Total 10 Manager qa specialist job vacancies in Quality Assurance / Control category in Australia

• 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
• Linkedin top 5 Places to Work
• Hybrid working as standard 

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Primary Purpose

As the QA Practice Manager, reporting into Head of QA, responsible for leading and managing Rest’s Testing and Quality Assurance functions across the assigned team, including people leadership, service support, and quality management. This role ensures the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of strategic and operational risk changes at Rest. 

Responsible for driving initiatives to standardize and enhance QA practices across projects & Stable Teams, implementing best practices, and ensuring consistency and efficiency. This role also involves evaluating and adopting modern testing tools, refining methodologies, and developing robust templates aligned with industry standards, all with the goal of fostering a culture of quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. 

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities 

• Lead, manage and develop a team of QA professionals, driving engagement, performance and risk management, overseeing service quality and compliance, to enable project delivery that meets our key performance objectives and key stakeholder satisfaction. 
• Provide senior QA services to assigned strategic and operational risk change initiatives applying Rest standard frameworks, Tools and/ or support the Head of QA, providing industry best practice subject matter expertise and supporting the development of QA capability maturity including competency, process, and tool (Automation, Performance etc) development.  
• Contribute towards uplifting and implementing QA Roadmap initiatives cross functional and non-functional streams in collaboration with Head of QA and other QA Practice Managers.  
• Lead collaboration with other members of the Rest Delivery Teams (Investments, Transformation, Member and Services), to understand project/program QA resource requirements and then planning the resources provisioning & onboarding based on project timelines.  
• Lead collaboration with Third Party Vendors who deliver for Rest, to ensure adoptions of the Rest Enterprise QA strategy framework and highlight risks, issues, and dependencies impacting quality of delivery. 
• Collaborating with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Test Leads, and other stakeholders to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the testing phases and to identify and escalate any issues or gaps 
• Provide Quality Assurance oversight for the Program & Project delivery in DTD PD and manage multiple dependencies and interdependencies, applying agile, waterfall and lean delivery principles as appropriate  
• Manage influential stakeholder relationships, negotiations and leadership across multiple segments and geographies, ensuring alignment and collaboration on test & QA objectives and outcomes 
• Provide guidance and support to QA team members, helping them develop their skills and knowledge in testing practices. Foster a collaborative environment that encourages continuous learning and professional growth. 
• Assess the performance of QA team members, setting clear goals and providing constructive feedback. Create development plans to help individuals achieve their full potential and align their growth with the organization's objectives. 

The QA Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of a team of QA Agents, whose primary function is to conduct quality assurance assessments on calls (sales, customer service and claims), to manage regulatory and operational risk and assist with the personal development of contact centre staff.

Working closely with the Learning and Development Team, the QA Team Leader will help identify trends and training needs through the analysis of QA results and deliver constructive feedback to sales and customer care management, aimed towards driving a culture of continuous improvement. 

Duties & Responsibility

 As the QA Team Leader, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Leading a team of QA Agents, ensuring calls are assessed consistently, in line with the existing QA framework.
• Driving the team of QA agents to achieve agreed business KPIs at all times.
• Working closely with the Learning and Development Team to identify trends and training needs through analysis of QA results.
• Providing relevant and constructive feedback to the sales, customer service, and claims teams.
• Escalating complaints and breaches to appropriate management when detected, and supporting the Compliance Team with its investigations.
• Providing an opinion on the practical effectiveness of the QA framework to Compliance and Operations, contributing towards process improvement.
• Conducting ad hoc quality assurance assessments, where required.
• Administering NFS’ QA Appeals process, ensuring that QA assessments escalated for appeal are reviewed appropriately and recorded accurately.
• Maintaining excellent and up-to-date knowledge of NFS’ products, systems, and processes, along with a good understanding of operational and regulatory risk.
• Assisting the wider Risk and Compliance Team with the practical embedding of any changes to the QA framework due to regulatory changes.
• Assisting the Risk and Compliance Team with risk management assurance activity in relation to the QA framework through initiatives such as ‘check-the-checker’.
• Producing regular performance reports and management information to facilitate effective oversight of the function.
• Ensuring that the QA Team adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Participating in the delivery of ad hoc projects set by the business from time to time.
• Hosting collaboration sessions with sales, customer service, and claims management to ensure the QA framework is understood, enforced consistently, and embedded within the company culture.