Summary: Seeking an assertive and proactive QA leader with strong risk management and ISO standards expertise to define, implement, and direct quality assurance strategies and teams. Highlights: 1. Lead and shape company's QA processes and strategies 2. Drive continuous improvement and best practices in Quality Assurance 3. Mentor and provide leadership to QA automation developers and managers **General Responsibilities:** Excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Risk Identification and Risked Based Testing. Experience managing testing departments or testing functions, managing large and complex activities and processes. Flexible with the ability to and work under pressure. Proactive, strong\-minded, quick thinker and assertive. Responsible for following up with the intergrated management system implementation. (ISO 9001 ; 2015 / ISO 14001 : / ISO 45001:2018\) in each Business Unit and functions. Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 45001\. **Specific Responsibilities:** 1\. QA Management experience across multiple projects, off\-shore and in\-house. 2\. Be a strong leader with experience in implementing and shaping the company’s QA processes and strategies. 3\. Be an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognized Best Practices. 4\. Proactive, strong\-minded, quick thinker and assertive. 5\. Able to motivate a team, recognize good talent and bring out the best out of each individual. 6\. Ability to build, implement and direct quality assurance principles and maintain the quality of delivery. 7\. Responsible for Leading and directing the QA leadership team. 8\. Be accountable for the test automation projects, mentor, and provide leadership to the QA automation developers and managers. 9\. Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing. 10\. Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined. 11\. Work with QA managers, Development managers and the Software Development Director to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals. 12\. Have strong technical skills, both functional and non\-functional, manual and automation, ideally in a continuous delivery environment. 13\. Excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Risk Identification and Risked Based Testing. 14\. Experience managing testing departments or testing functions, managing large and complex activities and processes. 15\. Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects. 16\. Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation and Quality Assurance. 17\. Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and esting standards. 18\. Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes. 19\. Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams. 20\. Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing. 21\. Strong communication skills with all the key stakeholders to ensure QA vision is understood and implemented correctly. 22\. Excellent communicator, influencing skills and negotiation skills to get management buy\-in on ideas and concepts. 23\. Able to communicate with all levels of management and peers within the organization. 24\. The ability to prioritize work and tasks under pressure. 25\. Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc. 26\. Manage training and continuous learning of QA staff by means of short courses, conferences, meetups, certifications, etc. 27\. Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams. **Qualification / Experience:** 1\. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as engineering, computer science, business, or a related discipline is often required. 2\. Strong knowledge of quality assurance principles, methodologies, and tools is necessary. Familiarity with industry\-specific quality standards and regulations. 3\. Should have excellent leadership and managerial skills to lead and inspire a team of quality assurance professionals. 4\. Effective communication is vital for this role to collaborate with other departments, report on QA progress, and ensure that quality goals are understood and met. 5\. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects. Job Types: Full\-time, Permanent Pay: Up to QAR9,500\.00 per month