Head of QA

Summary

Join Wargaming as their visionary Head of QA and define the future of quality for World of Warships: Legends. This key strategic role demands a leader to build strong partnerships, lead a high-performing team, and make a global impact. You will own the complete QA strategy across consoles, mobile, and Steam, requiring strategic leadership, team management, process optimization, and technical expertise. The role involves defining and executing QA strategies, managing the QA team, optimizing testing processes, implementing technical metrics, and fostering a culture of quality. The ideal candidate possesses diverse high-level QA experience, preferably in game development, strong leadership and communication skills, and analytical abilities. The position offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Diverse high-level QA experience, preferably in the game development industry
• Knowledge of modern testing methodologies, tools and approaches
• Managerial and leadership skills, both in direct and indirect management
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented attitude
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines
• English B2 or higher

Responsibilities

• Defining and executing the overall quality assurance strategy and objectives for the entire project
• Building and maintaining close partnerships with key stakeholders, including the Director of Development, department heads, and product managers
• Actively participating in the creation of roadmap, analyzing development plans to proactively identify and mitigate risks, and serving as the project's subject matter expert on quality
• Managing the full employee lifecycle for your team, from hiring and onboarding to performance management and career development for both engineers and leads
• Developing and implementing a skill assessment framework and competency matrix to provide clear growth paths for all QA Engineers
• Mentoring your team on technical and organizational best practices
• Auditing current testing cycles and CI/CD pipelines to identify bottlenecks and drive optimizations that reduce time-to-test
• Continuously researching, proposing, and implementing new tools and approaches to streamline and improve the testing process
• Applying technical metrics
• Implementing and tracking key technical quality metrics to monitor product quality
• Creating and maintaining QA dashboards to visualize quality trends and drive data-informed decision-making across the development organization
• Establishing effective communication channels and quality interactions between QA, developers, analysts, and other disciplines to embed quality throughout the lifecycle
• Acting as a central point for knowledge sharing by building and maintaining a comprehensive, up-to-date QA knowledge base for the project
• Planning the integration of automated tests into the CI/CD pipeline for practical value

Benefits

• 21 days annual leave (additional days based on years of service: up to 25 days)
• Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
• Sick Leave (10 days top-up to statutory allowance per year)
• Maternity Leave (18 weeks top-up to statutory allowance per case)
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• English Language courses fully covered by the company upon Manager’s approval
• Premium Private Health Care
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Onsite gym and spa
• Free parking close to the Nicosia offices, based on availability
• Free drinks-equipped kitchen in every floor building
• Hellenic Bank benefits
• Employee discounts (e.g. restaurants, bars, etc.)
• Personal Gaming Account
• Onsite canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
• Company events, Social Clubs
• Seniority Awards
• Referral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a reward