Software Testing Manager

Mettler Toledo AG; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

METTLER TOLEDO is seeking a senior leader to drive software quality and testing for AutoChem software products that control laboratory instrumentation. You will lead the U.S.-based testing team, coordinate with offshore resources, and shape QA practices aligned with the PLM framework.

You will guide manual, exploratory, functional, regression, and integration testing, manage the Testing Lab, and partner with global R&D to balance automation and hardware-integrated testing within an Agile

Qualifications

• Experience leading a U.S.-based software testing team.
• Functional leadership for offshore testing resources.
• Establish and improve QA practices aligned with the METTLER TOLEDO PLM framework.
• Lead risk-based manual, exploratory, functional, regression, system, and integration testing.
• Oversee the Software Testing Lab, environments, and readiness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate quality in the Agile lifecycle.
• Align with global R&D on testing priorities and release goals.
• Partner to implement automation strategy and balance testing types.
• Establish quality metrics and defect-management practices.
• Assess release readiness and communicate risks and status.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S.-based Software Testing team, including performance management and hiring.
• Provide functional leadership for offshore testing resources and coordinate priorities.
• Establish and continuously improve software quality assurance practices and standards.
• Lead risk-based testing across manual, exploratory, functional, regression, system, and integration scopes.
• Oversee the Software Testing Lab, test environments, and readiness.
• Collaborate with PMs, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders to embed quality in the Agile process.
• Maintain alignment with global R&D on testing practices and release objectives.
• Support automation initiatives to balance automated and manual testing.

Skills

Software testing

Quality assurance

Leadership

Agile

Test automation

Offshore coordination

Performance management

Risk-based testing

Metrics

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering, this position is responsible for leading the software quality and testing function for AutoChem software products that control and integrate laboratory instrumentation. As a member of the Software Engineering leadership team, this role works closely with Software Development Managers, Product Owners, and global R&D counterparts to ensure effective software quality practices, comprehensive testing, and successful product delivery.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S.-based Software Testing team, including performance management, career development, workload planning, hiring, and capability development.


• Provide functional leadership for offshore testing resources and partner with offshore management on priorities, staffing, performance, and resource needs.


• Establish and continuously improve software quality assurance practices, test methodologies, and standards in alignment with the METTLER TOLEDO PLM framework.


• Lead risk-based manual, exploratory, functional, regression, system, and integration testing, with particular emphasis on software interaction with laboratory instrumentation.


• Oversee the Software Testing Lab, including instruments, configurations, test environments, capacity, and operational readiness.


• Work closely with Software Development Managers, Product Owners, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to integrate quality and testing throughout the Agile development lifecycle.


• Maintain strong alignment with global R&D counterparts on testing practices, priorities, release objectives, and continuous improvement.


• Partner with global R&D automation leadership to implement the organization's automation strategy and maintain an effective balance of automated, manual, exploratory, and hardware-integrated testing.


• Establish meaningful quality metrics and effective defect-management practices to identify risk, improve test effectiveness, and address recurring quality issues.


• Assess software quality and release readiness and communicate significant risks, defects, testing status, and recommendations to project stakeholders and Software Engineering leadership.


• All other duties as assigned.