Lead a team of 15 to 40 testers and own functional quality governance and test automation direction across projects in a Programme. We need a Test Manager with strong business and domain testing logic, backed by practical automation framework knowledge.

Requirements (Must Have)

- 10 to 15 years in software testing, including 5+ years in test lead / test management roles
- Strong Functional QA / Manual Testing background with sound business and domain testing logic (domain agnostic)
- Hands-on test automation experience: able to design, review and guide frameworks (UI and

API) and integrate them with CI/CD
- Proven experience leading and mentoring teams of 15 to 40 across multiple projects
- Strong in test strategy, planning and functional governance (traceability, defect management,

quality gates)
- Experience with Agile and DevOps; strong stakeholder management and communication

Key Responsibilities

- Own test strategy, test plans and functional test governance across projects and workstreams
- Guide the team on business-driven test design, regression and UAT support
- Set the automation roadmap and guide framework design, standards and CI/CD integration
- Manage delivery, estimation, resourcing,



risks and escalations to ensure timeliness and quality
- Manage clients, stakeholders, offshore teams and 3rd parties; provide regular status and quality metrics
- Mentor and develop the team across functional and automation skills; drive continuous improvement

Skills Required

- Test management tools and ALM / JIRA (traceability, execution, defects, reporting)
- Automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured or Postman, with scripting in Java, Python or JavaScript
- Delivery across Functional, Non-Functional, Automation and Web Services Testing
- Strong analytical skills and test metrics / KPI reporting

Positive to Have

- Working awareness of AI / GenAI-assisted testing tools
- Exposure to financial services (Insurance, Life & Pensions, Wealth, Banking)
- Knowledge in Sales-force and Marketing Cloud.
- ISTQB / ISEB certification

Working Style

- Motivator and team player who drives high performance
- Professional, and able to work effectively both upward and downward
- Aligns the team to the Test Strategy and corporate goals

📌 Test Automation Manager - Salesforce (Chennai)
🏢 Intellect Design Arena
📍 Chennai