About the Role
We are looking for a structured, strict, and technically-minded Head of Quality Assurance who will build and lead one of the most critical operational units in the company.
Scope of responsibility
- Management of a team of 30+ remote assistants
- Quality control of 5,000+ job applications / month (scaling to 10,000+)
- Direct reporting to the CEO
Context & Challenges
Current situation
- 30 assistants submit job applications on behalf of clients
- Quality is inconsistent—there is no systematic control
- Many manual review processes → we need automation
- No structured onboarding for new assistants
- No clear KPIs or performance-based motivation
What must be built
- Audit the current team
- Hire additional assistants
- Build a full Quality Assurance system from scratch
- Automate quality checks in collaboration with engineering
- Implement onboarding, training, and control processes
Key Responsibilities
Build a Quality Assurance system (30%)
First 2 weeks
- Audit current assistants
- Evaluate work quality (accuracy, speed, compliance)
- Decide who stays, who leaves
- Create quality criteria and checklists
Ongoing
- Implement regular quality audits and spot-checks
- Establish KPIs (quality, speed, customer satisfaction)
- Track quality metrics per assistant
- Identify repeating errors and remove root causes
- Review difficult cases with the team
Hiring & Onboarding (25%)
Hiring
- Design the hiring funnel (screening → test task → interview)
- Hire new assistants within first 1–2 months
- Maintain a candidate pipeline (no current churn, but may appear)
Onboarding & training
- Build a structured onboarding program (1–2 weeks)
- Teach systems, standards, and workflows
- Certify assistants before they start working with clients
- Create training materials, videos, guides
Automation & Technology (20%)
Work with engineering team
- Identify which checks can be automated
- Create clear requirements and tasks for developers
- Test and launch automation tools
- Utilize AI and scripts for monitoring
Automation examples
- Automatic validation of application fields
- Duplicate application detection
- Performance dashboards and speed tracking
- Quality alert system
- Real-time monitoring tools
Team Management (15%)
- Workload distribution among assistants
- KPI tracking and performance reviews
- Escalation handling and issue resolution
- Motivation and team culture development
People development
- Selective 1 : 1s
- Coaching low performers
- Promote top performers into team leads
- Create internal career paths
Continuous improvement (10%)
- Identify bottlenecks and improve processes
- Implement best practices and standardization
- Maintain operations documentation
- Work with client complaints, root cause elimination
Requirements
Must-Have
- 2+ years managing operational teams
- Experience managing 20+ employees
- Built processes from scratch
- Preferably BPO / outsourcing / call center / EdTech
Strong systems thinking and discipline
- SOPs, checklists, regulations, compliance
- Precision and attention to detail
- Ability to make difficult decisions (terminations, corrective action)
Technical competency
- Understanding of automation & quality monitoring
- Ability to write clear requirements for developers
- Experience with CRM, monitoring dashboards, etc.
- Nice-to-have : SQL basics, API logic, scripting
Analytical approach
- Metrics : quality %, speed, productivity, error rate
- KPI systems and reporting
- Data-driven decision-making
Experience in hiring & onboarding
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Strong Plus
BPO / outsourcing experience (data entry, support, back office)
Quality automation experience
Technical degree (engineering / CS / math)
Six Sigma / Lean / Kaizen knowledge
Experience scaling teams from 10 → 50+
QA / Quality Management certifications
Experience with distributed remote teams