QA Lead / Acting QA Manager
New American Funding
Jan 2024 - Current (2 years 8 months)
Acted as an QA Manager, leading quality engineeringinitiatives across 3 strategic projects and managing adistributed team of 17 QA professionals spanning bothonshore and offshore locations.Drove team performance management by defining andtracking Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), conductingperformance reviews, mentoring team members, andsupporting individual career development plans.Partnered with Product Managers, Engineering Leaders,and Business Stakeholders during quarterly planningsessions to define feature scope, delivery timelines,qualityobjectives, and release strategies.Owned QA governance activities include test strategydefinition, quality metrics reporting, risk assessment, releasereadiness reviews, and executive status reporting