QA Manager - Property & Casualty Insurance with Policy | Full-Time/Permanent Role

Job Title: QA Manager/Test Manager Property & Casualty Insurance with Policy
Location: Pleasanton, CA (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Strategy & Planning:
• Develop and implement the overall test strategy, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements within the insurance domain.
• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and developers to define testing scope and objectives, focusing on insurance applications.
• Design and document test plans, including test cases, test data, and test environments tailored to insurance workflows such as claims processing, underwriting, and policy administration.
• Test Management:
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of test engineers, ensuring quality and timeliness in execution.
• Oversee end-to-end testing processes including system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and regression testing for insurance products.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure adequate test coverage and address any defects or issues during the testing lifecycle.
• Risk & Issue Management:
• Identify potential risks in the testing process and proactively manage them.
• Track and resolve any testing issues that arise, communicating effectively with stakeholders in the insurance and IT teams.
• Test Automation:
• Lead the implementation of automated testing tools and frameworks for repetitive insurance business processes.
• Ensure the maintenance and optimization of test automation scripts specific to insurance systems.
• Stakeholder Communication:
• Act as the key point of contact between the testing team and other departments (such as underwriting, claims, or finance) to align testing with insurance product goals.
• Provide regular progress reports and testing metrics to senior management and project stakeholders.
• Compliance & Quality Assurance:
• Ensure that all testing processes adhere to relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, Solvency II) that impact insurance systems.
• Validate that the final product meets the expected quality standards before deployment.

Key Requirements:

• Experience:
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a test management role, with a focus on insurance industry projects (property & casualty insurance preferred).
• Proven experience with testing insurance-related applications such as claims systems, policy administration, underwriting platforms, or broker portals.
• Technical Skills:
• Deep knowledge of testing methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) and best practices in the insurance sector.
• Proficiency with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail) and test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, QTP).
• Experience in API testing, performance testing, and security testing.
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to manage teams and liaise with stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze and address complex issues within insurance workflows.
• Education:
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• ISTQB certification or other relevant test management certifications are preferred.

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Asher Williams
Desk: 2o1.497.1o1o X:1o5 | Direct: 551.272.o129
asher (at) pullskill dot com

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