QA Manager

*REMOTE OPPORTUNITY* - Poland

WHAT WE DO

Nitrogen has been revolutionizing how financial advisors and wealth management firms engage with their clients since the launch of Riskalyze in 2011. Today, Nitrogen offers an integrated client engagement software platform featuring risk tolerance, proposal generation, investment research, and financial planning tools designed to help firms and financial advisors deliver personalized advice. We invented the Risk Number®, built on top of a Nobel Prize-winning academic framework, and are the champions of the Fearless Investing Movement — tens of thousands of financial advisors are committed to our mission of empowering the world to invest fearlessly.

Nitrogen is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We are committed to being fair and intentional in our hiring decisions by reviewing every application thoroughly.

WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON

Elevate the quality, reliability, and efficiency of Nitrogen’s software products by implementing robust QA processes, metrics, and tools, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and efficiency within the QA function.

The QA Manager:

1. Increase Product Reliability: Use first-hand experience to introduce better talent, tooling, and process to drive a meaningful reduction in escaped defects.
2. Implement Clear Quality Metrics: Develop and deploy comprehensive metrics to assess the effectiveness of QA efforts and the overall quality of our products.
3. Strengthen QA Processes and Tooling: Improve breadth and depth of test coverage through hands-on technical experience across all layers of the testing pyramid.
4. Drive AI Automation Adoption: Integrate AI-driven automation tools to increase testing efficiency and accuracy.
5. Enhance QA Talent and Development: Evaluate current QA personnel, foster professional growth, and increase talent density within the team.
6. Improve Team Efficiency: Assess QA resourcing and make necessary changes to reduce specialization silos, increase efficiency, and drive better quality outcomes.
7. Deliver Measurable Improvements: Hit the ground running by creating and executing on a 90 day plan with ambitious outcomes and clear metrics for success.

1. Leadership and Accountability

• Proven ability to lead QA teams, instilling a sense of ownership and continuous improvement. 
• Experience in fostering team growth and implementing clear process and accountability frameworks.

2. Quality Assurance Expertise

• Deep hands-on technical knowledge of QA methodologies, testing frameworks, and automation tools.
• Systematic expertise across the full testing pyramid, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.

3. Metrics-Driven Approach

• Strong background in developing and implementing metrics to measure QA effectiveness, product quality, and process efficiency.

4. AI Integration

• Passionate about the value that AI can bring to the QA function.
• Hands-on success using AI tools for increased efficiency and quality, and experience driving adoption of those tools within a QA team.

5. Process Improvement and Innovation

• Demonstrated success in identifying process inefficiencies and implementing improvements, including the adoption of AI and automation technologies.

6. Technical Acumen

• Proficiency with QA tools, automation frameworks, and modern development practices.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how QA integrates with them.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Leadership in building a culture of quality that impacts the organization as a whole, not just QA.
• Ability to work closely with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to align QA efforts with broader business goals and customer needs.

8. Change Management

• Experience leading organizational change, particularly in transitioning QA teams to more flexible and efficient structures.

9. Effective Communication

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate QA strategies, metrics, and process changes to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

10. Customer-Driven Mindset

• Focused on improving product reliability and performance to enhance customer satisfaction, with an understanding of customer pain points and feedback loops.

11. Growth and Adaptability

• Demonstrates curiosity and willingness to adopt new technologies and methodologies, continuously evolving the QA function to meet emerging challenges and industry standards.

The expected monthly compensation range for this position is 23k PLN - 26k PLN plus Bonus.

For a truly exceptional candidate, there may be a possibility to go beyond this budget.

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• Full remote-work with access to the nice office in the Wrocław city center (unlimited coffee, snacks, lemonade and table tennis)
• Flexible working hours
• Private healthcare (Luxmed)
• Sport card or Worksmile budget
• Macbook Pro 16” and 4k display
• Frequent integration events on team and company level
• English language course, Grammarly access.
• Annual bonus

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