Head of QA (Quality Assurance) (pour l'un de nos clients)

For our client, we are looking for a first Head of QA to strengthen a dynamic team and to support their rapid growth. Join them to play a key role in enhancing the quality of their mobile application used daily by millions of people worldwide.

As the Head of QA, you will have the opportunity to develop and structure the quality function within the company. You will work with the CTO, the Head of Mobile, and the Product Managers.

About the Role

Define and implement the testing strategy to ensure optimal product quality.

Validate weekly mobile application releases, ensuring a smooth user experience.

Propose and deploy improvements to processes and tools to optimize quality.

Recruit and lead a team of QA engineers and testers.

Possibility to manage an outsourced QA team.

Develop and execute test plans for various types of tests (functional, performance, load, security, etc.).

Automate tests to increase efficiency and coverage. Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing and quality processes.

Perform manual and automated tests and ensure their documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the testing strategy to ensure optimal product quality.
• Validate weekly mobile application releases, ensuring a smooth user experience.
• Propose and deploy improvements to processes and tools to optimize quality.
• Recruit and lead a team of QA engineers and testers. Possibility to manage an outsourced QA team.
• Develop and execute test plans for various types of tests (functional, performance, load, security, etc.).
• Automate tests to increase efficiency and coverage.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing and quality processes.
• Perform manual and automated tests and ensure their documentation.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or university education in computer science or a related field
• Significant experience as a Lead QA in a mobile or web product team.

You have a strong passion for management with the ability to grow teams and support change.

Required Skills

You are fluent in french and english

• Expertise in defining test strategies and setting up test plans.
• Knowledge of mobile testing frameworks and tools such as Detox, Maestro, React Native Testing Library.
• Knowledge of (REST) API testing frameworks and tools such as pyTest, python.
• Ability to test the application on a representative fleet of phones.
• Expertise in detecting functional, performance, and compatibility bugs.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog, Sentry, etc.