DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE:Heavy emphasis on automation.Key Responsibilities:* Oversee quality assurance strategies, methodologies and metrics collection, with a heavy emphasis on automation* Drive and refine software quality assurance best practices to enhance testing capabilities, with a heavy emphasis on automation* Identify process gaps, champion and lead initiatives to strengthen overall product quality with a heavy emphasis on automation* Manage internal quality assurance automation team and design automation scripts to test analytical products and services, including risk-based test cases* Analyze results from executed automation scripts and escalate problems to product development management group* Provide weekly automation dashboard report to product development management group* Collaborate with QA Manager (responsible for manual testing) and review manual test cases for possible inclusion into automation scripts* Review bugs found by quality assurance automation and work with QA Manager to determine priorities for fixes* Proactively engage with planning, design and development teams to promote prevention of defects early in project/development lifecycles* Perform other duties as they ariseRequired Qualifications:* 7+ years in software QA* Management experience – managing a high qualify, distributed QA team* Strong technical background* Demonstrated knowledge of modern software development methodologies – Agile/Scrum, Kanban etc.* Knowledge of web and mobile automation technologies and tools* Has established a metrics and data driven measurement structure to gauge team efficacy and performance* Bachelors degree required, preferably in physical science, mathematics, engineering or economics* Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks and priorities* Must be resourceful and self-motivated* Sharp attention to detail* Strong communication skills