QA Hybrid - Lead

. Define and drive enterprise-level QA automation strategy across UI, API, and mobile domains aligned with product and engineering goals.

. Establish governance, standards, and reusable framework libraries to ensure consistency, scalability, and maintainability across teams.

. Lead multi-team automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with CI/CD, DevOps, and release management practices.

. Define KPIs such as automation coverage, test effectiveness, defect leakage, and cycle time, and drive continuous improvement.

. Accountable for automation ROI, defect leakage trends, and release confidence across programs.

. Drive adoption of advanced practices such as intelligent test selection, analytics-driven quality, and self-healing test strategies.

. Collaborate with architects and product stakeholders to ensure systems are designed for testability and observability.

. Oversee risk management, reporting, and audit readiness of QA processes across programs.

. Build and mentor high-performing automation teams and promote a culture of engineering excellence and quality-first mindset.

. Demonstrates leadership and accountability in driving quality outcomes.

. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders.

. Promotes a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

. Apply strategic thinking to manage quality risks and testing challenges.

. Makes informed decisions balancing quality, timelines, and business needs.

. Communicates effectively on quality status, risks, and dependencies.

. Encourages innovation and continuous learning within the QA team.

. Promotes a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

. Builds and mentors high-performing QA teams through coaching and guidance.

. Drives innovation, testing governance, quality best practices, compliance and excellence in testing processes.

. Maintains a customer-focused approach to delivering high-quality solutions.