Regional Test Manager

Position Name – Regional Test Manager

Type of hiring – Fulltime

Location – Lewisville, TX (Onsite Day-1)

Job Description:

Function: Connected Services for Commercial Vehicles — Data Collection, Data Processing/Analytics, Transport Management, Marketplace Services, and cross-delivery E2E integration

Role Summary: The Regional Test Manager (TM) owns test strategy, integration, and E2E validation across all delivery teams within the assigned region. The TM operates as a coordination layer above the delivery teams, securing tester bandwidth, managing cross-team defects and dependencies, and acting as the quality gatekeeper for Go/No-Go recommendations. The role works across regions for global initiatives and on regional projects for the assigned region (EU or NA). Contribute and participate in QA activities such as audits, process/template definitions, etc.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning

• 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 client’s 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.