QA Pillar Lead

Role Summary
Drives quality from a pillar-wide perspective by defining strategies, planning tests, and coordinating communication across squads. Partners closely with EMs and PMs to balance workloads, mitigate cross-squad quality risks, and continuously improve SDLC practices and product quality.
Core Responsibilities
Lead a team of 6–7 QA engineers (hybrid roles: manual + automation).
Define and maintain test strategies and test plans within the pillar (domain).
Drive automation initiatives and lead efforts to reduce technical debt.
Proactively identify gaps in test coverage and drive automation improvements.
Plan and prioritize automation scope in collaboration with the Automation Core Team.
Balance QA workload across squads (Scrum teams) to ensure efficiency and quality.
Drive a shift-left approach to surface issues early in the SDLC and TDLC.
Hold regular 1:1s with pillar QAs, the QA Manager, and pillar leadership (Director/PM/EM).
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