Senior Manager

Job description Job Title: Associate Director/Sr. Manager– Enterprise Quality Engineering Years of Experience: 12–20+ years Location:MumbaiRole Overview We are seeking a highly accomplishedSr. Test Managerto lead end-to-end Quality Engineering initiatives across complex enterprise programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, strategic vision, and hands-on expertise in Functional, Non-Functional, Automation, and Performance Testing. This role demands the ability to drive quality transformation, scale QE delivery models, and align testing strategy with business objectives. Key Responsibilities 1. Quality Strategy & Governance Define and implement enterprise-levelTest Strategy & Quality Roadmap Establish governance models covering SIT, UAT, Regression, NFT Drive Shift-Left and Shift-Right Quality Engineering practices Own entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and release sign-offs Present quality metrics to CXO stakeholders 2. Program & Delivery Leadership Lead large cross-functional QA teams (20–100+ members) Manage multi-vendor and distributed delivery models Plan estimations, budgeting, capacity planning, and forecasting Drive risk-based testing and critical defect triage Ensure on-time release readiness across multiple tracks 3. Functional & Automation Excellence Oversee automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Tosca, API automation) Improve regression efficiency through CI/CD integration Establish traceability (RTM), test coverage, and quality dashboards Promote reusability, script optimization, and framework scalability 4. Non-Functional & Performance Engineering Own performance strategy (Load, Stress, Soak, Scalability testing) Define NFRs – TPS, concurrency, response time SLAs Drive observability and production monitoring alignment Ensure resilience, failover, and capacity validation 5. Stakeholder & Client Management Act as single point of accountability for Quality Engage Business, Architecture, DevOps, and Infra teams Lead UAT governance with business stakeholders Provide executive-level dashboards & reporting 6. Process & Transformation Implement QE maturity models (TMMi / Custom Maturity Framework) Drive AI-enabled testing (LLM validation, synthetic monitoring, bot testing) Standardize tools and eliminate redundancy Build Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) frameworks Required Skills & Competencies Leadership Competencies Strategic thinker with execution rigor Strong negotiation and escalation management skills Decision-making under pressure Influencing senior stakeholders Technical Expertise Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Tosca Performance Tools: LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, K6 API Testing: Postman, Rest Assured CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git Test Management: JIRA, ALM, Azure Test Plans Cloud & DevOps familiarity (Azure/AWS) Quality Engineering Capabilities Risk-based test modeling Test coverage analysis Workload modeling Production defect leakage reduction Defect prevention strategy KPIs / Success Metrics Reduction in defect leakage to production Regression automation coverage > 75% Performance SLA adherence > 95% Release cycle time improvement Improved test case productivity Reduction in environment-related delays Experience & Qualifications 12–20+ years in Quality Engineering Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise programs Experience in BFSI / Telecom / Oil & Gas preferred ISTQB / Agile certifications preferred Experience in SAP / Core Banking / CRM / Digital Channels is a plus Drivesquality as a business enabler , not just a validation function Blendsarchitecture mindset with delivery governance Balancesautomation, performance, and business quality objectives Scales teams from tactical QA to strategic QE transformationLocation Mumbai (Sevri/Wadala) This is a mandatory requirement. Mumbai Based. To be working out of Mumbai Sevri Location. Work Location is Non Negotiable.

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