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Senior Manager, Global QA Operations
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Manager, Global QA Operations
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• Support global QA operations across multiple sites, regions and client portfolios. • Build strong relationships with QA Managers, QA Project Managers, Site Leaders and operational stakeholders. • Help keep actions, risks, escalations and QA initiatives moving across global teams. • Improve quality reporting, KPI visibility, calibration and performance tracking. • Use QA data to identify trends, recurring issues and opportunities for improvement. • Support client-facing activity, including quality updates, issue resolution, relationship management and business review preparation. • Partner with Sales and Account Management where QA insight is needed to support client confidence and service delivery. • Support launches, transitions, service expansions and operational change from a QA perspective. • Help drive consistency across sites while respecting local ways of working and cultural differences. • Support AI implementation and quality technology initiatives, including reporting tools, automation and AI-enabled QA solutions.
Job Requirements
- Strong experience in QA operations, QA delivery, QA programme management or QA leadership.
- Experience working across multiple teams, sites, projects, clients or regions.
- Experience influencing QA Managers, QA Project Managers, Site Leaders or operational teams without relying only on direct authority.
- Strong client management and relationship-building skills, with confidence communicating quality topics to senior stakeholders.
- Good judgement under pressure, especially when dealing with escalations, competing priorities or live operational issues.
- Strong understanding of QA reporting, KPIs, calibration, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Ability to turn quality data into clear insight and practical action.
- Familiarity with AI, automation, reporting tools or quality technology, with an interest in supporting AI-led improvements.
- Professional-level written and spoken English.
- Comfort working across global time zones, including occasional early or late meetings.
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