Sr. Manager - Enterprise QA
Grocery Outlet · Emeryville, CA · 2 wk ago
HybridQuality Assurance$140k–$160k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the enterprise QA strategy aligned with business and technology goals.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers, and automation specialists.
- Establish KPIs, metrics, and quality benchmarks across all platforms and applications.
- Lead by example, the practice maturity, innovation and quality standards across the organization.
- Demonstrate ability to assess and mitigate the risks for any outcome and suggest plans to remediate them.
- Oversee end-to-end QA lifecycle including test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting.
- Ensure consistent QA processes across multiple products, platforms, and teams.
- Drive risk-based testing strategies for complex enterprise systems.
- Evaluate and implement QA tools, frameworks, and best practices.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, and Business stakeholders.
- Advocate for quality early in the development lifecycle (shift-left testing).
- Align QA priorities with release timelines and business objectives.
- Establish QA governance models, standards, and documentation.
- Continuously improve testing efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Conduct audits, root cause analysis, and post-release reviews.
- Ensure robust performance, scalability, and security testing practices.
- Coordinate with specialized teams for compliance and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in QA, with at least 5+ years in leadership roles.
- Strong experience in enterprise-scale systems, SaaS platforms, distributed architectures, ERP solutions, mobile/handheld devices, business and consumer facing application.
- Proven track record of building and scaling QA teams and processes.
- Deep understanding of QA methodologies, test automation, and SDLC/Agile frameworks.
- Strong and proven experience working in SAP systems and functional areas like planning, purchasing, finance etc.
- Strong experience in web and security testing for end user-facing applications (native, handheld mobile and desktop applications).
- Strong experience working with latest automation frameworks and technologies like WebDriver IO, Cucumber, Selenium, SuperTest, Appium and reporting frameworks like Allure Reporting etc.
Skills
- Enterprise-scale systems.
- SaaS platforms.
- Distributed architectures.
- ERP solutions.
- Mobile/handheld devices.
- Business and consumer facing applications.
- SAP systems and functional areas like planning, purchasing, finance.
- Web and security testing.
- Automation frameworks and technologies like WebDriver IO, Cucumber, Selenium, SuperTest, Appium.
- Reporting frameworks like Allure Reporting.
Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 Annually
- Annual Bonus Program
- Equity
- 401(k) Profit Sharing
- Medical, Dental, Vision & More!
Pay
Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary based on location.