Senior QA Lead

Mondo; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

Mondo is seeking a QA Lead to build and own the QA and UAT processes for an active e-commerce rebranding initiative and upcoming digital platform releases. You will lead all testing activities across release cycles, partner with PMs, developers, and business stakeholders, and ensure comprehensive test plans and scenarios are executed.

You will also guide UAT with business users, document defects, and drive testing adoption across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of QA experience including senior-level ownership of testing for software, websites, or digital platforms.
• Experience building, implementing, and documenting a QA and UAT process from scratch.
• Translate business requirements and use cases into test plans, cases, and scenarios across the full software lifecycle.
• Lead UAT with business stakeholders, guiding users through testing and driving issue resolution.
• Partner with project managers, developers, implementation partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and ability to drive QA adoption.
• Hands-on contributor while building out QA structure and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and document the organization's internal QA process from scratch.
• Coordinate and drive all testing activities across release cycles with project teams.
• Develop test plans, cases, and scenarios from requirements and use cases.
• Execute partner test cases internally for upcoming releases and assess readiness.
• Lead UAT with business users and ensure issues are captured and resolved before go-live.
• Document defects, gaps, and recommendations to project teams.
• Participate in requirements meetings to embed QA planning early.
• Shape longer-term QA strategy as testing expands in-house.

Skills

QA leadership

Test planning

UAT coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

TestRail

Selenium

Contentstack

Job description

Job Title: QA Lead

Location Type: Hybrid, Oak Brook, IL (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday onsite)

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Compensation Range: $75-85/hr W2

Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K

Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Job Description

• This role is responsible for building the client's QA and UAT process from the ground up and leading all testing activities across an active e-commerce website rebranding initiative and a series of upcoming digital platform releases.

Job Summary

• Build, implement, and document the organization's internal QA process from scratch, establishing standards and structure where none currently exist.
• Partner closely with the project manager, developers, implementation partners, and business stakeholders to coordinate and drive all testing activities across release cycles.
• Review business requirements and use cases to develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing scenarios for each release.
• Execute the implementation partner's existing test cases internally for the upcoming release and assess readiness to advance to the next testing environment.
• Lead and coordinate UAT, guiding business users through testing scenarios and ensuring issues are identified, documented, and resolved before go-live.
• Identify, document, and communicate defects, testing gaps, and recommendations to the appropriate project teams and stakeholders.
• Participate in requirements meetings for upcoming digital platform and website rebranding projects to incorporate QA planning early in the process.
• Help shape the longer-term QA strategy as the organization expands testing in-house across multiple digital initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• 8-10 years of QA experience, including senior-level ownership of testing for software, websites, or digital platforms (flexibility on years for candidates who demonstrate equivalent expertise)
• Proven experience building, implementing, and documenting a QA and UAT process from the ground up, not just executing an existing one
• Experience translating business requirements and use cases into test plans, test cases, and scenarios across the full software development and release lifecycle
• Experience leading UAT with business stakeholders, including guiding users through testing and driving issue resolution
• Experience partnering with project managers, development teams, implementation partners, and cross-functional business stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to assert expertise, challenge assumptions, push back when needed, and drive process adoption
• Ability to operate as a hands-on individual contributor while simultaneously building out broader QA structure and documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• E-commerce, website rebranding, or digital platform testing background
• Experience with test automation, AI-enabled testing, or tools such as TestRail or Selenium
• Experience with a headless CMS or composable front-end architecture (Contentstack, Alakai, or similar)
• Experience bringing QA processes in-house from an outsourced implementation partner
• Experience mentoring QA resources or building toward a QA team function
• Background in manufacturing or a similarly complex product-driven industry