VP M&A E2E VP Quality Engineering

LPL Financial; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 149,247 - 248,745; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an E2E QE Lead to own end-to-end quality governance for the Equitable migration. This role sets the standards and oversees their execution—the testing work is performed by a central cell, while SMEs own UAT sign-off.

The Lead defines criteria, acceptance gates, and metrics to track program health. You will coordinate across engine, DB & App, batch, and SME tracks, drive quality thresholds for cutovers, and partner with vendor teams to ensure consistent quality across

Qualifications

• 8+ years in quality engineering/assurance, with 3+ years leading quality and test strategy for complex multi-team programs.
• Ownership of end-to-end quality governance, including acceptance criteria and phase gates.
• Experience with test-management and defect-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, qTest) and UAT governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain SME-ready workbook criteria and audit them each cycle.
• Own AI-PR acceptance criteria and quality gates with Applied AI Engineer.
• Own Go/No-Go quality checklist for migration phases and enforce phase gates.
• Lead weekly RemOps quality triage for failures and risks.
• Define and report core quality metrics (defect-escape rate, PR merge rate, CI failures).
• Oversee the governance of test bars by the Cognizant Domain App & E2E QE cell and ensure SME UAT sign-off guidance.

Skills

Quality leadership

End-to-end quality governance

Test management

Jira

qTest

UAT governance

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

qTest

Job description

Job Overview

The E2E QE Lead, reporting to the SVP, Technology with a dotted line to the AI Lead, owns end‑to‑end quality governance for the Equitable migration. This role sets the standards and oversees their execution — it does not perform the testing itself: application‑level and end‑to‑end test execution is delivered by a Centralized Domain App & QE cell, and SMEs own UAT sign‑off. The Lead defines SME‑ready workbook criteria and AI‑PR acceptance criteria, owns the functional phase Go/No‑Go quality checklist, runs weekly triage with Remediation Operations (RemOps), and owns the quality metrics that tell the program whether it is on track — false‑positive rate, PR merge rate, and CI failure taxonomy. The role sets the bar and oversees the bar; it is distinct from the testing cell that executes against it, and from the E2E Solution Lead role.

Responsibilities

• Workbook Quality Bar: Define and maintain the criteria that make an SME‑review workbook ready — completeness, clarity, and traceability — and audit workbooks against them each cycle.
• AI-PR Acceptance Criteria: Own the acceptance criteria for AI‑generated pull requests, partnering with the Applied AI Engineer on quality gates and disposition requirements.
• Phase Go/No-Go Quality Checklist: Own the functional Go/No-Go quality checklist for each migration phase and hold the quality line at phase gates.
• Weekly RemOps Triage: Run weekly quality triage with Remediation Operations to review failures, escapes, and emerging risks.
• Quality Metrics Ownership: Define, track, and report the program’s core quality metrics — false‑positive rate, PR merge rate, and CI failure taxonomy — to leadership and governance.
• Test-Bar Governance (Not Execution): Set and oversee the application‑level and end‑to‑end test bar executed by the Cognizant Domain App & E2E QE cell, and ensure SME‑owned UAT sign‑off is well‑defined and respected.
• Cross-Track Coordination: Coordinate quality expectations across the engine, DB & App, batch, and SME tracks, and integrate into the program test strategy.
• Defect‑Escape Governance: Establish defect‑escape and quality thresholds that feed the cutover Go/No-Go decision, escalating risks early.

Requirements

• Quality Engineering Leadership: Minimum of 8 years in quality engineering/assurance, including a minimum of 3 years leading quality and test strategy for complex, multi‑team software programs (governance and oversight, not hands‑on test execution).
• End‑to‑End Quality Governance: Demonstrated ownership of end‑to‑end quality governance — acceptance criteria, phase Go/No-Go gates, and quality bars — with measurable metrics such as defect‑escape rate, false‑positive rate, and test coverage.
• Test Management & Defect Tooling: Experience with test‑management and defect‑tracking tooling (e.g., qTest and Jira) and structured test‑environment and UAT governance.
• Vendor & UAT Oversight: Experience governing vendor/partner test execution and coordinating SME‑owned UAT sign‑off across multiple domains.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with a minimum of 8+ years in quality engineering/assurance including leadership of quality governance on enterprise programs.

Core Competencies

• Standard‑Setting: Defines clear, objective quality criteria that others can execute and be measured against.
• Holding the Line: Makes disciplined, evidence‑based Go/No-Go calls under schedule pressure.
• Measurement Orientation: Manages quality through metrics and trends, not anecdotes.
• Influence Without Direct Execution: Drives quality outcomes through governance, partnership, and oversight across LPL and vendor teams.

Preferences

• Experience governing quality for AI/ML‑generated artifacts or automated remediation pipelines.
• Familiarity with Testing tools, Jira, and structured test‑environment and UAT governance.
• Background in regulated financial‑services migrations or large platform‑consolidation programs.
• Experience defining acceptance criteria at the boundary between automated CI and human UAT sign‑off.

Pay Range

$149,247.00 - $248,745.00

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

Principals only. EOE.