Responsibilities

• Build and lead the QA capability for Spry Fox Game Studio, with a hands-on test approach, overseeing all title quality and building the structure as they go
• Lead vendor partnerships to support the QA effort for all development, managing performance, and quality, while maintaining reasonable costs
• Optimize the performance of projects using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Long-term resource planning and the ability to execute against those plans
• Evaluate testing efforts, and vendor quality, implementing changes as necessary
• Proven ability to drive QA success via integrated cross-functional teams involving deep collaboration with engineering, design, and production partners 
• Develop QA frameworks that empower internal/external teams to be held accountable for upholding quality and player impact as an essential factor in decision-making
• Conduct requirements gathering, and risk identification; reporting on all associated risks 
• Drive all test development activities; estimation, planning, execution, reporting, closure
• If the need arises, hire, coach, and lead senior test professionals 

Requirements

• Passion for games with a commitment to quality
• 8+ years of game industry experience in QA
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading QA professionals
• Hands-on holistic QA ownership,  with the capability to build from little to no existing structure
• iOS and Android testing experience
• Demonstrated experience in test planning for complex features/systems
• Flexible and team-oriented with excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills
• (Optional but a big plus) Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects