Requirements: English
Company: WhatJobs
Region: Machelen , Flanders
An exciting opportunity for a truly global organisation - we are shortlisting for interviews now.
We are currently looking for a Global Test Manager to join our international program team based in Diegem, Belgium. As a Global Test Manager, you will lead and oversee the testing strategy, execution, and quality assurance processes across multiple airline teams and vendors. You will be responsible for defining best practices, ensuring compliance with standards, and driving continuous improvement in testing methodologies. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing test resources, resolving issues, and mitigating risks to deliver high-quality software and systems on a global scale.
You will be part of the implementation team responsible for setting up the aircraft technical system (AMOS) with our airlines around the globe. This team covers project management, processes alignment, data migration, interfaces, mobile applications, testing and training together as one team with all airlines. You will lead the mitigating risk associated with the deployment of the new software and ensuring a smooth transition to live operation.
Report into the Program Manager.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the planning, design, and implementation of a comprehensive testing strategy that aligns with organizational objectives and expectations.
- Create and maintain requirements, test plans, test cases, and execute tests using advanced testing techniques and tools.
- Establish a process for tracking and addressing defects identified during testing.
- Oversee testing resources, including key airline users involved in User Acceptance Testing.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Managers, and other stakeholders to define testing models and gather insights to enhance testing processes.
- Uphold high standards for user experience and system performance by utilizing automated testing frameworks and tools as appropriate.
- Provide regular metrics and performance reports on testing activities to executive leadership, showcasing the impact and value of the testing team''s efforts.
- Conduct various types of testing, including User Acceptance, Integration, Performance, and Regression testing.
Your profile
To succeed in this role, you should:
- Possess a "Can Do Spirit" and demonstrate professionalism in all actions.
- Be extremely well-organized, action-oriented, and a great listener.
- Be proactive, responsible, and unafraid of challenges.
- Exhibit a customer-oriented mindset with a creative approach to problem-solving.
- Be open to continuous personal and professional development, embracing innovation.
- Be able to work with a large number of stakeholders.
- Proven experience in technology systems testing.
- Proficiency Test Management tools and automated testing tools.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Proven track record in building and managing a Testing Center of Excellence within a consulting or similar environment.
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop and implement effective testing strategies.
- Good planning and organizing, ability to see the big picture as well as focus on details and errorless delivery.
Qualifications
- 10 or more years of experience in Testing.
- Experience in generating process documentation and reports.
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Be able to perfectly communicate in English both orally and by writing.
- Have 2 or more years'' experience in Aviation.
- Proven ability to manage project workstreams and user testing.
- ISTQB Certification.
- Experience with qTest (Tricentis)
Preferred skills (a plus, but not required):
- Bachelor''s or Master''s degree in IT or similar
- Have Experience with MIS Implementation Projects (ideally: Trax to AMOS).
- Experience with Jira
- Speak French, Dutch or German