QA Manager

Job Title: QA Manager
Location: Dallas, TX
Employment Type : Full Time
Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 a year

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
P&C Insurance domain, Functional Testing, Guidewire-certified

Roles & Responsibilities:
10 years of experience in software testing, including large-scale Guidewire PolicyCenter implementations.
Strong P&C insurance domain knowledge, including policy administration, underwriting, rating, billing, claims, and integrations.
Guidewire-certified, preferably with PolicyCenter certification or equivalent implementation credentials.
Expertise in end-to-end test strategy, planning, execution, defect management, and quality governance.
Experience with test automation frameworks, tools, and CI/CD integration; hands-on exposure preferred.
Strong leadership experience managing functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing teams.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, risk management, and problem-solving skills.

Roles & Responsibilities:
Own and drive the end-to-end testing strategy and execution for a large Guidewire PolicyCenter program.
Lead distributed functional, integration, automation, and UAT testing teams across the implementation lifecycle.
Define test plans, scope, entry/exit criteria, environments, test data, schedules, and quality metrics.
Ensure comprehensive coverage across PolicyCenter, downstream/upstream systems, integrations, data migration, and business processes.
Govern defect triage, root-cause analysis, risk tracking, reporting, and resolution with project stakeholders.
Promote automation of regression and repeatable test scenarios to improve efficiency and release quality.
Coordinate with business, product, technology, vendor, and program teams to support successful releases and go-live readiness.
Provide regular executive-level status reporting on testing progress, risks, dependencies, and quality outcomes.