Head of Quality Engineering

Segment: S&P Global Sustainable1

The Role: Head of Quality Engineering

Grade Level: 12 (for internal reference only)

Location: London, UK or EMEA, India, Pakistan

The Team: This is a team that sits within S&P Global’s Sustainable1(S1) business, a new organization focused on ESG data, analytics and solutions; the role will interact with the S1 team and SPGI’s divisional ESG teams as well as with professionals within the sustainability space. We are seeking a Head of Quality Engineering of S1, you will drive the Quality Engineering strategy, process and execution for the S1 platforms and services and head a global team that focuses on the development of a robust quality engineering process and practices.

The Impact: You will play an integral role in the build out of new products into the ESG Marketplace.

What’s in it for you: You will be part of a highly visible team that has direct impact on the execution of our technology roadmap and vision.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Technology Leadership to help deliver the technology vision and technology strategy.
• Work with different divisions on strategies for core components and provide visibility.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.
• Responsible for Leading and directing the QA leadership team.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation and Quality Assurance.
• Foster a culture to provide Stability, Performance, Security and Automation to the S1 platforms and services.
• Be accountable for the test automation projects, mentor, and provide leadership to the QA automation developers and managers.
• Participate in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA leads.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined.
• Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation.
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.
• Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.
• Gather and present testing metrics and testing activities for the projects to key stakeholders.
• Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc.
• Manage training and continuous learning of QA staff by means of short courses, conferences, meetups, certifications, etc.
• Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams.
• Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline, and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.
• Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.
• Work with QA managers, Engineering leadership to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals.

What We’re Looking For:
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• 10+ years of experience with 8 years of experience of running quality assurance for large scale platforms and services for a global audience
• Quality first mindset with a strong background and experience with developing products for a global audience at scale.
• Strong ability to drive changes at a large scale, proactive thinker.
• Excellent analytical thinking, Customer oriented mindset, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with strong ability to influence both IT and business partners
• Ability to deploy new practices and tooling to keep current with the industry.
• Strong understanding of processes and tooling for quality assurance, performance, security and automation.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code, AWS Services, with particular emphasis on those that are heavily used when providing DevOps Automation solutions
• Financial services industry experience will be a plus but not necessary
• Experience working in agile scrum environment
• As a great influencer with great communication skills, you love sharing your knowledge with others and helping them grow.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the ESG space
• Familiarity and/or enthusiasm with Data Science / Machine Learning is a plus
• Exposure working in cloud computing environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Exposure in SnowFlake, Databricks

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $82,600 - $230,200. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive bonus/a sales commission plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit .

About Company Statement:

S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important—some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit .

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.    

Equal Opportunity Employer:

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

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