Senior QA Manager

Employment Type: [Not Specified] Location Type: Fully Remote (India) Salary: [Not Specified]

About YipitData:

YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy, recently raising up to $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation over $1B. We analyze billions of alternative data points daily, providing detailed insights on ridesharing, e-commerce marketplaces, payments, and more. Our on-demand insights team utilizes proprietary technology to identify, license, clean, and analyze data critical to many of the world's largest investment funds and corporations.

Recognized as one of Inc.'s Best Workplaces for three consecutive years, YipitData is a fast-growing technology company backed by The Carlyle Group and Norwest Venture Partners. We have offices in NYC, Austin, Miami, Denver, Mountain View, Seattle, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Singapore. Our culture is people-centric, emphasizing mastery, ownership, and transparency.

As Our Senior QA Manager, You Will:

• Build, manage, and mentor a team of QA engineers (manual + automation).
• Define and enforce best practices for test planning, execution, and automation.
• Develop and own the test strategy for all products — web, mobile, API, backend.
• Review test plans and ensure coverage aligns with business and technical requirements.
• Oversee both manual and automated test execution during release cycles.
• Drive initiatives to improve test efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to ensure smooth releases and high quality.
• Report on quality metrics and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Own the defect lifecycle management and risk mitigation process.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools/technologies to improve QA capabilities.
• Participate in resource planning, hiring, and performance reviews.

Work Hours: Standard work hours are from 8 am to 5 pm IST.

You Are Likely To Succeed If You:

• Possess 10+ years of experience in QA, with at least 3+ years in a QA leadership or managerial role.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field with a solid foundation in computer science.
• Have hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing.
• Demonstrate proven experience in managing QA for Agile/Scrum teams and using JIRA/Confluence.
• Have experience in formulating quality standards, testing technical specifications, and standard construction.
• Have good experience in improving test efficiency, reliability, and training junior members of the QA team.
• Can manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Bonus Points If You:

• Have experience in a big-data or high-growth product environment.
• Are familiar with performance, mobile, and security testing tools (e.g., JMeter, OWASP ZAP).
• Have experience managing teams across time zones or remote teams.
• Hold a PMP certification.

What We Offer:

Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary.

• We prioritize your personal life with generous vacation time, parental leave, team events, learning reimbursement, and more.
• Your growth at YipitData is driven by your impact, not tenure, facetime, or office politics. We foster an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust, empowering everyone to learn, self-improve, and master their skills.

YipitData is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

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