Lulalend

QA Manager

Lulalend

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇿🇦 South Africa

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

PythonSDLCSelenium

About the role

  • Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, providing professional development, feedback, and mentorship.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders to define and implement quarterly and long-term QA strategies and goals.
  • Actively participate in test planning, execution, product releases and automation efforts, providing hands-on support.
  • Drive adoption of best practices in testing methodologies and oversee day-to-day QA operations, including resource allocation and budget management.
  • Monitor, analyse, and report on key QA metrics and project status to stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with developers and product managers to ensure shared understanding of quality requirements and deliverables.
  • Foster a culture of quality and psychological safety across the QA team and organisation.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in Quality Assurance, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership or management role.
  • Strong background in the software development life cycle (SDLC), testing methodologies, and core QA principles.
  • Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Python, and Playwright.
  • Experience managing and optimizing QA operations, including budget forecasting, resource planning, and toolchain selection/maintenance.
  • Experience integrating QA processes and automation into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ability to analyse team data and metrics to assess performance and identify work gaps.
  • Experience reviewing and providing feedback on test cases to ensure comprehensive coverage and accuracy.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage QA needs of multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Experience working in a regulated environment (like fintech or banking) is a strong plus.
  • Willingness to undergo background checks (Credit, Criminal and other job inherent checks).