**Role & seniority: ** QA/Quality Engineering Leader (12+ years QE; 5+ years QA leadership/COE/TCoE)

**Location & work type: ** Not specified (implied client-facing/global; work type not specified)

**Stack/tools (from text): **

QA: QA governance/operating model, maturity assessments, QA KPIs/quality gates, release governance
Agile/Scrum/DevOps
Automation + CI/CD
Analytics/BI (nice-to-have): Power BI, Tableau
Testing domains (nice-to-have): AI-assisted testing, Data Lake/Data Quality, Performance, Security

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

Own end-to-end implementation of the QA COE operating model (governance, RACI, standards, escalation).
Lead QA landscape + maturity + gap analysis, then define QA strategy, standards, coverage, traceability, and Go/No-Go quality gates.
Define and run QA KPI framework (e.g., FT Pass Rate, defect density, coverage/leakage) and drive automation/AI-assisted QA adoption and handover.

**Must-have skills: **

Establishing and operating QA governance and operating models
QA strategy and maturity assessment experience
Defining QA KPIs, quality gates, and dashboards
Strong Agile/Scrum/DevOps knowledge
Automation and CI/CD experience
Client/stakeholder management and presentation skills

**Nice-to-haves: **

Build QA COE/TCoE from scratch
AI-assisted testing
*Data Lake / Data Quality

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Must Have

12+ years QA / Quality Engineering experience. 5+ years QA leadership / QA COE / TCoE experience. Proven experience establishing QA governance and operating models. Strong QA strategy and maturity assessment experience. Experience defining QA KPIs, quality gates and dashboards. Strong Agile / Scrum / DevOps knowledge. Experience with automation and CI/CD. Strong client-facing, stakeholder management and presentation skills. Good to Have

Built QA COE / TCoE from scratch. AI-assisted testing experience. Data Lake / Data Quality testing. Performance / Security testing knowledge. Power BI / Tableau.

Roles & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end implementation of the QA COE operating model. Lead QA landscape assessment, maturity assessment and gap analysis. Define COE governance, authority model, RACI, escalation framework and standards. Establish QA quality gates, release governance and Go/No-Go framework. Lead Xome.com and B2B pilot implementation and track outcomes. Define QA strategy, testing standards, coverage and traceability framework. Establish QA KPI framework including FT Pass Rate, defect density, coverage and leakage. Drive automation, AI-assisted QA, coaching, adoption and COE handover.

QA COE Program Lead

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