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Lead QA Tester (m/f/d) - #5756

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Responsibilities

• Establish and improve adaptive and efficient QA strategies, processes and workflows for the entire department
• Define the QA standards and employing coherent metrics
• Define and maintain of QA job roles, levels and career paths, as well as QA related assessment procedure
• Support line managers with job interviews, trainings and performance evaluations of all QA employees
• Evaluate QA needs across the game teams and the Central QA team, assist with job advertisement, recruiting and onboarding of staff
• Responsible for planning and maintaining the budgets of both, QA Management and Central QA
• Determine and manage risks, identifying impediments and providing according solutions in a timely manner
• Act as the primary contact person and escalation point for all matters related to QA across the company, offering expertise and consultancy on QA and personnel-related topics for Line Managers and QA staf
• Evangelize QA within the company, representing the department towards different stakeholders and teams ensuring that QA’s vision is understood and implemented correctly
• Build and foster collaboration with the GameOps teams and other departments to identify synergies and to tap their full potential
• Build and maintain a network of external partners, assist Dev teams with coordination of outsourced testing
• Research, evaluate and integrate QA trends and industry recognized best practices into the Bigpoint QA environment
• Maintain a high level of transparency by regularly creating and circulating reports to different stakeholders.

Requirements

• University degree in the fields of Computer Science, Game Design or comparable qualification is a plus
• 6+ years’ work experience in a QA management or leadership position
• Experienced with game testing practices, conventions and procedures in order to coach teams how to maintain an adaptive QA approach according to project requirements
• Experienced in managing and communicating with different Stakeholders throughout all hierarchy levels
• Excellent understanding of software development processes, experienced with agile project management methods
• Familiar with a wide range of QA tools, like bug trackers, test management applications and automation tools
• Experienced in collaborating with in- and outsourced QA as well as with other external partners
• ISTQB Certified Test Manager is a plus
• Vision, drive and passion. Thorough and solution-oriented approach of working paired with the ability to think "outside the box”
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, able to motivate teams and individuals, encourage ownership, recognize good talent and bring out the best of each employee
• Proactive and stress-resistant, excellent organizational skills combined with the ability to work under constantly changing conditions and tight deadlines
• Passion for games
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits

• Entertain millions of players with high-quality games, disrupt the markets with new multiplayer ideas in multiple different genres and tech projects
• Matrix structure that offers the possibility to work on multiple projects with a lean hierarchy for fast decision-making
• Work-Life Benefits fully remote from around Germany, flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation
• Visa & Relocation Support
• Wellbeing Benefits attractive rates for a gym membership in cooperation with QUALITRAIN
• Mental Health Benefits anonymous employee counselling at Fürstenberg Institute
• Activity Package regular team events, hackathons, and company events
• Education Package yearly education budget for every employee

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