Vice President - Quality Assurance Automation & Testing

As a Vice President - QA Automation in the Capital Markets domain within a leading Investment Banking setup, you will be responsible for leading quality engineering initiatives. Your role will involve demonstrating strong domain expertise, automation leadership, and effective stakeholder management. Key Responsibilities: - Define and drive the enterprise-wide QA and test automation strategy across Capital Markets platforms. - Establish scalable automation frameworks, standards, and best practices aligned with business goals. - Lead QA transformation initiatives, shifting from manual to automation-first and quality engineering approaches. - Ensure high automation coverage across applications including trading, risk, and post-trade systems. - Drive implementation of robust automation frameworks (UI, API, and integration layers). - Oversee continuous testing practices integrated with CI/CD pipelines to enable faster releases. - Improve test efficiency, reduce cycle time, and enhance defect detection rates. - Ensure QA processes are aligned with front-to-back trading lifecycle including Fixed Income, Derivatives, Repo, and Securities Lending. - Validate systems against regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II) and compliance standards. - Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure accurate testing of trading workflows, corporate actions, and market connectivity. - Establish QA governance models, metrics, and reporting frameworks across programs. - Monitor quality KPIs such as defect leakage, automation coverage, release readiness, and production stability. - Ensure adherence to regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements within banking environments. - Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies. - Partner with senior stakeholders across Technology, Business, Product, and Operations to align QA objectives. - Act as a strategic advisor on quality engineering and testing best practices. - Lead cross-functional teams across global delivery models (onshore/offshore). - Drive collaboration between development, QA, and DevOps teams. - Build, mentor, and scale high-performing QA and automation teams. - Define skill development plans and drive upskilling in automation, domain, and modern QA practices. - Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. - Evaluate and implement modern QA tools, frameworks, and technologies. - Promote adoption of AI/ML in testing, test data management, and predictive quality analytics. - Drive innovation in automation, performance testing, and environment management. - Ensure high-quality, defect-free releases with minimal production issues. - Improve time-to-market for trading and capital markets applications. - Align QA outcomes with business KPIs such as system reliability, trading efficiency, and client satisfaction. Qualifications Required: - 8 to 10 years of experience in QA / Test Automation. - 5+ years of experience in Capital Markets / Investment Banking domain. - Experience operating at VP / AVP / Lead level. - Must have domain expertise in Fixed Income, Repo, Securities Lending, Derivatives, Front-to-Back Trading lifecycle, Corporate Actions, and Regulatory exposure. - Technical depth in Automation frameworks (Selenium, Robot Framework, BDD frameworks), API testing, integration testing, SQL, Unix/Linux, CI/CD, and automation strategy. - Strong leadership and governance skills in leading QA strategy, managing stakeholders, working in regulatory-driven environments, and exposure to global delivery models. As a Vice President - QA Automation in the Capital Markets domain within a leading Investment Banking setup, you will be responsible for leading quality engineering initiatives. Your role will involve demonstrating strong domain expertise, automation leadership, and effective stakeholder management. Key Responsibilities: - Define and drive the enterprise-wide QA and test automation strategy across Capital Markets platforms. - Establish scalable automation frameworks, standards, and best practices aligned with business goals. - Lead QA transformation initiatives, shifting from manual to automation-first and quality engineering approaches. - Ensure high automation coverage across applications including trading, risk, and post-trade systems. - Drive implementation of robust automation frameworks (UI, API, and integration layers). - Oversee continuous testing practices integrated with CI/CD pipelines to enable faster releases. - Improve test efficiency, reduce cycle time, and enhance defect detection rates. - Ensure QA processes are aligned with front-to-back trading lifecycle including Fixed Income, Derivatives, Repo, and Securities Lending. - Validate systems against regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II) and compliance standards. - Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure accurate testing of trading workflows, corporate actions, and market connectivity. - Establish QA governance models, metrics, and re