Scopely is seeking a Senior Manager of QA & Deployment to
lead an ambitious, multi-faceted and continuously growing QA and
Deployment Program across Scopely’s portfolio of titles. The successful
candidate will own the execution of all QA, localization, build
distribution and submissions related processes for the assigned product
portfolio as well as their own assigned project.
The
Sr Manager of QA & Deployment will report to the Director of QA
& Deployment and will assist in test planning, budgeting, hiring,
and team mentorship of staff as well as coordinating test efforts with
the external developers and outsourced test teams. You will collaborate
and coordinate with peers and senior management to ensure operations are
aligned with the departmental mission, values, and long-term strategic
goals as well as ensuring continued service improvements are implemented
throughout the world on behalf of Scopely QA & D.
Job Responsibilities:
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Lead an ambitious and continuously growing Mobile QA & Deployment
Program involving multiple disciplines, including Functionality QA, Dev
QA, Localization, Localization QA, Build Distribution and Submissions.
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Manage and provide leadership, technical expertise and career
development for multiple QA & Deployment Project Owners, each of
which are responsible for their own specific projects; support the
growth of the discipline, leading to higher value individual
contributors.
- Take ownership of and successfully drive the
QA & Deployment functions of a current project within the Scopely
slate overseeing QA, Localization, and submission functions
- Build successful working relationships with external developer counterparts
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Establish and maintain strong communication with cross-functional teams
across all disciplines for both internal and external development, QA
and Localization partners.
- Continually improve the
operational efficiency and effectiveness of the QA & Deployment
effort by assessing current practices and incorporating new strategies.
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Be the internal advocate and spokesperson for all things QA &
Deployment. Clearly communicate issues, risks, concerns, and successes
to stakeholders.
- Contribute directly to performance
evaluations of individuals and teams, compiling objective feedback that
is channeled toward both personal and process improvement.
- Establish best practices for DPM communication working remotely and independently from their assigned production teams.
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Establish efficient and effective methods of reporting and
communicating between distributed teams for all functions associated to
the role.
- Responsible for process Improvement; ownership of defining new processes and refining old processes.
Basic Qualifications:
- 8 + years quality assurance professional, including minimum 3 years mobile specific QA experience
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5 + years management experience in leading a team and managing managers
through a full game cycle, ideally Mobile Freemium/F2P for iOS and
Android.
- Experience in building a QA organization that is responsible for end-to-end validation for a critical system or application
- Deep understanding of Dev QA and external testing strategies
- Experience in working with remote teams and working with a cross functional team that is distributed around the globe.
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Excellent written/ verbal communication, planning, implementation,
project/ people management, time management, analytical and
interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to multitask under pressure of hard deadlines.
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Demonstrated knowledge of software testing, software QA processes,
software development processes, change management and process
improvement.
- Demonstrated experience managing bug defect solution & creating test plans.
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Demonstrated ability to influence those not directly in your reporting
structure, working to develop and maintain strong, effective
relationships across the organization.
- Deep understanding of quality assurance techniques, frameworks and methodologies
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Proficient with setting up and navigating through JIRA, Google Docs,
Google Sheets/Excel, and a build distribution management system
(HockeyApp preferred).
- Localization, LQA, build distribution and submissions experience highly desirable.