Responsibilities

• QA Department Management (Quality of Service) – Responsible for test planning, organizing, monitoring and mentoring the QA team. Includes resource forecasting, hiring and scheduling activities. Provide department reports. Build and reinforce interdepartmental relationships by driving excellence in communication. Fully partner with project teams to ensure people and processes deliver on project objectives. Collaborate with Project Directors to support projects with resource requirements, scheduling and risks.
• Developing QA Strategy / Plan and Executing on it to Create Business (Results) – Responsible for planning, strategizing and implementing QA systems and processes to accomplish strategic goals of the organization. Identify and promote industry best practices.
• People Management – Managing the activities of the QA department. This includes performance management, coaching, conflict resolution and motivating and engaging. Manage growth and development of personnel, with career development, performance management and succession planning.

Ownerships

• QA Department (People, Processes and Projects)
• Quality of Service

Required Experience

• 5 years in Quality Assurance Leadership Role (Strongly Recommended)
• 5 years as a Software Quality Assurance Tester (Required)

Required Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Strong Time and Task Management (Complex, Fuzzy)
• Strong Problem Identification and Solving Ability
• Strong Communicator
• Strong Understanding of Software Quality Assurance Practices
• Good Understanding of the Software Development Process
• Focused on continuous improvement
• Strong People Management Skills
• Strong Project Management Skills

How to Apply

Please email your application to:

To apply by email, send your resume to:

careers@bioware.com and include your name, position title, and the competition number in the subject line (e.g. "Darth Malak - 07-QA-DoQA - Director of Quality Assurance").

Please quote the following competition number in the subject line of your electronic application:

07-QA-DoQA

Along with your submission, you MUST include a signed product submission agreement. You can fax it to: 780-439-6374

Due to the volume of applications we receive for our job postings, we are unable to respond personally to telephone inquiries regarding the status of an application. As well, only candidates being considered for interview will be contacted at this time.

Resources to help you apply:

• Product Submission Agreement (PSA)