Senior Program Manager

we are looking for a Senior Program Manager.The Senior Program Manager, Quality Engineering is a pivotal role within our R&D organization, responsible for driving governance, process excellence, and strategic. This person leads cross-suite integration programs, spearheads AI tools adoption, and owns quality and performance improvement initiatives - acting as the connective tissue between QA, R&D, Product, and Release teams.

The right candidate brings both rigor and vision: able to standardize how we deliver quality software while actively pushing the organization forward through innovation and tooling.How will you make an impact? SDLC Governance & Quality ProcessOwn and drive governance across Quality Engineering - from sprint planning through release sign-off.Define and maintain quality process standards, ensuring consistent adoption across cross-functional R&D teams.Track and report on quality KPIs, test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness to stakeholders and leadership.Identify process gaps, risks, and blockers; drive course corrections to keep quality milestones on track.Coordinate with Release Management to align QA sign-off gates with deployment schedules.Cross-Suite Integration ProgramsLead end-to-end cross-suite integration programs spanning multiple product lines, R&D teams, and geographies.Coordinate cross-functional dependencies, align timelines, and ensure quality standards are upheld across all integrated components.Serve as the primary integration point between QA, Architecture, Product Management, and Engineering for complex multi-team deliverables.Articulate integration status, risks, and plans with accuracy to stakeholders at all levels - from engineers to executive leadership.AI Tools AdoptionLead the evaluation, rollout, and adoption of AI-powered tools within the Quality organization.Partner with Engineering and tooling owners to define AI tool integration standards, governance policies, and success metrics.Champion a culture of continuous learning and experimentation with emerging AI capabilities across QA and SDLC workflows.Measure and communicate the impact of AI tooling on quality outcomes, developer productivity, and time-to-delivery.Quality & Performance Improvement ProgramsDefine, own, and execute ongoing quality improvement programs targeting defect escape rates, test coverage, and release predictability.Drive performance improvement initiatives across the QA function through data-driven insights, retrospectives, and process redesign.Partner with tooling owners (CI/CD, test automation, static analysis) to ensure pipeline quality gates are well-governed and continuously optimized.Requirements: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.7-10 years of experience in program or project management within a software development environment.5 years of hands-on experience in a key SDLC role - QA, engineering, or release management.Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional, cross-suite, or multi-team integration programs.Solid understanding of software quality processes: test planning, defect lifecycle, regression, UAT, and release readiness.Functional expertise in Agile/Scrum; Scrum Master experience strongly preferred.Experience driving technology or tooling adoption programs within an engineering organization.Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) for tracking, reporting, and documentation.Strong communication skills - able to tailor updates for engineers, QA leads, and executive stakeholders alike.Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to removing blockers without waiting to be asked.This position is open to all candidates.