Head of Quality Engineering Strategy

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Responsibilities

• ▹Identify the most relevant GenAI use cases to improve the efficiency, coverage and reliability of testing
• ▹Integrate DevX AI agents into testing workflows: test coverage review, missing scenario suggestions, anomaly detection, test design support
• ▹Define quality standards for AI-generated or AI-assisted code: validation, security, reliability, maintainability
• ▹Measure the impact of AI on quality metrics such as coverage, detection time, regression rate, manual effort, velocity and production reliability
• ▹Experiment, industrialize and scale AI-augmented testing practices across Engineering teams
• ▹Define, lead and deploy the QA / Quality Engineering strategy with measurable results
• ▹Establish and monitor key quality indicators to drive accountability within teams
• ▹Define productivity and development quality indicators, including DORA metrics, regressions, release stability and production reliability
• ▹Present quality strategy, results and trade-offs to executive stakeholders
• ▹Support teams in adopting common standards across web, mobile, backend, data and platform
• ▹Evolve the quality culture toward a model where quality is collectively owned by Engineering teams, not only by QA Engineers
• ▹Bring concrete expertise on testing strategies: test pyramid, test automation, contract testing, end-to-end testing, performance testing, non-regression and shift-left testing
• ▹Contribute to testing patterns, guidelines and standards for daily work
• ▹Audit existing practices, identify gaps and propose realistic improvement paths
• ▹Help teams make trade-offs between quality, time-to-market, technical debt and acceptable risk
• ▹Grow testing maturity through communities, guilds, coaching, standards and tooling
• ▹Lead and support a team of quality experts in their skills development and growth
• ▹Recruit and onboard new talent aligned with the vision of AI-augmented quality
• ▹Ensure an efficient agile working framework: rituals, prioritization, continuous delivery, demos and retrospectives
• ▹Define and follow a roadmap with the Head of Developer Experience based on prioritization, impact analysis and KPIs

Requirements

• ▹Strong background as a Software Engineer, QA Engineer, Test Architect or Quality Engineering Leader, with real credibility around code
• ▹At least 8 years of experience in software engineering environments, including at least 2 years managing a QA, testing or development team
• ▹Significant experience in test strategy and leadership, designing and implementing comprehensive QA strategies
• ▹Clear vision of how GenAI is transforming testing practices
• ▹Experience delivering end-to-end quality testing in complex environments including web, mobile and backend
• ▹Excellent communication skills, adapting the message from engineers to executive stakeholders
• ▹Fluent French and English

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹25 days of paid leave and 10 RTT days
• ▹Ticket Restaurant card with 11 euros per day, 6 euros of which funded by Betclic
• ▹100% health insurance coverage for you and your children
• ▹50% reimbursement of public transport costs or an annual sustainable mobility allowance (230 euros)
• ▹Hybrid work model
• ▹Broad training catalog with yearly development opportunities

About the company

Betclic is a European leader in sports betting, also offering poker, horse racing and casino games in several countries. It employs about 1,600 people across five countries, with headquarters in Bordeaux.