We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager – Quality Engineering & Test Automation to lead enterprise-wide quality assurance initiatives across multiple programs, products, and client engagements. The role demands strong expertise in QA governance, test automation, quality engineering, UAT management, performance testing, and AI-driven testing practices.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining quality strategy, managing high-performing QA teams, driving automation transformation, ensuring delivery excellence, and serving as a trusted advisor to clients and senior leadership. This individual will play a key role in establishing contemporary quality engineering practices leveraging Automation, CI/CD, Performance Engineering, GenAI, and Shift-Left Testing approaches.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Governance
- Define and implement enterprise-level QA strategies, standards, frameworks, and best practices.
- Establish quality governance models, KPIs, metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.




- Drive adoption of Quality Engineering and Shift-Left testing practices across programs.
- Review and approve test strategies, test plans, estimation models, and release quality assessments.
- Monitor defect leakage trends and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with organizational quality policies and audit requirements.

Test Management & Delivery Leadership
- Lead end-to-end testing activities across multiple projects and programs.
- Manage SIT, UAT, Regression, Performance, and Production Validation testing.
- Drive test planning, execution, risk management, and defect governance.
- Monitor project health, quality risks, schedules, and mitigation plans.
- Support release planning, go-live readiness reviews, and production deployments.
- Ensure adherence to entry and exit criteria across testing phases.
- Manage project quality, schedule, budget, and resource utilization.

Test Automation & Engineering Excellence

📌 QA Manager (India)
🏢 EXL Talent Acquisition Team
📍 India