Vice President, Software Quality Engineering

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** POSITION SUMMARY
**** DESCRIPTION
* *** Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities**
* ** Strategic Leadership
*** Define and implement the enterprise-wide strategy for Software Quality Engineering and Assurance.
* Align quality initiatives with organizational goals, technology roadmaps, and business priorities.
* Champion modern engineering practices, including shift-left testing, continuous integration, AI based quality automation and Dev Ops alignment.
* ** Quality Engineering & Automation
*** Advance automation frameworks and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable delivery.
* Drive adoption of performance engineering, security testing, and resilience strategies.
* Introduce progressive testing concepts such as risk-based testing, service virtualization, and AI-driven test optimization.
* ** Quality Assurance & Governance
*** Establish governance for defect management, compliance, and risk mitigation across all platforms.
* Ensure end-to-end test coverage for applications, data, ETL processes, and integrations, including load and performance testing guidance.
* Define and enforce standards for documentation, reporting, and quality metrics.
* ** Metrics & Continuous Improvement
*** Develop and report KPIs for product quality health, engineering efficiency, and team performance.
* Use data-driven insights to identify gaps and implement process improvements.
* Foster a culture of accountability where quality issues drive learning and innovation.
* ** Collaboration & Influence
*** Partner with senior leaders in Development, Data Engineering, Automation, and Product Management.
* Influence enterprise technology decisions to embed quality engineering principles early in the lifecycle.
* Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on quality risks and opportunities.
* ** People Leadership
*** Build and scale a high-performing global SQE/QA organization.
* Recruit, mentor, and develop technical and leadership talent.
* Promote diversity, inclusion, and a culture of excellence aligned with organizational values.
* Ability to effectively and accurately convey information to others.
* Performs related duties as assigned by management.
** Qualifications and Education Requirements
*** Bachelor’s, Software Eng, Computer Science or related field.
* 12+ years of progressive related experience
* Experience with cloud-native architectures and microservices testing strategies.
* Familiarity with AI/ML-driven testing tools and predictive analytics for quality.
* Background in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, mortgage) with strong compliance knowledge.
* Track record of leading enterprise-scale automation transformations.
* Experience with global delivery models and vendor management.
** Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
*** Strategic Thinking:
Ability to define long-term vision and translate it into actionable plans.
* Influence &

Collaboration:

Skilled at building relationships and influencing decisions across executive and technical teams.
* Change Leadership:
Drives transformation and adoption of modern quality engineering practices.
* Decision-Making:
Makes data-driven decisions under ambiguity and pressure.
* Talent Development:
Builds high-performing teams, mentors future leaders, and fosters career growth.
* Accountability & Ownership:
Creates a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility.
* Innovation:
Champions new technologies and approaches to improve efficiency and product reliability.
* Communication:
Articulates complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills; consultative and collaborative work style.
* High learning agility with the ability to learn and integrate business variables and learn new systems and platforms.
* Strong analytical skills & problem-solving abilities;…