Director, Quality Engineering

OneStream Software; Birmingham (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical Plan

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

Professional Development

Retirement Plan

Job summary

OneStream Software is seeking a Director of Quality Engineering to lead an automation-first, AI-enabled QE program within our CPM platform. You will drive quality strategy across Engineering, Product, Cloud, Security, and Customer Success and translate it into practical execution to improve release confidence and reduce defects.

The role requires senior, hands-on leadership with deep experience in QE, automation, and data-driven quality insights.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software quality engineering, test automation, or related tech disciplines.
• 7+ years leading QE teams, managers, or senior technical talent.
• Proven track record improving QE strategy, automation frameworks, CI/CD quality practices, and release governance.
• Experience implementing or advancing AI-assisted testing workflows with measurable impact.
• Hands-on depth: automation frameworks, quality data analysis.
• Familiarity with CPM, EPM platforms, data workflows.
• Experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and refine QE strategy, governance, and metrics for complex enterprise SaaS and CPM platform delivery.
• Embed quality ownership earlier in the SDLC to shift from traditional QA to modern QE.
• Lead QE teams, ensuring a culture of engineering excellence and accountability.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Cloud, Security, DevOps, and Customer Success on quality priorities.
• Define quality gates and release standards tied to business impact and risk mitigation.
• Provide visibility into release readiness and quality trends through dashboards.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Quality engineering mindset

Cloud & DevOps collaboration

Education

Master's degree (preferred)

ISTQB/ASQ certs (or Agile/DevOps)

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Azure DevOps

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

JMeter

Job description

At OneStream, we're on a mission to empower every Finance organization and professional to exceed their potential. Our global teams span continents, cultures, and time zones, united by a shared purpose as we build the operating system for modern Finance and help organizations move with greater speed, clarity, and confidence.

That mission comes to life through our people. Behind every innovation, customer success, and milestone are talented people working together to make a difference. That's why we're looking for people who are bold enough to think big, authentic in how they lead and collaborate, curious about what's possible, and committed to delivering results.

Want a closer look before you apply? Explore our Careers site to learn more about our people, culture, and benefits.

Summary

The Director, Quality Engineering is responsible for leading and maturing OneStream's approach to quality with an automation-first, AI-enabled mindset that is deeply embedded in the software development lifecycle. We're looking for someone who is energetic and engaging, technically hands-on, and able to translate quality strategy into practical execution across teams. This leader will improve release confidence, reduce customer-facing defects, and help build a culture where quality is everyone's job. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product, Cloud, Security, and Customer Success to ensure OneStream's CPM platform continues to meet enterprise expectations for stability, performance, and security as we scale.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy & Transformation

• Execute and refine QE strategy, operating practices, governance, and metrics for complex enterprise SaaS and CPM platform delivery.


• Help lead the shift from traditional QA to modern quality engineering by embedding quality ownership earlier in the SDLC.


• Promote engineering excellence and a customer-centered quality culture across assigned teams and partner organizations.

AI Enablement & Automation

• Collaborate on AI quality engineering enablement through practical adoption, standards, and team-level governance.


• Drive automation-first practices including continuous testing, quality gates, performance testing, and quality dashboards.


• Advance AI-assisted test generation, intelligent test selection, defect prediction, and quality insights from telemetry.


• Stay technically engaged by reviewing automation approaches, frameworks, and quality data to guide team execution.

Risk & Release Governance

• Define quality gates and release standards connected to business impact, not just defect counts.


• Identify and mitigate risk across releases, integrations, data workflows, cloud scalability, security, and performance.


• Support dashboards that give engineering and business leaders clear visibility into release readiness and quality trends.

People & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop QE team members, managers, and senior technical talent; strengthen team capability and bench strength.


• Drive a high-energy, inclusive team culture with accountability and continuous improvement.


• Partner with Engineering, Product, Cloud, Security, DevOps, and Customer Success on quality priorities.


• Communicate quality risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes to engineering and business stakeholders in clear, actionable terms.

Required Education and Experience

• 12+ years in software quality engineering, test automation, or related technology disciplines such as enterprise SaaS or cloud environments.


• 7+ years leading QE teams, managers, or senior technical talent across distributed engineering organizations.


• Proven track record improving QE strategy, automation frameworks, CI/CD quality practices, and release governance.


• Experience implementing or advancing AI-assisted testing workflows with measurable impact.


• Hands‑on technical depth: architecture decisions, automation frameworks, quality data analysis.


• Familiarity with CPM, EPM, financial consolidation, or complex enterprise data workflows.


• Experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, or similar tools.


• Strong stakeholder communication - translates technical risk into clear business recommendations.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Deep experience with OneStream, CPM/EPM platforms, OLAP, or large-scale enterprise deployments.


• Supported or led QE transformation in a high-growth enterprise SaaS environment.


• Master's degree in a technical or business field.


• Relevant certifications: ISTQB, ASQ, Agile, DevOps, cloud, or AI-related.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position leads Quality Engineering team members, managers, and senior technical talent responsible for automation, performance, platform quality, release readiness, and engineering excellence.

Benefits at OneStream

OneStream employees are passionate, hardworking individuals who go above and beyond to keep our customers happy and follow through on our mission statement. They consistently deliver the best and in turn, we make every effort to keep them cared for and happy. A sample of the benefits we provide are:

• Excellent Medical Plan


• Dental & Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Short & Long Term Disability


• Vacation Time


• Paid Holidays


• Professional Development


• Retirement Plan

All candidates must be legally authorized to work for any company in the country where this position is located without sponsorship.

OneStream Software is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to [e-mail].

OneStream may use the personal information you provide to process your application and contact you, in accordance with applicable privacy laws such as the CCPA and GDPR. For more information about how we handle your personal information, please review OneStream's Privacy Policy.