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Testing Chapter Lead
Apply NowDate posted: 7.10.2022
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Salary: 5 090 EUR/monthMotivated employees must be remunerated appropriately. The minimum salary for this important and responsible position is € 5090 gross per month (full time). The actual remuneration package will be guided by your professional experience and your qualifications, increased payment is possible.
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Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
Testing Chapter Lead
Full-time. Flexible work available. Bratislava, Slovakia.
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization, one that evolves at the speed of science and technology using data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. In order to make that happen, we need your help.
Join our exciting and new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. This specialized, innovative and state of the art center of technological resources will drive data and digital capabilities and solutions across Takeda. The Center will be home to approximately 300 change agents, organized into chapters and cross-functional squads based on agile ways of working.
Grow your data and digital skills, create and enhance solutions for patients around the globe, and help us create a data and digital-forward Takeda. This is a unique opportunity to become the heart of our internal innovation engine.
Opportunity
This Testing Chapter Lead role is a key leadership team member located onsite within Takeda’s innovation capability center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The Testing Chapter Lead is responsible to ensure we are using agile QA frameworks, process, tools and technologies to maximize test efficiency and delivery pipelines. The lead will partner with other chapter leads across the ICC to ensure the squads are resourced with the right skills and expertise required to achieve their mission. The Testing Chapter Lead will provide continuous support to refine our testing principles, processes, and methodologies with strong focus on test automation and implementation of CI/CD processes.
Responsibilities
Chapter Development
• Provide the vision and lead Testing Chapter resource pool chapter capability
• Define clearly different capability with a clear and harmonized set of roles and skill per individual
• Support chapter members in their career progression
• Lead the chapter as an experienced practitioner and be a role model to the members
• Manage escalations, risks and issues related to the Testing services delivered by the Agile teams
• Ensure that engineering, design and testing standards and practices comply with Global IT governance and architectural standards while performing in a heavily regulated environment
• Set up interaction and knowledge sharing processes among Chapter employees (Communities of Practice)
• Resolve organizational issues of keeping the Chapter members at work and meeting product demand
Talent Development
• Set targets for development and growth and complete final assessment of Chapter employees in professional development, in alignment with the functional lead.
• Recruit top talent and onboard candidates, working with HR to define roles and conduct interviews
• Lead talent development and retention initiatives, including provisioning of training, sharing of best practices, and initiatives to promote a culture of continuous improvement
Resource Allocation and Staffing
• Coordinate with other Chapter Leads to staff chapter members on Agile teams
• Assess and manage capacity conflicts of testing staff between the different squads
• Assess and balance the needs of the squads with people development goals
Performance Evaluations
• Oversee collection of formative and evaluative feedback for each chapter member from their network of professional connections
• Oversee delivery of performance evaluations for chapter members, factoring in individual contributions and collective team performance
Full-time. Flexible work available. Bratislava, Slovakia.
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization, one that evolves at the speed of science and technology using data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. In order to make that happen, we need your help.
Join our exciting and new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. This specialized, innovative and state of the art center of technological resources will drive data and digital capabilities and solutions across Takeda. The Center will be home to approximately 300 change agents, organized into chapters and cross-functional squads based on agile ways of working.
Grow your data and digital skills, create and enhance solutions for patients around the globe, and help us create a data and digital-forward Takeda. This is a unique opportunity to become the heart of our internal innovation engine.
Opportunity
This Testing Chapter Lead role is a key leadership team member located onsite within Takeda’s innovation capability center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.
The Testing Chapter Lead is responsible to ensure we are using agile QA frameworks, process, tools and technologies to maximize test efficiency and delivery pipelines. The lead will partner with other chapter leads across the ICC to ensure the squads are resourced with the right skills and expertise required to achieve their mission. The Testing Chapter Lead will provide continuous support to refine our testing principles, processes, and methodologies with strong focus on test automation and implementation of CI/CD processes.
Responsibilities
Chapter Development
• Provide the vision and lead Testing Chapter resource pool chapter capability
• Define clearly different capability with a clear and harmonized set of roles and skill per individual
• Support chapter members in their career progression
• Lead the chapter as an experienced practitioner and be a role model to the members
• Manage escalations, risks and issues related to the Testing services delivered by the Agile teams
• Ensure that engineering, design and testing standards and practices comply with Global IT governance and architectural standards while performing in a heavily regulated environment
• Set up interaction and knowledge sharing processes among Chapter employees (Communities of Practice)
• Resolve organizational issues of keeping the Chapter members at work and meeting product demand
Talent Development
• Set targets for development and growth and complete final assessment of Chapter employees in professional development, in alignment with the functional lead.
• Recruit top talent and onboard candidates, working with HR to define roles and conduct interviews
• Lead talent development and retention initiatives, including provisioning of training, sharing of best practices, and initiatives to promote a culture of continuous improvement
Resource Allocation and Staffing
• Coordinate with other Chapter Leads to staff chapter members on Agile teams
• Assess and manage capacity conflicts of testing staff between the different squads
• Assess and balance the needs of the squads with people development goals
Performance Evaluations
• Oversee collection of formative and evaluative feedback for each chapter member from their network of professional connections
• Oversee delivery of performance evaluations for chapter members, factoring in individual contributions and collective team performance
Employee perks, benefits
What Takeda Can Offer You
• A meaningful career, grounded in our values.
• Continuous professional growth and global careers
• A diverse and inclusive network of colleagues
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• A collaborative culture encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit and agile thinking
Benefits
• Healthcare
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Paid leave
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
Extra Benefits
• Food stipend
• Professional Development
• Paid volunteering time
• Summer schedule
• Education and Internet allowance
• Referral bonus
Compensation
Annual Bonus
Employees have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on company, business unit, and individual performance.
Referral program
Bonuses are available for referrals if your friends join Takeda.
Benefits
• We care about your future. So we offer a retirement plan for employees, which includes up to a 3% match. You'll also have access to life insurance covering short-term and long-term disability in case of injury or death.
• When in need, we'll support you. Our Takeda-sponsored individual medical plan will give you access to timely health treatment for your medical needs. We also have additional payment available for critical illnesses.
• We understand mental health is also important. Counseling and support resources are available 24/7 through our assistance program for employees and immediate family members.
• We want you to spend time away. We offer generous paid leave and also additional time off for maternity, paternity and parental leave.
• We are committed to helping the world. You'll have the opportunity to participate in paid time away for volunteering activities.
• We know there's more to life than work. we return to the office, you'll enjoy a mix of remote working and in-office collaboration in our state-of-the-art facilities. During summer we have flexible workweeks with half-day Fridays.
And some additional benefits because at Takeda, we invest in our people. You’ll have access to:
• Daily allowance for meals
• Supplementary monthly payment to spend on retirement savings, educational courses, and leisure activities
• Assistance for home office internet or English learning expenses
• A meaningful career, grounded in our values.
• Continuous professional growth and global careers
• A diverse and inclusive network of colleagues
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• A collaborative culture encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit and agile thinking
Benefits
• Healthcare
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Paid leave
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
Extra Benefits
• Food stipend
• Professional Development
• Paid volunteering time
• Summer schedule
• Education and Internet allowance
• Referral bonus
Compensation
Annual Bonus
Employees have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on company, business unit, and individual performance.
Referral program
Bonuses are available for referrals if your friends join Takeda.
Benefits
• We care about your future. So we offer a retirement plan for employees, which includes up to a 3% match. You'll also have access to life insurance covering short-term and long-term disability in case of injury or death.
• When in need, we'll support you. Our Takeda-sponsored individual medical plan will give you access to timely health treatment for your medical needs. We also have additional payment available for critical illnesses.
• We understand mental health is also important. Counseling and support resources are available 24/7 through our assistance program for employees and immediate family members.
• We want you to spend time away. We offer generous paid leave and also additional time off for maternity, paternity and parental leave.
• We are committed to helping the world. You'll have the opportunity to participate in paid time away for volunteering activities.
• We know there's more to life than work. we return to the office, you'll enjoy a mix of remote working and in-office collaboration in our state-of-the-art facilities. During summer we have flexible workweeks with half-day Fridays.
And some additional benefits because at Takeda, we invest in our people. You’ll have access to:
• Daily allowance for meals
• Supplementary monthly payment to spend on retirement savings, educational courses, and leisure activities
• Assistance for home office internet or English learning expenses
Requirements for the employee
Candidates with education suit the position
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Language skills
English - Upper intermediate (B2)
Personality requirements and skills
DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
• Expert knowledge of software testing, quality improvement, quality process, quality assurance methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience of creating an automation framework.
• Experience in designing and implementing integration, security, performance, resilience or operational testing.
Leadership
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Demonstrated success in leading IT and technical teams, related to Agile delivery
• Experience developing and managing high performing teams in high volume and high-pressure environment
• Ability to form working relationships across a matrix environment with ability to collaborate
• Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills; ability to listen, anticipate customer needs
• Act as a change agent, drive IT culture and mindset within the country and region
Decision-making and Autonomy
• Technically strong with ability to educate and support Agile product development teams with understanding agile software testing principles and frameworks.
• Ability to lead effectively and work concurrently across multiple priorities in a goal-oriented, timeline-driven, and remote management work environment
• Solutions oriented, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop qualitative and quantitative approaches for identifying and assessing various options to provide solutions
• Strong business acumen with an ability to understand the business implications of decisions
• Result oriented – drives to pragmatic solutions and balances the ideal with the practical in order to deliver best value to the organization
• Ability to adapt planning based on test results and progress and take necessary actions to compensate for problems.
• Inclusive mindset with ability to coordinate the test strategy and plan with product owners and other decision makers.
Interaction
• Establishes credibility and earns trust within country and across multiple levels of stakeholders. Able to facilitate alignment without compromising principles
• Encourage teamwork
Innovation
• Challenges the status quo to drive a greater value and growth for the business
• Work on simplification, innovation and continuous improvement activities while ensuring business continuity and minimal business disruptions
• Ensures sharing knowledge and best practices across the center & IT department
• Applies digital environment knowledge to create better solutions and insights
Complexity
• Operating in a IT/data technology complex environment, heavily regulated environment
• Demonstrated capability to successfully collaborate in a matrix organization and manage a complex cross functional environment driving the execution in the IT
• Drives the changes in country and within the Innovation Capability Center (ICC), has the combination of process, project and change management
• Working within international / global remit and within and across other cultures
EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
• Primary location to be located onsite within the ICC in Bratislava.
• 5 + years of experience in leading, managing a team of Software QAs/Testers.
• Required: Bachelor’s degree in related technical field.
• Have worked with one or more of the following automation test management tools: qTest, Tosca, VERA, BrowserStack, OctoPerf, Jfrog.
• Knowledge and experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Passionate about change and continuous improvement; willing to challenge status quo and dissent when needed, and not afraid to point out areas of development.
• Excellent leadership skills and abilities, planning, effecting change, building and leading technology teams, and resource management; a track record of success in developing technology leaders and staff.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills with ability to present ideas in a business and user-friendly language
• Demonstrable knowledge in agile software testing practices
• Scaled Agile Framework or other Agile certifications a plus
• Desirable: Ability to communicate in Slovak language.
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
• Expert knowledge of software testing, quality improvement, quality process, quality assurance methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience of creating an automation framework.
• Experience in designing and implementing integration, security, performance, resilience or operational testing.
Leadership
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Demonstrated success in leading IT and technical teams, related to Agile delivery
• Experience developing and managing high performing teams in high volume and high-pressure environment
• Ability to form working relationships across a matrix environment with ability to collaborate
• Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills; ability to listen, anticipate customer needs
• Act as a change agent, drive IT culture and mindset within the country and region
Decision-making and Autonomy
• Technically strong with ability to educate and support Agile product development teams with understanding agile software testing principles and frameworks.
• Ability to lead effectively and work concurrently across multiple priorities in a goal-oriented, timeline-driven, and remote management work environment
• Solutions oriented, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop qualitative and quantitative approaches for identifying and assessing various options to provide solutions
• Strong business acumen with an ability to understand the business implications of decisions
• Result oriented – drives to pragmatic solutions and balances the ideal with the practical in order to deliver best value to the organization
• Ability to adapt planning based on test results and progress and take necessary actions to compensate for problems.
• Inclusive mindset with ability to coordinate the test strategy and plan with product owners and other decision makers.
Interaction
• Establishes credibility and earns trust within country and across multiple levels of stakeholders. Able to facilitate alignment without compromising principles
• Encourage teamwork
Innovation
• Challenges the status quo to drive a greater value and growth for the business
• Work on simplification, innovation and continuous improvement activities while ensuring business continuity and minimal business disruptions
• Ensures sharing knowledge and best practices across the center & IT department
• Applies digital environment knowledge to create better solutions and insights
Complexity
• Operating in a IT/data technology complex environment, heavily regulated environment
• Demonstrated capability to successfully collaborate in a matrix organization and manage a complex cross functional environment driving the execution in the IT
• Drives the changes in country and within the Innovation Capability Center (ICC), has the combination of process, project and change management
• Working within international / global remit and within and across other cultures
EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
• Primary location to be located onsite within the ICC in Bratislava.
• 5 + years of experience in leading, managing a team of Software QAs/Testers.
• Required: Bachelor’s degree in related technical field.
• Have worked with one or more of the following automation test management tools: qTest, Tosca, VERA, BrowserStack, OctoPerf, Jfrog.
• Knowledge and experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Passionate about change and continuous improvement; willing to challenge status quo and dissent when needed, and not afraid to point out areas of development.
• Excellent leadership skills and abilities, planning, effecting change, building and leading technology teams, and resource management; a track record of success in developing technology leaders and staff.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills with ability to present ideas in a business and user-friendly language
• Demonstrable knowledge in agile software testing practices
• Scaled Agile Framework or other Agile certifications a plus
• Desirable: Ability to communicate in Slovak language.
Advertiser
Brief description of the company
Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.
Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.
Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.
We are taking a giant step forward to create a future-ready organization that evolves at the speed of science and technology, to meet the needs of patients by seeking and incorporating novel digital capabilities, data, and agile methodologies. Our aim is to provide digital solutions that are personalized to each patient’s unique needs and health circumstances. With individual care at the center, we can support patients in actively managing their personal care journey – from the moment they are diagnosed through treatment and beyond. Our Digital and IT team plays an integral role in accelerating this exciting journey.
Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.
Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.
We are taking a giant step forward to create a future-ready organization that evolves at the speed of science and technology, to meet the needs of patients by seeking and incorporating novel digital capabilities, data, and agile methodologies. Our aim is to provide digital solutions that are personalized to each patient’s unique needs and health circumstances. With individual care at the center, we can support patients in actively managing their personal care journey – from the moment they are diagnosed through treatment and beyond. Our Digital and IT team plays an integral role in accelerating this exciting journey.
Contact
ID: 4367947
Dátum zverejnenia: 7.10.2022
2022-10-07
lokalita: Bratislava Pozícia: Head of Technical Department, IT Tester, Process Engineer Spoločnosť: Takeda
Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 5 090 EUR/month