AVP Quality Eng & Release Mgmt

HealthEquity

1d•Remote

About The Position

HealthEquity's mission is to save and improve lives by empowering healthcare consumers. The AVP Quality Engineering & Release Management role is a key engineering leader reporting to the Head of Engineering. This position is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise Quality strategy across HealthEquity's three distinct ecosystems: the flagship platform, the Reimbursement Accounts Product platform, and the specialized Mobile suite. The role involves leading a federated organization comprising a Core Quality COE/Infrastructure team, a Release Management team, and a team of Software Development Engineers in Test who are embedded within Scrum teams but report centrally. The leader's mission is to harmonize quality standards, modernize release processes, and integrate Agentic AI to achieve a self-healing, autonomous testing and release lifecycle.

Requirements

12+ years in Software Engineering/Quality leadership, with at least 5 years at the Director or AVP level.
Proven track record of managing quality for large-scale distributed systems and complex mobile ecosystems (iOS/Android).
Experience navigating the technical and cultural integration of acquired platforms.
Deep understanding of LLMs and AI Agents (e.g., AutoGPT, LangChain frameworks) applied to the SDLC. We are looking for a leader who treats AI as a core engineer, not just a tool.
Proficiency in CI/CD orchestration (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions), cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), and mobile testing frameworks.
Ability to "speak the language" of both legacy monoliths and modern microservices.
A bias for action. You don't just identify bottlenecks; you clear them.
Ability to translate complex quality data into actionable insights for C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead a Core Quality COE/Infrastructure team, and Release Management team.
Manage a high-performing, matrixed team of Software Development Engineers in Test. Ensure a consistent "Quality First" culture while allowing for the speed and autonomy of embedded Scrum teams.
Establish a single source of truth for quality metrics (e.g., DORA metrics, escaped defect rates, code coverage) across all of our platforms.
Lead the implementation of Agentic AI to move beyond static scripts. Drive the adoption of AI agents that can autonomously discover bugs, generate test cases, and self-heal broken tests.
Utilize machine learning to predict release risks and automate "Go/No-Go" decisions based on historical performance and real-time telemetry.
Design and maintain the release "trains" for multiple backend Platforms and Mobile, ensuring backend dependencies are synchronized with Mobile app store deployments.
Own the strategy and uptime for all lower environments (Dev, QA, UAT). Drive the transition toward ephemeral, containerized environments that reduce "environment drift" bottlenecks.
Act as the primary bridge between Product, Engineering, Security and DevOps. You must be able to influence leaders across different legacy stacks and any newly created teams.
Own enterprise-wide quality reporting and deliver executive-level insights.
Partner with Architecture to evolve tooling, test frameworks, and CI/CD integrations.
Establish rigorous release governance, scheduling, coordination, documentation, and communications.
Define and enforce release criteria, quality gates, and rollback processes.
Drive improvements across release predictability, throughput, quality, and speed.
Build and foster a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.
Mentor QA leaders and build strong career paths and technical ladders.
Manage a global talent strategy balancing FTE, nearshore, and offshore resources.
Partner closely with Engineering Teams, Compliance, Security, Audit, Architecture and PMO to meet SOX/SOC2 and regulatory expectations.
Participate in strategic planning for platform modernization and architectural evolution.