Quality Manager, Overwatch | Irvine, CA

Job Overview

Quality Manager, Overwatch | Irvine, CA

This role oversees Quality Assurance (QA) operations and testing for a product, ensuring software quality and process improvement. The Quality Manager manages the end-to-end test team, aligns with departmental and organizational strategies, establishes standards for cross-functional teams, manages product test schedules and resources, and drives a strategic vision for quality assurance. This role is essential for delivering exceptional gaming experiences for customers and internal partners.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

• Manage the end-to-end management of the test team for a product or section of a product, ensuring alignment with department and organizational strategies across globally distributed teams.
• Establish standards for cross-functional teams, encompassing strategy, test execution, and reporting, while ensuring the quality of all deliverables, workflows, and relationships.
• Manage product test schedules, team needs, dependencies, and resources, collaborating with key quality stakeholders to incorporate advanced testing methods into the testing strategy.
• Provide resources and assistance and oversee adherence to the master test plans for products. Collaborate with senior leadership on shifting work or resources to promote test quality, software development best practices, and enhanced customer experience.
• Conduct regular business reviews, provide quality-related services to production leadership, and manage the master test plan for the product.
• Create, monitor, and control metrics impacting product and team quality, analyzing product quality and usability, associated system limitations, and reporting on risk.
• Develop training materials for the project team and lead workshops for test leadership requirements.
• Lead and support projects and initiatives with regional teams, cross-functional partners, and QA teams. Ensure project tracking tools and documentation meet team standards and are up to date.
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to the assigned team, ensuring their performance is managed effectively and fostering a productive, positive, collaborative work culture.
• Champion efforts that build synergy, trust, collaboration, and inclusivity within the organization. Own and manage relationships with key partners, resources, colleagues, and leaders ensuring transparency around critical decisions and trade-offs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Minimum 3 years directing the work of individual contributors and multiple levels of management and teams.
• Experience with game engines, content and asset editors, and shared technologies.

Knowledge & Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), specifically QA processes in agile and waterfall development environments.
• Be an expert in one or more software testing methodologies.
• Practical knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, and SQLServer. Working experience with Jira process.
• Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and act on data sets and complex workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, planning, organization, and time management skills. Ability to tailor presented information for the appropriate audience.

• Scripting or software tool creation experience. White box testing experience.
• Certifications:
  
  PMP, Scrum Master and/or Product Owner, ISTQB.
• Coding Knowledge: XML / HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java, C / C++ / C#, SQL.
• Experience working with outsourced teams.
• High level of gaming knowledge and/or skill.
• Passion for Blizzard’s line of products and services

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (), a division of Activision Blizzard, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created industry-leading games over the last 30 years, with players worldwide across PC and consoles.

Activision Blizzard is a large interactive entertainment company with franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush, and more. We aim to foster an inclusive environment and provide benefits that promote well-being for every world.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. If you require accommodation to apply for an open position, please email accommodation re We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce.

We offer a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for every world. Eligibility may vary for part-time and temporary roles. The Company provides:

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid…