Senior Director/VP Quality Assurance Quality Assurance | San Francisco, CA, United States With a rapidly growing product footprint and fast-iteration development process, QA is a critical component to our success. Marin is looking to expand its QA leadership team by adding somebody who can function as an “equal partner†to product management, engineering leads, and operations. Responsibilities
Incorporate QA into the overall release process, ensuring adequate test coverage
Manage, motivate, and guide QA resources, manual/automation mix, and the overall release process to ensure that QA “matches pace†with development and product.
Make informed recommendations about the release-worthiness of each iteration. “Push back†when necessary (and justify it).
Guide the development of new or adjusted quality metrics for Marin Software. Understand and manage to current metrics targets.
Set a hiring plan within budget guidelines and recruit additional team members to meet that plan.
Requirements
Multiple years of experience managing a software QA team including QA automation
Experience in open source, RDBMS, Java/Selenium
Experience motivating and guiding a high-performance team under time pressure
Must have a “hands-on†approach to managing where you can take up some of the work of the team members and understand some technical details of what they are working on.
Experience with load testing and scale testing. Experience with data-centric testing (ie rolling back to a known state)
Strong analytical and creative thinker. Functions as an effective problem solver and guide for his or her team. Can bring new testing ideas into an organization for evaluation and trial.
Enjoys and can function well in a team environment under time and performance pressure.
Good communication skills
Interest in online internet advertising (actual experience a plus)
Marin releases software every third weekend, requiring occasional work-from-home time.
Compensation This is an on-site, full time salaried position located in the financial district of San Francisco, (one block from Bart station). Marin pays market-leading compensation based on prior experience. In addition to providing a great work environment, Marin Software provides Equity participation, pays 100% of comprehensive health plans (medical, vision and dental), and generous PTO. Marin Software's world headquarters is located in the financial district of San Francisco with remote offices in Chicago, and New York. European headquarters are located in London with additional offices in Singapore, Paris, Hamburg, Sydney and Shanghai. About Marin Marin Software is a leading provider of online advertising management solutions, offering an integrated platform for managing search, display, and social marketing. The company provides solutions for advertisers and agencies of all sizes, enabling them to improve financial performance, save time, and make better decisions. Marin Enterprise, the company's flagship product, addresses the needs of online marketers spending at least $100,000 per month on biddable media. Marin Professional delivers the same power and ease of use as Marin Enterprise, through an application designed for marketers spending less than $100,000 per month on paid search. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices worldwide, Marin Software's technology powers marketing campaigns for over 1100 customers managing more than $2.7 billion of annualized ad spend in more than 160 countries. Marin has raised a total of $50MM in funding and has over 250 employees worldwide. IND123P << Back to Current Openings