Manual QA Lead - Remote

Overview

Avero is seeking a Manual QA Lead to oversee our quality assurance efforts and ensure the delivery of reliable, high-quality software across our platform. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will actively participate in testing while also setting QA processes, mentoring testers, and managing third-party QA vendors and testing tools.

In Short

• Lead manual QA testing efforts across web and mobile applications
• Design and maintain test plans, cases, and regression suites
• Coordinate testing across releases, ensuring coverage and consistency
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to define acceptance criteria
• Track, report, and manage defects using Jira
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to QA team members
• Manage third-party QA vendors
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain QA tools
• Contribute to improving QA workflows and processes
• Partner with engineering leadership to plan QA efforts

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software QA, including 2+ years in a lead role
• Strong background in manual testing of SaaS applications
• Experience writing and maintaining test plans, cases, and regression suites
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management systems
• Direct experience managing offshore/third-party QA vendors
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and release management processes
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Bonus: Experience collaborating with automation engineers

Benefits

• Competitive pay with a focus on work/life balance
• Company-sponsored benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Remote work flexibility
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employer-paid coverage for Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Transit benefits for NYC-based employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• ClassPass membership
• Equity ownership for all team members