Project Leader - QA

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

Principal Purpose of Position

• Lead QA delivery across three distinct platforms — Salesforce, Information Management, and Holman Small Business & Robotics — overseeing a team of 16–21 QA professionals.
• This role is responsible for driving quality strategy, accelerating automation adoption, and establishing data quality practices in alignment with the enterprise transformation roadmap.

Platform & Delivery Leadership

• Own QA delivery and automation strategy across Salesforce, Data/API testing, and HSBS.
• Coordinate testing for software releases across all three platforms — ensuring planned scope is testable within sprint timelines, test cases are created and assigned, regression suites are identified and maintained, and team capacity is actively managed.
• Partner with Engineering and Product to adjust schedules or scope when needed and escalate or resolve release blockers.

Quality Strategy & Automation

• Drive adoption of modern test automation tooling and frameworks — including AccelQ, Playwright, Karate, and agentic AI workflows — to reduce reliance on manual execution and scale regression coverage.
• Establish data quality testing practices for lower environments and expand coverage for API, file extract, and Data Lake Gold layer validation.
• Define and own platform-level quality metrics; recommend and implement process improvements across the delivery lifecycle.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supervise and develop QA team members across all three platforms.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, support individual development plans, and perform performance reviews.
• Provide QA thought leadership and mentorship on agile delivery, automation, and AI adoption.
• Foster open communication between QA analysts, engineering, and product stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary QA point of contact for Product, Engineering, Data & Analytics, the Transformation Office, EPMO, and HSBS leadership. Communicate quality status, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and business audiences.

Education and/or Training

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• 6+ years of IT/QA experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory capacity
• QA certification preferred (ISTQB, CSTE, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery models required

Relevant Work Experience

• 6+ years in IT QA or software development environments; supervisory experience required
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce platform testing — Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or License & Compliance workflows preferred
• Experience with data quality testing — API, file extract, or data pipeline validation (Azure Data Lake or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to lead automation adoption across multiple teams
• Familiarity with modern test automation tools (Playwright, Karate, AccelQ, Tosca, or equivalent)
• Experience working across platforms with distinct technology stacks and operating models

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At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits:

Regular Full-Time

We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match. Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligible employees.

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Temporary or Part-Time

In geographic areas with statutory paid sick leave, part-time and temporary employees will receive a paid sick leave benefit that meets the mandated requirements.

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Pay:

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