QA Manager

The Austin American Statesman has named Alchemy one of Austin's Top Workplaces nine years in a row, and BuiltIn has named Alchemy one of the top digital companies in Austin.

Intertek Alchemy (alchemysystems.com) provides a complete training, reinforcement, and compliance solution that assures manufacturing workforces have the right knowledge and confidence to perform their job correctly and efficiently.

Alchemy partners with companies of all sizes to consistently engage their workforces and build a strong culture of safety and quality.

More than 3,000,000 workers at 50,000 locations use Alchemy's integrated programs.

Intertek Alchemy is actively seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join the Product Engineering team in Austin, Texas or remotely.

The QA Manager will:


* Be responsible for the Quality of products and leading a team of automation and manual quality engineers


* Interact with management and the business, on critical matters that require negotiation


* Contribute to the specific vision and strategy initiatives for QA, recognized as an influential leader at Alchemy

This role is responsible for leading the Quality team through full lifecycle of work from test planning to test execution and metrics for the quality of desktop and web applications.

This position will formalize a QA practice, creating standards, measurable value, and delivering quality software to market using industry recognized agile methodologies and best practices.

This is a personnel management position and someone with that experience is desired.

A Senior QA Engineer with proven leadership and influence experience will be considered.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

This position reports to Vice President of Product Engineering.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

Listed examples are illustrative and representative of the tasks required of this position and are not intended to be complete or exclusive.

Duties may include the following:


* Organization Leadership: Manage budget, expenses, and capital costs.

Review schedules and balance load across products and agile teams.

Make customer and department-wide presentations.


* Team Leadership: Manage QA Engineers who support multiple products on multiple agile teams.

Attract, develop, and retain capable individuals.

Cultivate high performing teams.

Provide the active coaching needed to advance individual skills and career development.

Support the self-organization of the team.

Provide freedom and safety so that individuals and teams are free to innovate, experiment, and even fail on occasion.


* Quality Assurance Strategy: Develop and implement a QA strategy that aligns with company goals and ensures delivery of highest value and quality products.

Implement and ensure adherence to QA best practices and standards.

Drive and execute automation strategy.


* Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and enhance QA processes to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and drive excellence in p...