Looking for a QA Manager for an award-winning company.
Leading software tech company
Award-winning booking and property management platform
Champion for independent accommodations
Helping B&Bs, hotels, pubs, and vacation rentals/serviced apartments, manage guests, bookings and travel agencies
Flexibility to work completely remote
About the company-
Their journey started in 2004 by bringing together a team of people bursting with talent and experience with a shared mission to champion the independent sector and help small hotels, B&Bs and accommodation providers succeed online. In 2011, they launched a software named the ‘eviivo suite’ which is the backbone of their company. It’s a convenient, affordable, perfectly synchronised channel manager, PMS and booking software. They have their own hotel booking platform as well. Today, their customer base consists of 20,000 small independent B&Bs, Guesthouses, Vacation Rental Owners and Hotels using their platform day-in day-out to run their business.
Having radically changed its business model, they are a vibrant young company, with offices in the UK, France, Germany, Austin TX and more recently in Malaga, Spain. The company has regularly made the Times top 100 Tech Track index and its flagship product has won many prestigious awards since 2016, including the sought after Travolution award for best technology and Expedia’s global innovation award.
Responsibilities:
Planning and coordinating with QA teams to formulate quality control practices in the organization and help in improving organization’s efficiency and profitability.
Good with line management and product management experience
Provide supervision and direction to team members and staff
Delegate, coach, coordinate and lead co-workers and project team members
Leads a functional team with responsibility for utilization, assignments, and reports to a pillar leader
Has direct responsibility for supervising personnel (i.e. set goals, assigns work, reviews performance, and conducts career development discussions)
Create/Assist/Troubleshoot the development of Test Automation Framework, Standards, Procedures,
Manage the Daily/Weekly activities of the Test Automation Team Members and support the onboarding of new team members
Provide technical guidance and expertise to team members, colleagues and/or customers
Contribute to program/project review meetings. Support Quality Assurance Management in determining status assessing problem areas,suggesting, and reviewing corrective actions.
Provide authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution.
Assist in the development of quality assurance and testing policies, standards and procedures, processes, and best practices as related to automation through a Community of Practice
Provide feedback and suggestions to improve the application of basic principles and practices related to Software Development Process Improvement
Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:
Proactive approach to identifying issues and presenting solutions and options, and where appropriate, leading to resolution
Ability to clearly articulate both problems and proposed solutions
Ability to prioritize personal and team workloads to best meet organizational objectives
Empowered to make decisions and recommend approach based on the results from quality reviews.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
Experience required 7-8 years +
Excellent attention to detail
Good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
Motivated by delivery and speed to outcome
Ability to determine strategic direction not just tactical
The ability to work and team effectively with clients and other management personnel across geographies
Ability to deal efficiently with escalations and difficult situations under pressure
Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle including the functional and non-functional test phases
Knowledge of Quality Management techniques
Demonstrates the ability to research, formulate relevant questions and seek advice about specific concepts and practices to deepen learning and application skills related to Quality Management
