Director of Quality Assurance (QA)

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THE STUDIOWe are a company for gamers, by gamers. We believe that truly good and deeply compelling games are timeless and will ultimately prevail over fine-tuned shallow addiction cycles. Our mission is to make deeply engaging and technically outstanding games, while embracing all the opportunities of cross-platform, new business models and a games industry in flux.We are looking for ambitious and highly skilled people who share our passion for making outstanding games. You will need to be ready to take on the challenge of being part of a small but experienced and ambitious team, not be afraid to get your hands dirty, have a can-do attitude and a willingness to go the extra mile. For those up to the challenge, it's going to be a thrilling ride.Director of Quality Assurance (QA)As the Director of Quality Assurance (QA) you will provide company level leadership support to ensure that we ship stable high quality games and content to our players. Using your expert knowledge of all aspects of Quality Assurance and exceptional collaboration skills you will lead the QA efforts across all our games, setting the standards of quality in feature development testing, compatibility & compliance testing, and all areas of QA.You’ll work closely with each development team to ensure that they have the necessary QA processes, support, and staffing so that they deliver games that meet and exceed the high expectations our players have.Responsibilities:

• Build up the QA discipline at SEMC across strategy, team, and execution
• Continuously evolve QA infrastructure and process to support multiple game teams serving all aspects of game testing needs including functional, localization, compatibility, and qualitative testing.
• Partner with the leadership team of each project to establish a best-in-class testing process that is adaptable to the unique needs of each game throughout its development and live operations lifecycle
• Manage existing QA team members and help further elevate their impact.
• Evaluate, improve, and extend SEMC’s XQA partnerships to ensure we have appropriate scalable resourcing for every stage of the game development process.
  
  

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience working in Video Game Quality Assurance
• 3+ years at a Manager or Senior Manager level in QA
• Have shipped 1 or more AAA titles
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing QA processes and procedures at scale
• Experience working on a diverse portfolio of games at all stages of development and live service, identifying risks and issues, mitigating and resolving them
• Experience managing and growing a QA team of people managers and ICs
• Ability and experience in establishing and managing external QA vendor relationships
  
  

Bonus points for:

• Experience working on mobile & cross-platform games
• Experience working with distributed remote teams
• Experience working on Open World Games z
  
  

The base annual salary range for this position in the United States is $100,000-$165,000. The base salary is just one part of the overall compensation package. SEMC also offers a package of benefits, including, healthcare coverage, unlimited PTO, a remote work environment, flex working schedule, parental leave support, 100% 401k match on the first 3% of your contribution, and paid local hangout meals and events. For more details on the full benefits package please visit this link. All full time roles are also eligible for annual bonuses and equity. This base pay range is for the United States only and does not apply to international locations. The range for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Do you feel like you don’t meet each and every requirement on the job description? Many people don't apply for jobs unless they feel they exceed every one of these job requirements. It’s very important for us at SEMC to ensure we have a diverse and inclusive group of talent, so please go ahead and apply even if you feel that you’re not a “perfect” fit! You just might be what we’re looking for!