• Own and evolve the QA strategy at scale, ensuring quality across the entire product lifecycle. • Drive change management initiatives within QA and engineering, improving processes, mindset, and execution over time. • Lead QA efforts across multiple teams, acting as a principal-level technical authority and trusted partner to Engineering, Product, and DevOps. • Elevate testing beyond functional correctness, incorporating usability, performance, security, accessibility, and scalability into quality standards. • Champion and implement AI-driven testing approaches, test intelligence, and automation enhancements. • Define and enforce quality gates, release readiness criteria, and risk-based testing strategies. • Act as the technical owner of the QA release process, ensuring predictable, stable, and transparent software releases. • Mentor and guide QA engineers and tech leads, helping them grow technically and professionally. • Promote a resilient, collaborative quality culture, especially in high-pressure or ambiguous situations. • Proactively identify systemic quality risks and drive long-term improvements rather than short-term fixes. • Represent QA at a strategic level in planning, retrospectives, and cross-team initiatives. • Partner closely with leadership to align QA priorities with product and business goals.