Senior QA Manager (HR Solutions Department) @ Saas fintech

You will be responsible for formulating and executing QA strategies for the HR Product Development Department, with a focus on process improvement from upstream to downstream.

• Management of the QA organisation, including recruitment and training (location: Japan)
• Establishment and promotion of a development process improvement team for quality assurance
• Collection, measurement, analysis, and consideration of countermeasures for defect data using metrics for continuous quality improvement
• Standardisation or process improvement of development and testing processes
• Improvement and promotion of shift left and AI-enabled quality assurance processes
• Establishment of quality strategies appropriate for an HR organisation and negotiation with stakeholders

Required Skills and Experience

• 3+ years organisational management experience
• Experience managing teams of 5 or more members
• Experience in developing and implementing test strategies with an awareness of QCD (Quality Cost Delivery)
• QA experience for  HR or similar Product Development
• Experience in negotiating with stakeholders (PdM side, development side), including the business side
• Collection, measurement, analysis, and consideration of countermeasures for defect data for continuous quality improvement
• Standardisation of development processes/testing processes
• 3+ years of development experience, or 3+ years of experience in test automation using scripting languages
• Bachelor's degree in information processing or computer science, or equivalent knowledge (Basic Information Technology Examination, etc.)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in establishing a QA organisation from scratch
• Experience in improving QA approaches using AI tools or experience in AI development
• Experience working in a global environment spanning multiple countries (in the HR Product Development Department, you will work with members from Vietnam and India)
• Experience in introducing, building, and maintaining CI/CD environments and test automation using automation frameworks
• A sense of responsibility to commit to product quality and the perseverance to see things through even in difficult situations
• Those interested in a new era of QA strategy centred on shift left

Language Requirements

• Japanese language skills: Basic
• English language skills: Business level (TOEIC 700 points or equivalent)
  • For meetings conducted in Japanese, an interpreter will be provided.