Sr. Manager, Cloud and AI QA

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Date Last Edited: 10/19/2026 4:26:39 PM

Job Summary
The Senior Manager, IT Quality Assurance is responsible for leading the software quality assurance function, establishing quality strategies, leading testing and validation efforts, developing team capabilities, and partnering across the organization to deliver reliable, high-quality software solutions. This role leads teams and influences enterprise quality practices helping evolve quality practices to support future product, cloud, integration, and AI capabilities.

Essential Functions

• Lead software quality assurance, testing, and validation strategies ensuring software and technology solutions meet business requirements, quality standards, and end-user expectations
• Develop and oversee quality strategies and risk-based testing approaches aligned with business objectives, ensuring new software solutions meet functional requirements, technical specifications, compliance standards, and integration expectations across the development lifecycle
• Oversee user acceptance testing, alpha testing, beta testing, and defect resolution activities to ensure testing is completed, documented, and successfully supports production readiness
• Lead quality oversight for software releases by providing visibility into testing progress, quality metrics, risks, defects, and areas requiring remediation to support informed release decisions
• Drive the adoption of test automation, modern quality engineering practices, and shared accountability for quality to improve testing effectiveness and efficiency
• Define and implement appropriate quality assurance and validation approaches for new technologies and AI-enabled capabilities while balancing risk, regulatory, and business requirements
• Ensure quality assurance processes and testing activities comply with organizational standards, applicable regulations, and recognized quality frameworks, including completion of applicable documentation and controls, regulatory approval of quality records, while driving continuous process improvement
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and other cross-functional teams to identify risks, establish priorities, communicate progress, and improve overall product quality
• Analyze application documentation, technical specifications, and vendor solutions to assess functionality, evaluate suitability, and provide quality-focused recommendations for software and system selection; drive effective vendor contract and sourcing administration
• Establish and integrate quality metrics to understand trends, measure effectiveness, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned

People Management

• Accountable for team staffing and managing direct reports to include development, performance management, goal setting, and other managerial duties
• Ensures direct reports are aware of and follow ethical business practices and Company’s Code of Conduct to maintain a supportive and productive working environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10 years of relevant experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or quality engineering, including experience within the area of expertise
• 5 years of leadership or people management experience
• Experience supporting quality assurance for cloud-based applications and AI-enabled solutions

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with enterprise quality assurance programs within complex technology environments

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of software quality assurance, testing methodologies, validation practices, quality governance, and the software development lifecycle to develop and implement strategies and standards that align with business objectives and drive continuous improvement
• Expertise in evaluating quality metrics, t…