Associate Director- Testing

Job Description Area(s) of responsibility Birlasoft, a global leader at the forefront of Cloud, AI, and Digital technologies, seamlessly blends domain expertise with enterprise solutions. The company's consultative and design-thinking approach empowers societies worldwide, enhancing the efficiency and productivity of businesses. As part of the multibillion-dollar diversified CKA Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,000+ professionals, is committed to continuing the Group's 170-year heritage of building sustainable communities. Job Description: Testing Practice Director - PreSales & Solutioning - Analyze the RFP and customer requirements and identify key strategic win themes. - Provide inputs to solution team for the solution levers, based on key win themes . - Co-ordinate with Testing HBU Technical solution team to deliver compelling POCs and demos - Participate in developing pre-sales collaterals and reusable artifacts for pre-sales - Manage demand pipe line and publish weekly reports on RFP/RFI/Proposals - Active participation in creating proposals, SoWs, estimations - Actively liaise with delivery teams for proactive proposals and business development - Senior Stakeholder Management: - Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand their business objectives, requirements, and expectations. - Establish and coach Testing Standards to be followed for the implementation program and drive stakeholder acceptance, must have strong technical background in testing in automation / test data management - Communicate effectively to align testing initiatives with overall business goals. - Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to senior stakeholders on test strategies, progress, and quality metrics. - Business Opportunity Identification: - Identify and analyze business opportunities in software testing, including emerging trends, industry advancements, and potential areas of improvement. - Conduct market research and competitor analysis to stay informed about testing practices and industry benchmarks. - Develop strategies to leverage testing capabilities as a competitive advantage and drive revenue growth. - Testing Center of Excellence Leadership: - Define and implement testing methodologies, standards, and processes to drive consistency and efficiency. - Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the Testing CoE. - Automation Tools and Test Data Management: - Possess expertise in automation tools and frameworks to streamline test execution and enhance efficiency. - Evaluate, select, and implement automation tools that align with organizational goals and project requirements. - Develop and maintain a robust test data management strategy to ensure accurate and secure test data availability. - Test Delivery and Quality Assurance: - Oversee end-to-end test delivery across projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, timelines, and budget. - Develop test strategies, test plans, and test cases in collaboration with project teams. - Monitor and analyze test results, identify trends, and propose corrective actions to continuously improve quality. Requirements 18+ Yrs of Proven experience as a Senior Test Lead or similar role, with a focus on managing senior stakeholders and identifying business opportunities in software testing. Test Management experience in automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium,TOSCA, Appium, Cucumber) , performance Testing and test data management tools. Experience in implementing and managing a Testing CoE is highly desirable.