Lead Quality Assurance (Software)

TL;DR

Lead Quality Assurance (Software): Establishing and driving the quality strategy and testing frameworks for a globally scaling platform with an accent on process improvement and team leadership. Focus on enhancing release confidence, strengthening testing practices, and ensuring system reliability through a hands-on approach to functional, regression, and end-to-end testing.

Location: Onsite in Palmerston North, New Zealand

Salary: £100,000 - £130,000

Company

A globally scaling Kiwi tech company providing products used worldwide.

What you will do

• Drive the quality-first mindset and provide leadership within the QA function.
• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and QA processes.
• Perform hands-on software testing across the entire development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and support teams.
• Improve release confidence by strengthening testing practices.
• Identify technical risks early and drive practical solutions for reliability.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience in software testing.
• Proven ability to build or improve QA processes and testing frameworks.
• Solid understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Must be based onsite in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working across technical and non-technical teams.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on raising quality standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a globally scaling Kiwi tech company.
• Collaborative, forward-thinking, and close-knit team environment.
• Direct impact on the reliability and performance of global products.
• Ability to shape how quality engineering is executed across the entire business.