Director – Test Automation at Veeva

Job Description

Veeva Systems is looking for a Director – Test Automation who will contribute to organization building and oversee the day-to-day delivery of mission-critical Vault applications. This is a hands-on position for delivering a quality test automation suite along with managing teams of talented and enthusiastic engineers who are remotely located.
What You’ll Do
Responsible for timely & quality delivery of projects related to test automation
Results-oriented and metrics-driven. He/ she will put in measures to objectively quantify performance/ quality goals for their team and help drive the team towards achieving them
Contribute to the operational excellence of Veeva Hyderabad and help improve automation productivity
Manage a team of automation managers & engineers and ensure successful and timely deliverables
Using your knowledge of the Indian market in hiring and retaining the right talent
Work with your counterparts across the globe and build a partnership that helps quality across Vault products.
Help grow the team by ensuring the best hiring practices that fit Veevas culture and philosophy
Come up with innovative plans to mentor teams who are distributed across India operating in a work-anywhere environment
Single point of contact for QA management across various global offices of Veeva
Support engineering sprints for product releases (planning, grooming, etc.)
Requirements
Experience (at least 5+ years) managing teams of QA managers & engineers involved in test automation projects. Total experience of 15+ years.
Lead by example: Be a hands-on and technical leader with effective communication skills
Experience in agile & scrum processes and understanding the role of a scrum master
Work with a team of automation managers and engineers to ensure quality deliverables
Experience with KPIs that measure the success of the team and the projects
Experience in creating, documenting & refining the SW engineering process
Nice to Have
Life sciences domain knowledge, especially the regulatory area
Experience with Atlassian products like Jira
Manage a platform QA team
Manage an applications development QA team
Infrastructure knowledge especially in AWS
Experience in a SaaS environment that has an agile development process
Perks & Benefits
Allocations for continuous learning & development
Health insurance with generous coverage limits
Fixed cash bonus
Allowance for wellness & fitness programs
Winter break