Manager, Quality Services, eReader

Scope:

People management for small to medium size teams of 15-20 employees across one or more projects within the same domain. Manages the project directly on their day-to-day schedule, quality, process and team morale.

Job description:

Your scope of work is to apply existing processes to plan and execute projects for small to mid-size teams directly reporting into you. You are able to develop skill matrix, allocate resource, distribute daily tasks and ensure closure of day-to-day activities. You demonstrate capability to understand fundamental test methodologies and metrics. You are able to take a defined project plan and deliver on schedule, providing quality reports and status updates. You understand metrics used by your team and report against them. You own the regression deliverable and apply your technical knowledge to provide input to test execution plans/test cases that help improve product test coverage. You evaluate metrics to check for progress as per expectation, highlight to all stakeholders any deviations in plan well in advance. Come up with corrective and preventive plans for the same. You own and prioritize work allocation based on business needs with a daily/monthly frequency.

You lead process improvement projects in the respective teams and convert them into measurable results. You highlight gaps in process to identify areas of improvement in process and share best practices. You are responsible for planning and procuring all the hardware, software and other infrastructure needed for day-to-day operations and escalate it to management when there is a need. You understand Amazon s hiring process and actively participate in hiring for your team. You also help your team train and mentor new hires by creating launch plans. You assign appropriate challenging work to employees to develop & prepare them for larger roles. You are able to create and implement performance improvement plans for your team members. With top performers, you are able to identify and work with them for talent development.

Key job responsibilities
Manage a Team of 10+ and will be responsible for team output and working with stakeholders in ensuring a seamless delivery
Work with the team in setting up goals and tracking their performance periodically and set remediation as necessary.
Assess risks that may impede the team or deliverables; plan and work with leadership on mitigations

- 2+ years of team management experience
- Knowledge of Windows desktop environment and use of Word, Excel, IE, Firefox etc.
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience an operations, project or program Manager directly managing and developing front-line managers