QA Tester Team Lead (Player Experience)

Our client is a global leader in online gaming, offering a diverse range of products including slots, casino games, live dealer experiences, and bingo. With a strong focus on innovation, our portfolio boasts over 200 proven HTML5 games, available in multiple languages, currencies, and certified markets. We are a rapidly growing company with over 2,000 employees across 12 locations, consistently achieving triple-digit growth year after year.

We are seeking a Player Experience Tester Team Lead to oversee a team responsible for thoroughly testing our game from a player's perspective. Your role will involve identifying potential issues, providing valuable feedback, and improving the overall gaming experience to ensure that we deliver a top-notch product to our players.

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently plan, organise, and manage the testing process to ensure the highest quality game products.
• Build and lead a team of testers, including recruiting new members, providing training, supervising their work, and offering mentorship.
• Offer constructive feedback and guidance to testers to enhance their testing techniques and maintain consistent testing standards.
• Analyse test results, generate detailed reports for stakeholders, and provide actionable insights by identifying issues and proposing effective solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to gain comprehensive understanding of the game, prioritize testing areas, and ensure alignment.
• Develop and maintain testing documentation and reports.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of game testing experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role, focusing on game experience.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.
• Proficiency in PC and Mobile Platforms, encompassing hardware and software knowledge.
• Critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Capable of thriving in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment without compromising accuracy.
• Experience using bug tracking systems like Jira to log defects.
• Understanding of the software development process.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.