Third-Party Quality Assurance Manager, Metaverse Content Remote, US • Meta Quest • Games Remote[...]

Meta; California (MO); Remote; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Third-Party Quality Assurance Manager to enhance its Metaverse Content Ops team. This pivotal role involves overseeing multiple projects through rigorous QA processes, ensuring high-quality releases on cutting-edge VR platforms. The ideal candidate will bring over 3 years of QA project management experience, adeptly managing relationships with external vendors and coordinating across teams to deliver exceptional results. Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of immersive technology, where your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of social connectivity beyond traditional screens.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QA project management with successful project delivery.
• Experience with defect tracking tools and managing external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple project titles through QA, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage the QA process with third-party vendors.

Skills

Quality Assurance Project Management

Vendor Management

Defect Tracking Tools

Communication Skills

VR Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Job description

Third-Party Quality Assurance Manager, Metaverse Content

We are seeking an experienced Third-Party Quality Assurance Manager to join our Metaverse Content Ops team. Reporting to the QA Lead, this role will oversee multiple project titles through our rigorous QA process, ensuring successful launches on Meta's VR platform(s). The ideal candidate will have a background in QA project management, with at least 3+ years of experience delivering content on popular platforms, as well as expertise in working with distributed vendors and partners.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborate closely with the QA Lead, Content Owners, and third-party developers to deliver high-quality functional releases from Alpha/Beta stages through to launch, ensuring seamless execution, timely delivery, and exceptional quality standards, while fostering open communication and effective issue resolution.
2. Effectively manage and coordinate multiple project titles in various stages of the QA process, ensuring timely completion, high-quality standards, and seamless execution across all projects, while prioritizing tasks, allocating resources, and mitigating risks.
3. Manage the entire QA process, partnering with distributed third-party test vendors to manage and execute comprehensive testing efforts, ensuring titles progress smoothly from QA entry through to successful launch, while maintaining high-quality standards and meeting project timelines.
4. Participate in recurring project synchronization meetings with key stakeholders, including content owners, development teams, and test vendors, to ensure alignment, share updates, and facilitate open communication throughout the project lifecycle.
5. Play a pivotal role in attending triage/risk assessment meetings, identifying potential risks and opportunities, and driving the development of high-quality products to successful launch, ensuring timely delivery, and meeting business objectives.
6. Ensure that project data tracking tools, such as project management software and databases, are up-to-date and contain the most relevant, accurate, and current project information to support informed decision-making and effective project execution.
7. Work closely with multiple internal stakeholders, including marketing, communications, software, hardware, and content teams, to drive business objectives, share knowledge, and leverage expertise to achieve common goals.
8. Proactively participate in continuous improvement initiatives, identify areas for enhancement, and suggest innovative solutions to optimize processes, increase efficiency, and drive business growth.
9. Effectively deliver and receive 360-degree feedback to management, peers, and partners, fostering open communication, growth, and continuous improvement.
10. Actively engage with our platform by spending time using the headset to experience managed titles and participate in dogfooding activities, providing valuable feedback and insights to inform product development and quality assurance efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 3+ years of experience in quality assurance project management, with a track record of successfully planning, executing, and delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.
2. 1+ years of experience working with external vendors and developers, with a track record of successfully managing relationships, communicating project requirements, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
3. Experience using defect tracking tools, specifically Jira and Testrail, to identify, report, and track defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
4. Experience with the entire quality assurance lifecycle, from planning and testing to deployment and maintenance, with a proven understanding of end-to-end QA processes, methodologies, and best practices.
5. Experience with the entire video game production lifecycle, from concept and pre-production to development, testing, launch, and post-launch support.
6. Knowledge of third-party compliance and certification testing, including industry standards, regulations, and testing protocols to ensure software meets required certifications and compliances.
7. Familiar with bug tracking databases, tools, and analytics, including the use of industry-standard platforms like JIRA, and TestRail to effectively track, analyze, and resolve software issues.
8. Proven experience communicating with leadership, cross-functional teams and external partners.
9. Possess familiarity with a wide range of games, apps, VR experiences, and popular platforms, including industry trends, user behaviors, and technical aspects.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience working in VR.

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About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

$101,000/year to $152,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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