Head of Quality Assurance

We are seeking an exceptional Head of QA to join a growing FinTech startup, to work directly alongside the CTO in leading and shaping the QA and testing strategy within technology. This role presents an exceptional chance for a QA expert to excel in a fast-paced, high-impact setting.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing, coaching, and mentoring QA engineers across multiple teams.
• Driving business-wide QA strategy with a focus on automation, ensuring comprehensive testing coverage for all SaaS products.
• Designing, building, and evolving test assets, frameworks, and automation codebases.
• Leading process improvements in QA (agile, DevOps, etc.).
• Spearheading skills development and training initiatives within the QA organization.
• Acting as a key liaison with Product and Operations teams.

Desired experience:

• Have experience building modern web application test frameworks with TypeScript and Playwright.
• Are skilled in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and version management systems (e.g., Git).
• Have led QA teams testing modern web apps in cloud environments.
• Have knowledge of backend serverless architectures, including messaging, event sourcing, and microservices.
• Think independently and enjoy sharing knowledge.
• Possess excellent leadership, management, and coaching skills with a proven track record in technology teams.
• Have a systems-oriented mindset, with a keen eye for detail.
• Bring experience from mission-critical industries, such as finance.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Equity Options
• Pension
• Health Insurance
• Flexible working, remote or office-based working
• 20 days paid holidays (excluding sick days)
• Regular team outings and events

This is a great chance for an ambitious and experinece Head of QA to step into a new challenge with scope for significant impact.

* Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, not all submissions will receive feedback.*