Quality Assurance Manager

This is a full-time position.

Are you ready to drive success in a dynamic engineering environment? Dispel is inviting an enthusiastic QA professional to join our team.

Dispel is looking for an experienced QA Manager to lead our quality assurance efforts and ensure our engineering projects meet the highest standards of quality.

We’re looking for professionals with 5 to 8 years of experience in quality assurance or a closely related field, who are adept at upholding product quality, meeting deadlines, and navigating complex challenges. At Dispel, quality assurance is pivotal—it’s about advocating for the highest standards, tackling various challenges, and thriving in an environment of continuous growth and learning.

In this role, not only will you spearhead our engineering team's QA processes—from devising and enforcing testing strategies to overseeing test execution and monitoring results—but you will also actively engage in hands-on testing.

We’re looking for someone with a thorough understanding of quality assurance methodologies, especially within an Agile development framework. If you're passionate about delivering high-quality work and enjoy working with a talented team, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Location

We are a 100% fully remote company. You are welcome to use our office in Brooklyn, New York City.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in quality assurance, demonstrating the ability to lead quality-focused initiatives and directly engage in testing activities.
• Establish and communicate product quality metrics, both general and project-specific.
• Prioritize defect backlogs to focus engineering efforts on issues significantly impacting user experience.
• Collaborate with engineering to integrate quality assessment practices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Expertise in creating detailed test cases from product specifications, executing these tests, and managing the overall testing lifecycle.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in fostering a collaborative, efficient work environment aimed at achieving common goals, with a keen emphasis on enhancing customer satisfaction through the delivery of customer-centric solutions.

Extra Credit

• Certifications such as ISTQB Certified Tester, Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE), Certified Software Tester (CSTE), or similar.
• Experience leading QA teams for SaaS platforms and API testing
• Experience with quality management software, such as JIRA, Tuskr, Playwright, Selenium, or TestRail.
• Experience with specific technologies and product types, such as SaaS platforms, API development and testing, and networking-intensive solutions.

Good Personal Traits

• A willingness to accept failure and feedback, learn and try again.
• A passion for learning new disciplines and gaining a deep understanding of how others on the team do their work.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with developers, team members, and stakeholders in a fully remote environment.

Benefits

At Dispel you’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• 401(k) w/ company match.
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health savings account

The U.S. pay range for this position is between $104,550 and $123,000/year with an expected Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) bonus yearly (including bonus or commission). Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Dispel is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Beware of Hiring Scams: Dispel will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information such as social security numbers during the hiring process. All official communication will come from a verified company email address. If you receive suspicious requests or communications, please report them to people@dispel.com. All of our legitimate openings can be found on the Dispel Career Site at https://apply.workable.com/dispel/