Responsibilities 1. Strategic Quality Engineering & Transformation
- Operating Model Modernization: Spearhead the transformation of E2E and UAT functions from reactive, manual testing into an automated, shift-left, and continuous quality ecosystem powered by modern test harnesses and AI-augmented testing capabilities.
- Testing Architecture & Standards: Define enterprise testing strategies, test design standards, and automation frameworks across complex multi-tier distributed architectures, microservices, and legacy core banking platforms.
- ROI & Value Realization: Model and track the Total Cost of Quality (CoQ), establishing quantifiable Return on Investment (ROI) metrics for test automation, cycle-time reduction, and defect prevention initiatives. 2. E2E & UAT Execution & Release Governance
- Cross-Franchise Testing Leadership: Oversee comprehensive test planning, environment orchestration, data readiness, and test execution for large-scale, cross-franchise programs, regulatory initiatives, and client-facing digital releases.
- Shift-Left Collaboration: Partner closely with Technology Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Business Stakeholders to align functional acceptance criteria early in the lifecycle and establish robust UAT sign-off gates.
- Non-Functional & Integration Alignment: Integrate functional E2E tests with performance, resilience, security, and synthetic monitoring validations prior to production deployment. 3. Technical Mastery & Automation Enablement
- Framework & Tooling Leadership: Engage credibly at the architectural and code level on test frameworks (UI, API, Data, Mobile), CI/CD integration, service virtualization, and Test Data Management (TDM) tools.
- Risk-Based Automation Prioritization: Apply risk-based,



data-driven prioritization models to identify high-value test automation candidates across complex integration flows.
- Defect Prevention & Observability: Drive systemic root-cause analysis (RCA) and leverage structured logs, telemetry, and observability dashboards to catch defects early and prevent recurrence. 4. Organization, People Leadership & Budget Management
- Talent Acquisition & Development: Recruit, build, inspire, and retain high-performing, diverse global quality engineering teams across multiple delivery hubs.
- Full Managerial Accountability: Lead performance management, compensation planning, talent reviews, coaching, career progression, and succession planning.
- Capacity & Budget Oversight: Manage team capacity, resource allocation across projects, vendor partner engagements, infrastructure budgets, and budget-to-actuals change control. 5. Metrics, Reporting & Executive Stakeholder Engagement
- Quality Telemetry: Own and deliver executive-level quality dashboards and KPIs (e.g., automation coverage %, in-sprint automation index, defect containment ratio, mean time to detect/resolve, and release cycle duration).
- Executive Communication: Translate complex quality and release risks into actionable business insights for senior technology executives, franchise business leaders, and governance boards. 6. Risk, Compliance & Control Governance
- Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate operational, architectural, and delivery risks,



demonstrating unwavering commitment to protecting the firm’s reputation, client data, and assets.
- Regulatory & Audit Readiness: Ensure all testing artifacts, approvals, sign-offs, and audit trails strictly comply with internal technology standards, information security policies, and regulatory mandates. Qualifications Experience & Domain Expertise
- Overall

Experience:
15+ years of progressive experience in Software Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, or Testing, with at least 10+ years in senior leadership/people management roles over globally distributed teams.
- Industry Background: Deep domain knowledge in Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management and other Financial Services, with proven exposure to core banking workflows, payment systems, trading platforms and regulatory reporting.
- Integral Delivery Scope: Proven track record leading multi-regional E2E/UAT testing organizations and managing matrixed stakeholder relationships across time zones and business lines. Leadership & Management Capabilities
- Change Leadership: Demonstrated track record as a transformation catalyst who has successfully modernized legacy testing teams, overcame organizational inertia, and built consensus for engineering investments.
- Talent Stewardship: Proven experience in building high-performing engineering cultures, upskilling functional testers to SDETs/QE engineers, and establishing clear accountability structures.
- Financial & Vendor Acumen: Extensive experience with resource modeling, Capex/Opex budget management, and managing strategic vendor/system integrator relationships. Technical & Tooling Proficiency
- Automation Frameworks: Strong technical depth in modern test automation frameworks and tools such

📌 IT Quality Group Manager (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Ciudad de México