**Why WWT?** At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients. Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities. With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all. Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! The **Lead Product Owner – Quality Assurance** will be responsible for defining and executing the product vision for IT Quality Assurance, ensuring alignment between QA automation strategies, IT teams, and business objectives. This role bridges leadership, product ownership, and quality assurance expertise, guiding a team of QA professionals while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver scalable, automated solutions that improve quality, reduce cost, and accelerate delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong product ownership skills with a deep background in QA automation, has the ability to influence leaders across the organization, and is passionate about building a culture of quality and innovation. **Responsibilities:** **Leadership & Strategy** + Provide vision and direction for WWT’s QA Automation initiatives, aligning them with business goals and IT strategy. + Partner with IT Leaders to define a clear roadmap for QA initiatives, ensuring business value and adoption. **Product Ownership** + Build and maintain strong relationships with Product Managers, IT leaders, and business stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor on QA and product quality. + Define, prioritize, and refine the QA backlog, ensuring the team has clarity and context for delivering stories. + Ensure that demos, feedback sessions, and communication with stakeholders clearly demonstrate progress and business value. + Track industry trends, emerging QA technologies, and automation tools to continuously evolve WWT’s QA capabilities. + Ensures the QA product vision is clearly communicated to the delivery team and understood by the team. Works with the delivery team daily to answer questions and review/approve stories. + Manages emerging priorities and escalations addressing internal or external customer needs/requests and helps adjust existing work of the delivery team where necessary. + Initiates and drives process improvements, automation opportunities and service improvements. + Partner with Product Manager to manage 3rd party licenses, contract negotiations, and vendor relationships. + Partner with Product Manager to manage budget for portfolio of products. + Works with other product owners to ensure dependencies are prioritized appropriately across other product development teams. **Quality Assurance Execution** + Drive adoption of automated testing across IT teams, increasing automation + Partner with delivery teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. + Monitor and report on quality metrics, progress against roadmap, and overall health of QA initiatives. **Education** + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field (or equivalent experience). **Experience** + 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Development, or DevOps. + 7+ years as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or QA leader in an Agile environment. + Proven ability to lead and grow teams, with 2+ years of people management experience. + Experience with QA automation frameworks, tools, and testing types (Playwrite, Opkey, etc.) + Exposure to enterprise platforms such as Oracle, ServiceNow, and SaaS applications. + Strong knowledge of Agile principles and backlog management. **Competencies** + Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences. + Strong ability to influence, negotiate, and prioritize across competing demands. + Demonstrated ability to translate vision into strategy and actionable outcomes. Skilled in building trust, managing ambiguity, and fostering servant leadership. Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $115,600.00 to $144,500.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay. The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees: • Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program • Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement • Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All! If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email taposting@wwt.com. \#LI-AM4 \#LI-REMOTE WWT will consider for employment, without regard to disability, a disabled applicant who satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job and is capable of performing the essential requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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