Product Manager

EliteRecruitments; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EliteRecruitments in Bengaluru seeks a QA Manager who stays hands-on with automation to own UI and API testing, ensure a consistent QA process across every release, and be the voice in the room when a build isn’t ready. You will integrate automated suites into the CI/CD pipeline, drive end-to-end testing within Agile sprints, and apply insurance industry knowledge to design effective test cases.

Experience with AI/GenAI testing tools is required to keep QA moving at pace with evolving product

Qualifications

• 9-12 years of hands-on automation experience.
• Hands-on UI and API automation with ability to build a framework from scratch.
• Proven track record running test strategy and execution under tight schedules.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and where automated testing fits into the pipeline.
• Exposure to the software development lifecycle end-to-end.
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision making under pressure.
• Experience planning and running test cycles independently.
• Clear written and verbal communication of defects and risks.
• Experience in Agile teams.
• Ability to run daily test activities without oversight.
• Insurance broking/reinsurance/underwriting domain knowledge.
• Hands-on use of AI/GenAI testing tools and copilots.

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and maintain UI automation (Selenium, Playwright) and API automation (Postman, REST Assured).
• Run the QA lifecycle consistently for every release, with no skipped steps.
• Wire automated suites into the CI/CD pipeline so they run on every build.
• Advocate for quality and push back on release readiness when testing does not justify it.
• Track defects to root cause and ensure real fixes are delivered.
• Plan and run daily test activity without handholding.
• Write test reports and clearly state what's broken and what's not.
• Participate fully in Agile sprints as a core team member.
• Apply insurance domain knowledge to design realistic test cases.
• Adopt AI/GenAI testing tools to maintain QA momentum with product AI.

Skills

UI automation

API automation

Test strategy

CI/CD

Agile testing

Data-driven decisions

Root cause analysis

Independent test planning

Insurance domain knowledge

AI/GenAI testing

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

We need a QA Manager who still gets into the automation code, not someone who has moved entirely into planning and status updates. S/He will own UI and API test automation directly, run the QA process the same way on every release regardless of how tight the deadline is, and be the person in the room who says a build isn't ready when it isn't. Part of this job is being the customer's advocate inside the building, if a defect would embarrass us in front of a client, it doesn't ship.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, run, and maintain UI automation (Selenium, Playwright, or similar) and API automation (Postman, REST Assured, or similar) yourself. This is a hands-on role, not one where automation is only assigned to others.
• Run the QA lifecycle the same way every time: test planning, test case design, execution, defect triage, retesting, and sign-off. No skipped steps because a date is tight.
• Wire automated suites into our CI/CD pipeline so they run on every build, not just before a release goes out.
• Act as the customer's advocate internally, pushing back on release readiness when the testing doesn't support it, even when that's the unpopular answer.
• Track defects to root cause and follow them through to an actual fix, not just a closed ticket.
• Plan and run your own day-to-day test activity without needing someone else to hand you a task list.
• Write test reports and give status updates that say plainly what's broken and what isn't, rather than burying a red flag in a slide.
• Work inside our Agile sprints as a full participant, not as a downstream gate that testing waits on.
• Use what you know about insurance and reinsurance, policy layers, limits, deductibles, and how underwriting actually works, to design test cases that reflect how a broker or underwriter would really use the product.
• Get hands-on with AI/GenAI testing tools, AI-assisted test generation, self-healing scripts, automation copilots, to keep QA moving at the same pace as the AI capability we're building into the product.

Required Qualifications

• 9-12 years spent actually writing and running automation, not managing people who write it.
• Current, hands-on skill in both UI automation and API automation. You should be able to build a framework from scratch, not just execute one someone else built.
• A track record of running test strategy and execution without cutting corners when the schedule gets tight.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD and exactly where automated testing fits into that pipeline.
• Full exposure to the software development lifecycle, start to finish.
• An analytical mindset, comfortable making a data-driven call under pressure rather than just flagging a risk and waiting for someone else to decide.
• Experience planning, monitoring, and running test cycles yourself.
• Direct, clear written and verbal communication. You can explain a defect or a risk to someone who isn't technical.
• Real experience working inside Agile teams, not just familiarity with the terminology.
• The discipline to run your own daily test activities without oversight.
• Working knowledge of insurance, reinsurance, and underwriting, specifically policy structures like layers, limits, and deductibles, and how they play out in practice.
• A solid background in insurance broking, underwriting, or risk management.
• Hands-on use of AI/GenAI testing tools and practices (AI-assisted test generation, self-healing test scripts, LLM-based test automation copilots), and a genuine interest in using AI to modernize how QA gets done here, not just a line on a resume.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable across multiple testing techniques, manual, functional, and non-functional, not automation alone.
• Some awareness of quality standards and regulatory expectations relevant to insurance software.
• SQL skills strong enough to write a complex query to check data, not just run a basic SELECT.