QA Manager

About the Role:

You’ll be the manager responsible for the QA team, including processes, test planning, and test automation to ensure the quality of our mobile app meets the high standards Honda is setting with their new line of vehicles. You will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Stakeholders throughout the Honda organization. Your team will test mobile app interactions on both iOS and Android across APIs and through to automotive hardware. You will aid us in leveling up the QA team to ensure the highest quality interactions for Honda drivers.

We’re looking for someone who has a strong sense of ownership of product features and quality, is enthusiastic about trying new technologies, and does not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get things done, even if outside your usual responsibility area.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage the quality assurance team and foster their professional growth

• Develop, implement, and manage quality assurance protocols and strategies to ensure quality meets international and internal standards

• Drive continuous improvement in QA processes and tooling including resilient automated testing and simulated/mock dependencies

• Oversee the design, creation, and review process of test cases and ensure they are comprehensive and align with product specifications

• Collaborate closely with product development teams to understand and review product specifications and requirements, ensuring QA processes are aligned with objectives

• Establish and maintain communication channels between relevant internal and external stakeholders such as vehicle hardware teams and tier-1 suppliers

• Thoroughly plan vehicle/hardware tests in coordination with external QA teams to ensure efficient and productive testing sessions

• Report directly to the senior management on quality assurance metrics, progress, and team performance

• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements

• Manage the QA team’s test plans and travel to on-site testing at facilities in Japan, Ohio and Los Angeles.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance

• 3+ years in a QA management role

• Deep understanding of the SDLC

• Proven track record leading QA teams and managing comprehensive testing strategies for both software and hardware

• Strong leadership and excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

• Proficiency with testing for mobile applications on Android and iOS

• Proficiency building and maintaining test automation for mobile applications

• Able to understand and analyze technical documentation

• Able to understand API specifications and configure standard tooling (Postman, etc) to test against them

• Experience planning and developing test strategies to meet project targets

• Experience standardizing and improving QA processes

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency with testing Controller Area Network (CAN), LIN, and Ethernet

• Experience with embedded systems testing

• Certifications such as ISTQB or an equivalent certificate

• Agile experience

• Bluetooth testing experience