Head of QA

MEX Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 367,242 - 477,414; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Executive support for transformation

Job summary

MEX Group in Dubai is seeking a Head of QA to build a quality organization and lead QA engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of QA experience, including leadership roles, and deep expertise in modern automation practices. Responsibilities include defining quality standards, building test automation frames, and supporting development timelines. This role offers the opportunity to influence quality across platforms while being based in Dubai, with visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA experience with 3+ years leading QA teams.
• Deep expertise in test automation frameworks and modern QA practices.
• Proven ability to balance quality with speed to market.

Responsibilities

• Define quality strategy, standards, and processes.
• Build and lead QA engineering and automation teams.
• Establish comprehensive test automation across all layers.

Skills

Test automation frameworks

Leadership in QA teams

CI/CD and DevOps

Financial systems knowledge

Rapid quality transformations

Job description

Head of QA

About the Opportunity

MultiBank Group is a 20-year-old regulated fintech with strong fundamentals and significant growth potential. We're at an inflection point - modernizing our consumer trading platforms (crypto spot and CFD) to capture a major market opportunity during an unprecedented period of trading volatility.

We need an exceptional Head of QA to establish quality as a competitive advantage while enabling rapid shipping.

The Challenge

You'll build a quality organization from the ground up while supporting aggressive development timelines. This requires someone who can define quality standards, build automation frameworks, and shift testing left - all while maintaining zero tolerance for critical bugs in production.

The role demands expertise in modern quality practices, leadership skills, and the ability to change culture around quality and testing.

What You'll Do

• Define quality strategy, standards, and processes for the organization
• Build and lead QA engineering and automation teams
• Establish comprehensive test automation across web, mobile, and API layers
• Implement quality gates in CI/CD pipelines
• Drive shift-left testing practices and developer quality ownership
• Set up performance, load, and security testing frameworks
• Define release processes and quality criteria
• Report on quality metrics and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with Engineering and Product on quality requirements

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of QA experience with 3+ years leading QA teams
• Deep expertise in test automation frameworks and modern QA practices
• Experience building QA organizations in high-velocity environments
• Strong technical skills with hands‑on automation experience
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and quality engineering principles
• Understanding of financial systems and trading platform testing
• Proven ability to balance quality with speed to market
• Track record of implementing quality transformations

What Success Looks Like

• Q1 2026 Quality frameworks established with automation coverage rapidly increasing
• End 2026 80%+ automation coverage with release cycle time reduced by 50%

Why MultiBank

• Build quality organization for platforms serving millions globally
• Executive support for quality transformation
• Real autonomy to establish processes and build team
• Exposure to both traditional finance and crypto products
• Dubai-based with visa sponsorship available