VP, Quality Engineering

The VP, Quality Engineering (QE) is accountable for transforming and institutionalizing Quality Engineering across the entire Technology organization. You will oversee the development, execution, and continuous evolution of enterprise-wide QE strategy, frameworks, governance, and operating models.

The VP, QE ensures the function delivers measurable quality outcomes, operational excellence, and strategic impact for CFA Institute’s global technology portfolio. This role carries enterprise-level responsibility to rebuild the QE function (presently largely outsourced), establish scalable internal capabilities, and embed modern QE practices into all stages of the software development lifecycle.

This position may be based in eligible jurisdictions in the United States and reports to the Head Application Development. It is eligible for flexible working arrangements including remote/hybrid

 

What You’ll Do

• Architect and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap to rebuild the internal Quality Engineering capability, reducing reliance on outsourced testing and establishing a modern, scalable QE organization.

• Create and institutionalize an enterprise QE strategy, governance framework, and operating model aligned with organizational policy, business priorities, and technology strategy.

• Lead best-practice adoption in automation engineering, quality management, continuous testing, shift-left/shift-right practices, and quality observability.

• Work closely with Engineering, Product Management, Architecture, Security, and Operations to embed QE practices across all functional areas and delivery models (Agile, SAFe, hybrid).

• Shape policies, principles, and quality standards that impact enterprise-wide technology delivery, ensuring alignment with risk, compliance, and organizational objectives.

• Interpret organizational policies into tailored QE procedures, practices, and measurable performance criteria.

• Build a strong internal QE talent pipeline through workforce planning, role design, coaching, and professional development.

• Ensure effective planning and execution of QE operational plans across portfolios, programs, and large-scale initiatives. Oversee departmental budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning, ensuring alignment with portfolio demand and organizational priorities.

• Monitor organizational QE performance, including maturity, automation coverage, efficiency, and quality outcomes; report insights and risks to senior management. Establish and maintain enterprise dashboards, metrics, benchmarks, and KPIs (e.g., defect density, cycle time, coverage levels, operational impacts).

• Evaluate and select modern testing and automation technologies, platforms, and toolchains to support continuous integration and delivery ecosystems. Drive adoption of AI-assisted testing, model-based testing, and emerging technologies.

• Define technical standards and architectures for automation frameworks, test data management, and quality tooling.

• Manage strategic vendor relationships and optimize the mix of internal and external resources.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Information Technology with at least five years of demonstrated experience in leading testing and QE teams.

• Deep expertise with industry automated testing tools.

• Experience in developing testing strategy, plans and test cases. Experience with end to end (E2E) testing, systems and integrated testing.    

• Experience working in and across both agile and waterfall Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) including SCRUM, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Strong knowledge and experience with build management tools, software configuration management systems and/or source code version control systems, technical architectures, and testing software and automation

• Ability to create new and unique ideas and an entrepreneurial spirit a plus

• Experience in project management, with skills necessary to interpret what is needed for the success of a project and to create appropriate schedules for timely delivery

• Very high level of organizational and time management skills, including flexibility in competently juggling competing priorities and changing expectations

• Must demonstrate outstanding judgment and mature business skills with the ability to establish a strong rapport with senior management

• Willingness to ask questions rather than just follow directions is required.

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