QA Manager
HybridRoyal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead the studio's QA function by defining strategic vision and establishing standards, processes, and testing methodologies that ensure the mobile free-to-play title is polished, compliant, and player-focused. Collaborate with Engineering, Design, Art, and Production to embed quality across the development lifecycle, coordinating resource allocation and testing coverage across internal teams, multiple time zones, and external partners. Oversee functional, regression, integration, and performance testing while streamlining bug triage, defect tracking, and the adoption of automated testing frameworks. Provide risk assessments, QA metrics, and go/no-go recommendations during release cycles, ensuring smooth submissions to the Apple App Store and Google Play. Deliver data-informed insights on defect density and resolution trends to evaluate risks early and resolve bottlenecks proactively.
Required Qualifications
- rich background in QA leadership within the mobile or free-to-play (F2P) space
- proven ability to guide distributed QA teams
- ability to mentor emerging leads
- ability to build collaborative, productive relationships with external testing partners
- ability to create an environment where team members feel empowered to grow
- ability to refine management skills
- ability to deliver their best work together
- technical expertise spanning the full spectrum of software testing methodologies
- practical experience scaling automated testing frameworks
- comfort and confidence with tools like Jira and TestRail
- thorough working knowledge of certification requirements
- ability to ensure smooth submission workflows for both the Apple App Store and Google Play
- ability to turn raw metrics into clear, meaningful story points using reporting frameworks
- ability to bridge the gap between technical details and overarching studio goals
- ability to serve as a trusted, collaborative voice during release readiness reviews
- ability to articulate build health, technical risks, and quality considerations to non-technical partners
Desired Qualifications
- ability to foster a supportive, high-performing environment
- ability to deliver data-informed insights
- ability to evaluate risks early
- ability to resolve bottlenecks proactively
- ability to deliver exceptional mobile experiences to millions of players
- ability to champion a strong culture of quality across the entire development lifecycle
- ability to define the strategic vision
- ability to establish effective standards, processes, and testing methodologies
- ability to ensure our mobile free-to-play (F2P) title is exceptionally polished, fully compliant, and player-focused
- ability to coordinate resource allocation and testing coverage across internal team members, multiple time zones, and external QA partners
- ability to support efficient and scalable delivery
- ability to streamline bug triage and defect tracking
- ability to encourage the adoption and expansion of automated testing frameworks and practices across the studio
- ability to provide clear risk assessments
- ability to provide QA metrics
- ability to provide well-reasoned go/no-go recommendations to production and studio leadership
- ability to oversee all platform compliance requirements
- ability to ensure smooth, successful submissions to the Apple App Store and Google Play
- ability to establish and monitor key QA metrics
- ability to deliver data-informed insights that allow the team to evaluate risks early
- ability to resolve bottlenecks proactively
- ability to deliver exceptional mobile experiences to millions of players
- ability to mentor and develop the internal QA team
- ability to foster a supportive, high-performing environment
- ability to establish effective standards, processes, and testing methodologies
- ability to ensure our mobile free-to-play (F2P) title is exceptionally polished, fully compliant, and player-focused
- ability to collaborate closely with Engineering, Design, Art, and Production
- ability to embed quality into every phase of development from early planning to live operations
- ability to coordinate resource allocation and testing coverage across internal team members, multiple time zones, and external QA partners
- ability to support efficient and scalable delivery
- ability to oversee functional, regression, integration, and performance testing
- ability to streamline bug triage and defect tracking
- ability to encourage the adoption and expansion of automated testing frameworks and practices across the studio
- ability to play a crucial role during release cycles
- ability to provide clear risk assessments
- ability to provide QA metrics
- ability to provide well-reasoned go/no-go recommendations to production and studio leadership
- ability to oversee all platform compliance requirements
- ability to ensure smooth, successful submissions to the Apple App Store and Google Play
- ability to establish and monitor key QA metrics
- ability to deliver data-informed insights that allow the team to evaluate risks early
- ability to resolve bottlenecks proactively
- ability to deliver exceptional mobile experiences to millions of players
- ability to turn raw metrics into clear, meaningful story points using reporting frameworks
- ability to bridge the gap between technical details and overarching studio goals
- ability to serve as a trusted, collaborative voice during release readiness reviews
- ability to articulate build health, technical risks, and quality considerations to non-technical partners
- ability to be constructive, transparent, and always focused on delivering an exceptional player experience
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