Regional Test Manager

Strategy & Planning

• E2E Scope Boundary: The Regional Test Manager owns E2E test strategy, planning, and execution across all delivery teams in the region with the exception of OTA . OTA E2E testing is owned by the dedicated OTA Test Manager. The Regional TM remains responsible for ensuring OTA integration points connect correctly into the broader cross-team E2E flow, in coordination with the OTA Test Manager .
• Create the Test Strategy and define the scope split between delivery-team testing and E2E testing.
• Identify cross-team dependencies and align with the PM, POs, and DMs for capacity and resource planning.
• Create the Master Test Plan covering delivery-team, integration, and E2E testing, including an indicative Go/No-Go timeline.
• Support DMs and POs on capacity planning, skills/JD definition, and hiring when needed.
• Provide required documentation for various Project approval phases for testing.

Execution & Coordination

• Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT) across all teams and publish reports with support from Test Leads.
• Work with external validation teams such as Vehicle Testing, PTC, to plan, coordinate, and report progress towards stakeholders.
• Review test results after BA/PO review and prepare the test summary report with Test Lead support.
• Manage defect resolution and dependencies across delivery teams; drive progress reporting.

Coordination Layer (ongoing)

• Secure tester bandwidth from POs/DMs for Integration and E2E phases.
• Monitor and report quality metrics weekly to the QA Manager and stakeholders.
• Escalate blockers (e.g., TCU SW delays) via the PM.
• Order/prepare test benches for GCS/Suppliers.
• Participate in and contribute to the companies Corporate Standards review/revision, and work on the CFT Checklist.

Governance & Release

• Enforce quality gates before phase transitions; follow escalation path TM → QA Manager → Leadership.
• Present the test summary and Go/No-Go recommendation to PO, DM, and Business.
• Provide required inputs to the Delivery Manager for Division Projects, as Go/No-Go for Division Projects will be handled by Delivery Manager.
• Participate in QA activities such as QA/Test Process, Templates definition.
• Perform Audits for Requirements, Test Artefacts, Test Cases, Test Reports etc.

Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related areas.
• Experience in large automotive projects in connectivity, telematics space is a must. Preferred experience with commercial vehicles.
• Understanding of J1939, CAN, UDS is required, along with experience in working with CAN simulation tools such as Vector CANoe.
• Proven experience in test management, integration testing, and E2E validation in a multi-team environment.
• Ability to coordinate across Scrum delivery teams and Waterfall (Supplier) workstreams, managing integration complexity.
• Strong supplier coordination capability (managing supplier SW stability and delivery risk).
• Experience defining and enforcing quality gates and pass/fail thresholds.
• Capacity planning, defect management, and metrics-driven reporting skills.
• Cross-regional collaboration (EU/NA), with cross-training expectation between EU and NA TMs to avoid single-point-of-failure risk.