Enterprise QE/QA Transformation Lead

Location: Remote

About the role

The ideal candidate will lead enterprise-scale Quality Assurance initiatives across complex technology programs, including large transformation, cloud, SAP, data, and digital platforms. This role requires a strong delivery lead with proven experience in QA strategy, automation transformation, and stakeholder management. The candidate should bring a modern QA mindset, leveraging automation, AI-assisted testing, shift-left practices, and quality engineering principles to improve speed, reliability, and cost efficiency while upholding KPMG’s high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a modern QA vision aligned with the firm's digital and AI strategy.
• Develop and implement comprehensive enterprise QA strategies aligned with KPMG's quality standards, risk posture, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead QA delivery and oversight across multiple programs, applications, and environments.
• Establish entry/exit criteria, test governance, defect standards, and go-live readiness processes.
• Foster a "quality-first" culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold the firm’s respectful and courteous work environment.
• Drive the adoption of GenAI in QA, including automated test case generation, LLM-as-Judge for validation, and intelligent defect triaging.
• Champion AI-assisted testing and GenAI capabilities (e.g., Gemini, Enterprise AI, Copilot) across the QA lifecycle.
• Implement scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, data, and integration testing.
• Drive "automation-first" and "shift-left" testing strategies enterprise-wide to improve early defect detection.
• Measure and report on automation ROI, productivity improvements, and effort reduction.
• Proactively identify, manage, and escalate quality, schedule, and delivery risks to support business Go/No-Go decisions.
• Provide clear, data-driven QA status reporting and governance updates to senior stakeholders.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, setting clear expectations and presenting key metrics with fact-based insights.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, with managerial or leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred. Minimum of a high school diploma or GED required.
• Proven experience managing large QA teams and third-party consultants in an enterprise setting.
• Hands-on knowledge of Agile/SAFe delivery frameworks, enterprise testing methodologies, and QA governance.
• Expertise in test estimation, defect management, and tools such as Selenium, JIRA, Katalon, Playwright, JMeter, and LoadRunner.
• Experience in Web, Mobile, and Desktop application testing.
• Strong understanding of automation, performance testing, and integration testing.
• Familiarity with GenAI technologies for QA, including Gemini, OpenAI, Copilot, etc.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

About SSI People

With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do, we have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions.