communication skills.
Technical Quality Expertise
Deep expertise in comprehensive testing frameworks: functional, integration, performance, security, and regression.
Experience with CI/CD pipeline design, automated testing integration, and infrastructure-as-code.
Knowledge of financial technology systems, mortgage lending platforms, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Familiarity with data governance, SQL, Snowflake, and analytics-driven quality management.
Benefits
Health (+Dependent Coverage), Dental, and Vision Insurance Package