QA Manager

AAA-The Auto Club Group•MI-Admin Office Building (AOB), MI

4d•$96,346 - $149,843•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for defining the quality and release strategy roadmap across multiple applications, including oversight of release management processes. Lead and provide technical guidance to contract QA testing analysts across test analysis, design, execution, defect reporting, and resolution. Own testing strategy throughout the SDLC, partnering with program and project managers to align testing efforts with requirements, success criteria, schedules, resources, and delivery goals.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technical field or in the alternative a combination of education, certifications and work experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technical field.
5+ years relevant experience in areas of Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing
Participating in and contributing to the development and documentation of business requirements
Reviewing business requirements and technical design documents
Identifying test conditions based on business requirements and technical design
Developing test cases based on test conditions, business requirements and technical design
Proactively identifying, researching and resolving problems
Developing re-usable documentation
Testing, working with or evaluating third party vendor packages
Working in strong, positive team environments
Analyzing test results for validity and correctness
Advanced knowledge of the supported business functions, workflow, systems and transactions.
Excellent understanding of system design processes, methodologies and testing tools.
Project Management skills to effectively initiate, plan, execute, control and close out the work of the team to achieve the goals of the project and fulfill success criteria.
Excellent communication and personal skills. Able to communicate with senior leadership
Operating systems (e.g. MVS, AIX/UNIX/LINUX, Windows, iOS, Android, Mac)
Knowledgeable in both Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
Industry technology standards relative to infrastructure/architectural concepts, database design concepts, server languages
Waterfall and agile methodologies
Various test approaches and when each should be employed (Baseline, Parallel, Black Box, White Box, Gray Box, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Agile Certification
PMI Certifications
Other Related Technology Certification(s)
Domain exposure to Insurance, Claims, Salesforce platforms.
Hands-on experience with building Agentic AI solutions and leading such delivery models.
API or performance testing familiarity.
ISTQB, CSM or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

Manage planning and execution of product and system testing, including test approach, scope impacts, methodologies, tools, and automation strategies.
Ensure testing activities validate functional and non-functional requirements and comply with established QA standards, policies, procedures, and best practices.
Oversee end-to-end testing delivery, monitor progress, manage defects, report status to leadership, and drive resolution of cross-functional testing issues.
Maintain test records, review documentation, recommend improvements, participate in phase-end reviews, and proactively address risks or release issues to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
Govern Day-to-day QA delivery for assigned tracks — test plans, estimates, execution schedules, and on-time completion against sprint and release milestones by working with consultants.
Leading and mentoring a team of QA consultants: work allocation, capacity planning, onboarding, and holding the team accountable to agreed SLAs and quality standards.
Applying the CoE's QA standards — test plans, entry/exit criteria and quality gates — and raising exceptions to the Sr. Manager where a track needs a deviation.
Expanding automation coverage on your tracks, reducing manual regression effort, and keeping automated suites running reliably within existing CI/CD pipelines.
Governing AI-assisted testing involving test case generation, self-healing automation, defect triage support and test data creation — and measure the KPI with the AI output for accuracy before it is relied upon.
Release readiness for your tracks: managing dependencies and risks, and providing a clear QA recommendation into go/no-go calls with engineering, product and business stakeholders.
Review the quality metrics for your tracks — defect trends, coverage, escape rate, automation pass rate, release health — into the CoE's reporting cadence.
Supporting QA partner transition activity on your tracks: knowledge transfer sessions, shadow and reverse-shadow execution, evidence capture and exit-criteria sign-off, while protecting inflight delivery.

Benefits

PTO, paid sick leave
Medical plans with multiple coverage options, including HSA eligibility.
Prescription drug coverage.
Dental and vision benefits.
Employee Assistance Program (confidential support services).
Company-paid basic life insurance.
Optional supplemental life insurance and dependent coverage.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Critical illness, accident, and pet insurance options.
401(k) plan to support long-term financial goals.
3% automatic deferral upon eligibility; may contribute 1% to 50% of eligible earnings, either pre or post tax.
Company match of 50% paid on employee contributions up to 6% of pay, payable to employees following the end of the year; immediate vesting.
Additional company contribution of 4% of pay each pay day into your account; 100% vested after three (3) years of service.
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) options.
Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrual-based, increases with tenure, eligible at 90 days of employment.
Full-time new employees will receive up to 12 PTO days annually; accrual based on start date and may include additional PTO based on role and/or state & local requirements.
Part-time employee PTO hours are calculated based upon the standard weekly hours the employee is scheduled to work and will accrue at a minimum of 3 hours per month.
10 company-paid holidays annually, in addition to 1 mental health day, 2 floating holidays and 1 volunteer day.
Part-time employees are eligible for 8 company-paid holidays annually, in addition to 1 mental health day and 2 floating holidays.
Paid leave programs, including parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave.
Tuition assistance (up to $5,250 annually; 80% covered by ACG).
Professional certification support with 100% reimbursement for eligible programs.
Opportunities for career development and advancement.
Complimentary AAA membership with roadside assistance and travel discounts.
Adoption assistance program.