Quality Assurance Lead

Quality Assurance (QA) Lead

Steer Bridge Strategies is a modern technology company delivering innovative, mission-focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector. Leveraging deep expertise in federal acquisition, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, we deliver agile, commercial-grade capabilities that accelerate operational effectiveness and drive measurable mission success.

At the core of Steer Bridge is our people—especially the veterans whose leadership, problem-solving mindset, and commitment to excellence elevate every project we support. We don't simply hire exceptional talent; we cultivate it, creating meaningful career pathways for veterans, military spouses, and professionals who share our passion for advancing technology and strengthening the missions we serve.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Lead is responsible for overseeing the quality assurance program across Credit Card Operations, ensuring exceptional customer service, operational accuracy, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation. This role leads a team of QA Analysts responsible for monitoring customer interactions, operational processes, and transaction activities to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements.

The QA Lead serves as a strategic partner to Operations, Customer Support, Fraud, Disputes, and Compliance teams by identifying quality trends, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and enhancing the overall customer experience.

This is a hybrid position based in Vienna, VA.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Federal Holidays

Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance Leadership

• Lead, develop, and manage the Credit Card Quality Assurance team.
• Establish quality standards, scorecards, and evaluation methodologies across customer service and operational functions.
• Conduct calibration sessions to ensure consistent application of quality standards and audit criteria.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to QA team members.

Quality Systems, Process Design & Customer Experience

• Design, document, and continuously improve quality assurance processes, operational workflows, and audit methodologies to enhance service quality, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate, select, configure, and optimize quality monitoring, speech analytics, CRM, workflow management, and reporting tools to support quality assurance and operational objectives.
• Define, review, and optimize Interactive Voice Response (IVR) call flows and scripts to ensure accurate customer routing, consistent messaging, compliance with regulatory requirements, and an improved customer experience.
• Partner with Operations, Customer Support, Technology, Product, and Training teams to implement process improvements, system enhancements, and customer experience initiatives based on quality findings and operational data.
• Develop and maintain quality scorecards, audit criteria, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and knowledge resources to ensure consistency across customer interactions and operational processes.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and quality validation activities for new products, system implementations, process changes, and regulatory updates to ensure readiness and compliance.

Quality Monitoring & Auditing

• Oversee audits of customer interactions, account servicing activities, dispute processing, fraud investigations, and operational transactions.
• Evaluate compliance with internal policies, procedures, and service standards.
• Identify trends, defects, and process breakdowns impacting customer experience or operational performance.
• Ensure accurate documentation and reporting of audit findings.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Monitor adherence to applicable banking regulations, consumer protection requirements, and company policies.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Operations teams to address quality concerns and mitigate operational risk.
• Escalate significant compliance violations, control deficiencies, or customer-impacting issues.
• Support internal and external audits as required.

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