Manager, Qa

WHO WE ARE
We are a financial services company that specialises in fleet management, vehicle leasing and salary packaging, with a presence across Australia, the UK and NZ. A total portfolio under management of $2.5 Billion and over 1200 employees.

https://www.sgfleet.com/au/about-us/careers

OUR CULTURE
When adding a new member to the SG Fleet Group family, we look for people who embody our values, allowing us to provide an unparalleled customer experience. You will have the opportunity to thrive in a positive and fun atmosphere where everyone is valued and recognised for their efforts, whilst being a part of an amazing team.
  
SOME OF OUR PERKS INCLUDE

• Recharge and relax with up to four extra days of leave each year. We call them Wellness days
• We offer industry-leading 20 weeks of paid parental leave
• Save plenty with vehicle salary packaging
• Monetary service milestone awards
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Discounted mobility products and services
• Flexible work arrangements
• Career progression opportunities 
• Education support towards your growth, including an individual learning budget per year, free access to LinkedIn Learning and more
• Two paid volunteer days each year to give back to causes that matter to you
• Health and wellbeing support including a subsidy and an innovative Employee Assistance Program

AS A Manager, QA YOU WILL…Oversee the activity of the QA team which consists in developing, implementing and maintaining a system of quality, testing for SG Fleet’s technology delivery and planning the technical environments and path to production for projects and applications. This leadership role is key to uplifting and maintaining effective software development, protecting the production systems from poor quality as well as improving end-user and customer experience.
The major responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Develop, implement and manage processes to ensure that software products meet required specifications for quality, function and reliability prior to delivery into production
• Identify and set appropriate quality standards and parameters for software products, communicating these to the QA team, software delivery teams and other appropriate staff
• Mature the framework and processes for all testing phases including functional, integration, regression, user acceptance, load, robustness and performance testing and their governance and leadership
• Deliver an automated testing program that will yield quality and time-saving benefits in the shortest possible time
• Develop and govern appropriate test execution status and defect reporting
• Recruit, train and provide guidance and leadership to the QA team. Develop the team’s capability and model inspirational leadership through effective people management that cultivates a strong culture of performance, collaboration, quality work, personal growth and engagement
• Develop Test Managers to manage effective UAT planning and execution, stepping into that role where a Test Manager is unavailable

Essential

• Significant experience in leading a team responsible for quality/test management across a software delivery/IT department.
• Previous extensive experience in software testing, including test case development, test strategy and test plan writing and test execution and reporting test and defect status
• Experience as a people manager; coaching, training and developing people
• Experience in test automation tools and their effective implementation and adoption
• Extensive experience in test management using Scrum and Kanban delivery models
• Solid experience in using Jira as a test management tool
• Excellent analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
• Advanced documentation, planning and organising skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

 Desirable

• Quality Management certification
• Agile software delivery/testing certification

WHAT'S NEXTWe'd love to hear from you if you're ready to take on your next challenge at a company that embodies diversity and belonging while also offering work-life balance and career development.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer, and welcome everyone to our team. Resumes may be sent and interviews may take place prior to closure date for applications. To give yourself the best chance of selection, please do not leave your application to the application 'close' date. As a pre-requisite to employment, the successful applicant will be required to complete a pre-employment screening.