Quality Assurance Test Lead

Who is Volkswagen Financial Services?It's been more than 70 years since Volkswagen Financial Services AG financed the first Volkswagen vehicles in Germany in 1949. A lot has changed since then, but our core goal hasn't; ensuring we meet the mobility needs of the people.Volkswagen Financial Services today operates in 48 markets through its various subsidiaries, shareholdings, and joint ventures. Volkswagen Financial Services is the largest provider of automotive financial services worldwide.At VWFS Porto, we are proud to foster a gender-equal workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed.Objectives:As a member of the VWFS Porto test team, you will lead the testing on a project or workstream ensuring the high quality and successful implementation of Contract Management systems for VWFS markets across Europe. This will involve management and delivery of the end-to-end System Testing, System Integrations Testing, Regression and User Acceptance Testing. Collaborating with and co-ordinating 3rd party (Onsite and Offshore) QA resources.In this role you will be responsible for:Defining the project test approach including, scope, feature acceptance criteria, exit criteria, timelines and key milestones Analysing and reviewing requirements, user stories, specifications, process designs to define test scenariosDeveloping and executing manual test scriptsReporting to stakeholders on all aspects of test progressEnsuring project methodologies and ways of working allow the test team to achieve the VWFS Test StrategyEnsuring all Testing and QA deliverables meet the standards outlined in the VWFS Porto Test StrategyMaintaining relationships with 3rd parties such as test resource suppliers and software vendorsEnsuring resource, data, and test environment requirements are captured and deliveredPromoting an environment of continuous improvement, such as ensuring projects learn from each other, regularly suggesting updates to the Test Strategy and our ways of working, and supporting the maintenance of knowledge repositoriesEnsuring project testing and test automation team are aligned to ensure maximum ROI from automationLevel of decision-making power/authorization:Test Risk mitigation within ProjectsAllocation of QA Testing resources to deliver necessary servicesAgree testing scope, tools, and strategies such as risk-based approach on test coverage with the impacted business areas to enable rapid change deliveryWe believe that the right profile for this job should have / be:Bachelor or master's degree in informatics, computer science or comparableProven experience of managing test / project teamsExcellent stakeholder management skillsExperience in working in an international team/ project teamHigh degree of initiative, responsibility, assertiveness and flexibilityPositive and team-minded person with good communication and presentation skillsProficient in written and spoken EnglishOrganizedTeam coordination capabilityJIRA + test management addonNice to have/Considered a plus:Proficient in written and spoken GermanISTQB advanced certificationsExperience in using application lifecycle management tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps)Knowledge of: Wholesale, Retail Financing, Leasing and Fleet BusinessDefect management and triageWhat we Offer:Long-term contract.Competitive package including private health insurance, life insurance and meal allowance (pay by meal card).Bonuses and benefits depending on performanceSchooling allowance and pension schemeIncredible and unique annual company eventsOpportunity to work on an international project and be part of multicultural and multidisciplinary teamSolid performance evaluation and career management methodologiesContinuous training – technical and behavioural development