Testing Delivery Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their business objectives, requirements, and expectations.
• Establish and coach Testing Standards to be followed for the implementation program and drive stakeholder acceptance, with a strong technical background in testing in automation test data management.
• Communicate effectively to align testing initiatives with overall business goals.
• Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to senior stakeholders on test strategies, progress, and quality metrics.
• Identify and analyze business opportunities in software testing, including emerging trends, industry advancements, and potential areas of improvement.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to stay informed about testing practices and industry benchmarks.
• Develop strategies to leverage testing capabilities as a competitive advantage and drive revenue growth.
• Lead the Testing Center of Excellence by establishing the vision, mission, and strategic roadmap.
• Define and implement testing methodologies, standards, and processes to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Testing CoE.
• Possess expertise in automation tools and frameworks to streamline test execution and enhance efficiency.
• Evaluate, select, and implement automation tools that align with organizational goals and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain a robust test data management strategy to ensure accurate and secure test data availability.
• Oversee end-to-end test delivery across projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget.
• Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases in collaboration with project teams.
• Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality.
• Guide the testing team to identify, develop, and organize test scenarios, test cases, and variants as per business requirements.
• Enable evaluation of functional integrity of the technical solution through relevant quality engineering solutions.
• Manage testing lifecycle tasks across implementation stages, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Hold self and others accountable to the committed deadlines and ensure successful deliverables.

Requirements

• 18+ years of work experience in test consulting, systems integration, or test architect role.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and industry trends.
• Proven experience as a Senior Test Lead or similar role, managing senior stakeholders and business opportunities.
• Experience in end-to-end management of automation projects.
• Drive Test Design and Execution for Functional, Integration, E2E, and UAT tests.
• Ability to guide testing teams in developing test scenarios, test cases, and variants.
• Experience with quality engineering solutions to evaluate functional integrity.
• Knowledge of QA tollgates design, implementation, and lifecycle management.
• Day-to-day governance of testing lifecycle tasks across implementation stages.

Nice to Have

• Experience in implementing and managing a Testing Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB or CSTE.