Remote QA Manager: AI-Driven Quality & Automation

Riskmethods Sp. Z o.o.; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphera is seeking a QA Manager to lead quality assurance across product lines and simultaneous projects. This hands-on management role involves coordinating with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases.

You will drive a shift-left, automation-first strategy, mentor engineers, and champion AI-driven testing within squads while maintaining risk-based test coverage and reliable delivery across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software QA with leadership or management responsibility.
• Experience guiding QA across multiple products or projects.
• Transitioning teams from manual to automated testing including planning and tooling.
• Strong understanding of test automation principles and testing pyramid.
• Interest in AI-assisted development and testing practices.
• Experience with diverse tech stacks and enterprise SaaS products.
• Excellent stakeholder communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with QA tooling and test/work management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA across multiple product lines and concurrent projects.
• Coach and develop a team of QA engineers with performance feedback.
• Define QA strategy, test planning, and risk-based coverage.
• Balance automation investment and avoid over-reliance on UI tests.
• Drive AI‑driven quality transformation across squads.
• Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Product Owners on quality outcomes.
• Own release readiness and coordination through regression cycles.

Skills

QA leadership

Multi-product QA management

Automation transition

Test automation

AI-driven testing interest

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder communication

Risk-based testing

Legacy tech stacks familiarity

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Sphera is seeking a QA Manager to lead quality assurance across product lines and simultaneous projects. This hands-on management role involves coordinating with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases.

You will drive a shift-left, automation-first strategy, mentor engineers, and champion AI-driven testing within squads while maintaining risk-based test coverage and reliable delivery across the portfolio.