Associate Director-QA

Leadership Opportunity: Associate Director QA (Manual Testing Focus) - DataFlow Group

The DataFlow Group is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Associate Director QA to join our team in Bangalore.

This is a critical leadership role for a visionary who can define the future of our quality practice. We require a leader with 20+ years of experience, demonstrating exceptional strength in Manual Testing excellence, paired with deep expertise in modern automation architecture.

We are looking for a Leader who will:

1. Define & Govern the QA Strategy:

Own the end-to-end quality assurance strategy, encompassing functional, non-functional, integration, and regression testing.

Implement a robust governance framework to ensure test traceability, coverage, and quality control.

2. Architect the CI/CD Pipeline:

Design and implement the testing architecture within our CI/CD pipeline to support automated build, test, and deployment cycles.

Establish "Shift-Left" practices to ensure early defect detection and greater efficiency across the SDLC.

Drive the tool strategy for frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, and Jenkins.

3. Drive Team & Culture:

Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of test engineers, automation specialists, and manual testers.

Foster a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and proactive risk identification.

Collaborate closely with Product Engineering and Business Operations to align on delivery goals.

Experience Required:

20+ years in Quality Assurance leadership.

Demonstrated expertise in both strategic Manual Testing and designing scalable test automation frameworks.

If you are a seasoned QA leader ready to make a significant strategic impact and meet these challenging criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Interested candidates, please share your resume directly on

Kartikkapoor@dataflowgroup.com