Senior Mgr Quality Engineering

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. Senior Manager, Quality Engineering – Automation, AI & Performance Location: India – Remote About the Role We are looking for a Senior Manager, Quality Engineering to lead our automation, AI-enabled testing, and performance engineering initiatives. You will build and develop a high-performing QE team, define the automation strategy, introduce AI and agent-based testing capabilities, and strengthen performance and reliability engineering across the software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop Quality, Automation, and Performance Engineers. Define and execute the Quality Engineering and test automation roadmap. Drive automation across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing . Build scalable and maintainable automation frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines . Introduce Generative AI and AI agents for feature-file generation, test creation, automation scripting, test analysis, and other testing activities. Establish governance and review standards for AI-generated test assets . Provide technical direction for performance, load, stress, scalability, and reliability testing . Partner with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Architecture teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC. Track quality metrics and improve automation coverage, test execution time, flaky-test rates, defect detection, and release confidence. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies in automation, AI, and performance engineering . Requirements 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, test automation, or software testing. 4+ years of experience leading QE, automation, or performance engineering teams. Strong experience with modern automation frameworks and CI/CD integration . Experience with BDD and Gherkin feature files . Practical experience with Generative AI, coding assistants, or AI agents in software engineering or testing. Strong knowledge of performance testing, bottleneck analysis, scalability, and capacity planning . Experience with Agile, DevOps, cloud, and distributed application environments. Strong people leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Experience Automation/testing tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Karate, Appium, Cucumber, JMeter, or LoadRunner . Programming experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or C# . Familiarity with cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability tools . Experience with LLM platforms, AI coding assistants, or agent orchestration frameworks . Why Join Us This is an opportunity to shape modern Quality Engineering by combining automation, AI, and performance engineering to improve software quality, delivery speed, reliability, and customer experience. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.