QA director
Must be local to Dallas
Onsite
Key Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Planning
Own and evolve the enterprise test strategy across functional, regression, automation, integration, and performance testing.
Define and maintain testing standards, best practices, and quality metrics aligned to business goals.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
Oversee automated test suites (UI, API, backend) and ensure integration into CI/CD pipelines; champion shiftleft testing.
Team Leadership & Management
Provide strategic people leadership for Managers, Senior Delivery Leads, Test Architects, and crossfunctional QA/engineering teams.
Mentor and develop leaders at multiple levels to strengthen organizational capability and technical excellence.
Lead all core peoplemanagement responsibilities: performance, career development, succession planning, and talent retention.
Drive resource and workforce planning aligned with delivery priorities and longterm objectives.
Build a highperformance culture centered on accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
Execution & Delivery
Ensure all testing activities are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality.
Oversee defect triage, root cause analysis, and quality risk management.
Provide clear, datadriven quality insights to leadership and stakeholders.
Continuously improve testing efficiency, reliability, and automation maturity.
Process & Quality Governance
Maintain and strengthen QA processes, including test planning, test case management, and release readiness.
Promote and enforce industry best practices across test strategy, automation, and quality governance.
Required Qualifications
Director / Senior Director level leader with experience overseeing Managers, Senior Delivery Leads, Architects, and crossfunctional engineering teams.
18+ years of total experience in QE/QA/Software Engineering with progressive leadership roles.
10+ years of direct peoplemanagement experience leading multilayered technical organizations.
Proven experience building and scaling QA organizations in enterprise environments.
Strong handson background in test automation (e.g., Selenium, Playwright).
Solid understanding of CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
Demonstrated success designing and executing enterprise test strategies.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models.
Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloudbased testing (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6).
Familiarity with API testing frameworks (Postman, REST Assured).
Experience in largescale SaaS or enterprise platform environments.A
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