Senior Testing Manager

Summary

Join Testlio's Testing Team as a remote Testing Manager and play a key role in delivering successful testing projects for major clients like Amazon and Netflix. You will manage multiple projects, plan test scopes, execute test runs, and report results, collaborating closely with clients, testers, and internal teams. This role requires strong technical and interpersonal skills, experience in managing both manual and automated testing, and a passion for software quality. Testlio offers a flexible, remote work environment, professional development opportunities, and a supportive global culture. The company values diversity and inclusion and provides various benefits, including paid time off, learning reimbursement, and stock options.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing both manual and automated testing
• Passion, curiosity, and focused interest in the field of software testing
• Proven track record of strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Good comprehension of test automation principles and application strategies, along with manual testing and excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and procedures
• Exceptional ability to negotiate stakeholder requirements and manage project demands
• Experience with Web test development
• Experience in Test Automation with a strong grasp of the feasibility of implementing automation solutions and the ability to articulate the strategic advantages of automated testing over manual methods
• Being analytical and detail-oriented with an ability to give constructive feedback to testers
• Strong time management, task delegation, and prioritization capabilities
• Commitment to continuous professional learning in Software Testing, Quality Assurance, and technology domains
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong presentation skills, as the role entails talking with clients
• Proven experience working with external clients
• Someone who likes flexibility in their work hours and wants to work remotely
• Confident in communicating openly and transparently with the client when necessary
• Willingness to step up and take the lead/initiative rather than wait to be directed
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Good team player, socially open-minded, empathetic, and considerate of cultural differences

Responsibilities

• Work hand in hand with relevant client stakeholders to align and execute successful testing strategies, ensuring tight process integration and exceptional results
• Be involved in daily scrum calls, sprint meetings, and release calls/meetings
• Speak confidently about holistic testing strategies, including manual and automation testing flows
• Ensure the quality of a Test Run by following recommended approaches established within Testlio and accounting for client-side expectations
• Define the testing strategy for a single Run as well as for the project as a whole for the foreseeable future
• Lead and coordinate Test Runs – identifying relevant scope, estimating needed work task efforts, verifying the testing environment, preparing relevant test plans/mindmaps/materials/guides and tools, building a team from our network of Test Leads and Testers following the unique criteria for the project, triaging reported issues, supporting testers, providing feedback and compiling meaningful end reports
• Raise project and team-related risks, problems, and questions to the relevant stakeholders and take the initiative to solve them
• Review and provide feedback to test plans and tests created by other testing managers
• Identify and solve technical challenges related to testing, such as simulating geographical locations, using network traffic monitoring tools, and so forth
• Proactively define priorities based on the work backlog
• Understand and work within the boundaries of the project’s success and financial metrics, such as margin, target utilization, NPS, and more
• Monitor project quality KPIs and take appropriate actions to improve them

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Android and/or iOS native mobile test development
• Practical experience with tools such as Selenium, Appium, or Playwright
• Previous experience in Project Management

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Reimbursement up to $300/yr for learning
• Stock options
• Equipment policy, with Testlio contributing to the bulk of the cost with regular equipment update intervals
• Remote work
• Flexible hours