Quality Assurance Team Lead

TalentoHC is actively partnered with a global enterprise seeking a QA Team Lead for 6+ month contract to support automation initiatives within the organization.

The Quality Assurance Team Lead is responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery across the enterprise. This role leads QA strategy, testing processes, and automation initiatives while partnering with business, product, and technology teams to support reliable digital experiences. The position plays a key role in maintaining quality standards, improving testing practices, and supporting complex product releases within a SAFe Agile environment.

QA Strategy & Governance

• Define and implement QA standards, testing frameworks, and quality policies across digital platforms.
• Develop and maintain functional and automation testing strategies for new and existing applications.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, industry, and internal quality standards.

Testing & Release Management

• Lead end-to-end testing for major releases, including planning, execution, certification, and production readiness.
• Oversee development of test plans, test scripts, and defect management processes.
• Establish quality metrics and reporting to assess release readiness and product performance.

Automation & Process Improvement

• Lead automation testing strategy and ensure consistent adoption of testing tools, processes, and SLAs.
• Implement improved User Acceptance Testing (UAT) methodologies, including tools, timelines, and governance.
• Conduct audits to ensure adherence to QA processes and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder & Product Collaboration

• Work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and architects to define features, acceptance criteria, and priorities.
• Translate business requirements into technical deliverables and quality validation processes.
• Support product roadmap planning, including scheduling, resource planning, risk mitigation, and delivery tracking.

Team Leadership

• Manage and mentor QA team members, setting priorities, goals, and development plans.
• Coordinate global teams and external vendors to deliver quality product releases.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience managing software delivery or QA initiatives in IT environments.
• 5+ years of experience working with product roadmaps and digital product development.
• Strong experience with SDLC methodologies, SAFe Agile, and Scrum.
• Experience with Jira is required
• Experience with Selenium and/or Katalon is required

About TalentoHC:

Talento Human Capital provides talent and organizational solutions enabling businesses to evolve beyond tactical human resources management. Our footprint spans across the US , South America, and Asia.

Our organization continues to thrive through our ongoing commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce from different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Talento Human Capital is an equal opportunity employer, and people are at the center of what we do!

People + Passion + Perseverance = Progress.