Director, Quality Assurance

About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

Job Summary

We're seeking an experienced QA Director to develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies, automate testing, and drive operational excellence. The ideal candidate will lead remote QA teams, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and leverage AI to increase productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies across CRM, web applications, and data engineering pipelines.

• Automate testing across all QA teams, increasing efficiency and productivity.

• Drive operational excellence by preparing metrics to report test status, key quality, and defect metrics to senior leadership for quarterly operational reviews.

• Lead and manage remote QA teams, providing guidance, leadership, and training to ensure consistency in built-in quality efforts.

• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to gather requirements, clarify requirements, and ensure correct testing of features.

• Problem-solve with teams on product, requirements, and resource issues.

• Incorporate AI to increase productivity in testing case creation and automation.

• Review and manage manual and automated test cases, providing guidance to team members.

• Lead end-to-end test strategy and execution across multiple teams.

• Triage and analyze defects to identify gaps in test coverage and process improvements.

• Clearly communicate QA results, concerns, project status, and potential risks to management and stakeholders.

• Address unexpected spikes in QA capacity and problem-solve key issues with engineering leads.

• Foster a culture of built-in quality and continuous improvement within the QA team.

• Manage hiring, retention, and performance management for the QA team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, and team leadership.

• Proven track record of developing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies.

• Hands-on experience in manual and automation testing, relational DB, and SQL.

• Strong background in automation testing tools (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Perfecto, Java).

• Experience with AI and machine learning technologies.

• Excellent leadership and management skills, with experience leading remote teams.

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with Agile SCRUM development methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• Experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure).

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation.

• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.

• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!

• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.

• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

• A hybrid work environment—enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.

• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.

• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.

• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.

• Parental leave.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Gartner Gives Charity Match.
  And much more!

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Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 116,000 USD - 164,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

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