QA Manager - Dubai

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced QA Manager to lead our R&D QA function in a hands-on capacity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a growing team of Embedded QA Engineers, while remaining hands-on in test design, execution, and automation development.
• Be accountable for the end-to-end QA lifecycle, from strategy and planning to execution and release sign-off.
• Define, implement, and continuously improve QA processes, tools, and best practices across embedded systems and IoT solutions.
• Own the development and adoption of automation testing frameworks, ensuring consistent measurable improvements in efficiency, coverage, and reliability.
• Oversee test planning and execution, ensuring functional, regression, performance, and stress testing are delivered on time and to specification.
• Be accountable for reducing defect leakage into production through proactive test coverage and effective defect management.
• Establish and monitor quality metrics (KPIs) to assess team performance and product release quality.
• Collaborate with R&D, Product, and Operations teams to align testing with business and technical requirements.
• Ensure QA processes meet compliance requirements, internal governance standards, and industry benchmarks.
• Provide regular reporting to the CTO on QA deliverables, team performance, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the engineering organisation.

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