Team Lead, Quality Assurance

Semios

Team Lead for Quality Assurance at Semios Group, developing testing strategies and leading QA teams to ensure product reliability and operational excellence across agriculture tech.

Posted 5/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSenior💰 NZ$115,000 - NZ$135,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

IoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design an overall quality and testing strategy for Semios Group, including processes, implementation of standards, and a workforce plan to support priorities.
Collaborate with senior leaders, product management, project management, and other team leads to shape and implement the testing strategy.
Participate in System Testing Architecture design and implementation.
Partner with stakeholders to define and measure testing-based KPIs for Engineering.
Advise and collaborate with developers in Engineering on how to best leverage and incorporate testing into their workflows.
Create and manage a diverse testing team (local/remote and internal/3rd party) by:
Participating in recruitment activities.
Overseeing 3rd party test providers.
Mentoring team members in problem-solving approaches, tools, and best practices.
Providing regular performance feedback to enable employee development and goal achievement.
Ensure a high level of operational excellence for Semios Group products through testing, including:
Web and mobile applications.
Firmware that runs on IoT Devices.
Data infrastructure supporting Data Analytics, Research, and data-driven Agriculture products.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership/management position.
Strong background in QA methodologies and testing practices
Experience leading QA teams in a fast-paced, agile environment, ideally with distributed or remote teams.
A track record of improving engineering processes and driving team success.
Experience mentoring team members in problem-solving approaches, tools, and best practices.
Providing regular performance feedback to enable employee development and goal achievement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Purposeful Work: Make a global impact by advancing sustainable food production.
Our People: Work with a fun, collaborative, and supportive team.
Recharge: Generous vacation policy and year-end holiday break.
Work Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid office setting
Level up with the UpSkill program: Dedicated funds each year towards learning programs that help you grow in your role.
Support for Life’s Big Moments: We offer enhanced parental leave top-ups to help you focus on what matters most.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Quality AssuranceQA methodologiestesting practicesSystem Testing Architecturetesting-based KPIsproblem-solving approachesdata-driven Agricultureweb applications testingmobile applications testingfirmware testing

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentoringperformance feedbackemployee developmentgoal achievementteam successcommunicationorganizational skillsadaptability