Senior IT Quality Assurance (QA) Manager

Join the Future of Workspace Innovation at Haworth

Are you ready to shape the future of how people work, live, and thrive? At Haworth, we're not just creating furniture - we're revolutionizing the way the world interacts with spaces. As a global pioneer in workspace design since 1948, we've been pushing boundaries and redefining possibilities for over seven decades.

We're looking for visionaries like you to help write the next chapter of our story.

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Job Summary

We are currently looking for a IT Senior QA Manager to join our team in Holland, MI. This is a fully on-site position.

As a Senior IT QA Manager, you will :

As a critical leader within our Technology organization, the QA Manager will be instrumental in ensuring the delivery of exceptional products and services to our customers. This role demands a passion for quality, a deep understanding of solution delivery lifecycles, and experience in establishing robust QA processes for software, data, and AI models, all within a DevOps environment. The Solutions Manager will lead and inspire multiple IT teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence while developing comprehensive departmental strategies and optimizing resource allocation. They will deliver transformative products and services that consistently exceed customer expectations, establishing and championing industry-leading QA frameworks to ensure exceptional quality and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall QA strategy, encompassing software, data, and AI, aligning with company goals and industry best practices.
• Champion a culture of quality across the organization, fostering collaboration and a proactive approach to quality assurance within a DevOps framework.
• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies for software applications, covering functional, regression, performance, security, and usability testing, integrated within our CI / CD pipelines.
• Introduce and manage appropriate testing tools and automation frameworks to enhance efficiency and coverage, ensuring seamless integration with our DevOps processes.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards across all data sources, pipelines, and storage systems, incorporating data quality checks into our DevOps pipelines.
• Design and implement data quality checks, validation processes, and data governance procedures, ensuring alignment with our DevOps practices.
• Monitor data quality metrics, identify anomalies, and lead root cause analysis and resolution efforts, collaborating closely with DevOps teams to address any infrastructure-related issues.
• Define and implement testing strategies for AI models, encompassing accuracy, bias detection, explainability, fairness, and robustness, integrating these tests into our model deployment pipelines.
• Establish metrics and benchmarks for evaluating AI model performance and ensure compliance with ethical AI principles, working closely with data science and DevOps teams to ensure responsible AI development and deployment.
• Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of QA professionals, providing guidance, training, and development opportunities, fostering a DevOps mindset within the team.
• Collaborate closely with product management, software development, data science, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of quality throughout the product lifecycle, promoting a culture of shared responsibility for quality within the DevOps framework.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software quality, data quality, and AI model testing, particularly in the context of DevOps and continuous delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance QA processes, methodologies, and tools, leveraging automation and DevOps principles to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with / without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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Design your future with Haworth

Headquartered in Holland Michigan, Haworth is a family-owned global powerhouse at the forefront of innovation and sustainable design in the workspace interiors industry. Here, you'll have access to state-of-the-art resources, collaborate with cross-functional teams of passionate innovators, and experience a blend of global reach with personal growth opportunities. Whether you're developing new manufacturing processes, implementing smart factory solutions, or designing tomorrow's workspace solutions, you'll be empowered to make a lasting impact while growing your career.

We believe in the power of collaboration and strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference. Your hard work, dedication, and talent are the foundation of our success and enable us to build meaningful connections with our customers and each other.

At Haworth, members enjoy benefits from their first day of employment :

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