IT Test Governance Leader

• 28 août 2026
• 100%
• Durée indéterminée
• Genève

As IT Test Governance Leader, you will define and drive the quality vision at an enterprise scale, the governance framework, and testing standards within a global technology organization. As a strategic partner to IT management, you will influence senior stakeholders, foster alignment between international teams, and ensure that quality is integrated into the organization's technological transformation journey.

IT Test Governance Leader

Our client is a global organization operating in a highly complex and international technological environment. With large-scale business applications, global delivery teams, and an ambitious transformation agenda, quality, reliability, and operational excellence are key priorities.

To support this vision, the organization has established a large international testing community covering several countries and delivery centers. As the technological landscape continues to evolve, the company is strengthening its quality governance capabilities and is looking for a senior leader capable of driving alignment, standardization, and continuous improvement within diverse teams and stakeholders.

This role offers significant visibility within the IT organization and the opportunity to work closely with senior management to shape the future of quality and testing practices at the enterprise level.

Description

Reporting to senior IT management, the IT Test Governance Leader will be responsible for establishing and evolving the organization's quality governance model in a complex international environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Define and communicate a long-term vision for quality assurance and test governance across the organization.
• Create alignment among senior stakeholders, including vice presidents, product owners, and executive management.
• Act as a trusted advisor to technology management on risks, priorities, and strategic initiatives related to quality.
• Promote the adoption of testing standards, governance processes, and quality practices at the enterprise scale.
• Lead governance forums and influence decision-making at the senior management level.
• Establish relevant quality indicators and ensure consistent reporting across teams.
• Support the continuous evolution of testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Create greater consistency between teams operating in different regions, delivery models, and technological domains.
• Support integration, adoption, and change management initiatives related to quality governance.
• Coach and mentor Test Managers, QA Leads, and governance contributors within the organization.
• Provide guidance on quality strategy while maintaining sufficient technical credibility to challenge, guide, and support testing teams.
• Work closely with key stakeholders during the first phase of the role to consolidate existing governance practices, strengthen relationships, and define the next step of the testing maturity roadmap.

Profile

• More than 15 years of experience in software testing environments, quality assurance, or quality governance.
• Significant experience in influencing senior stakeholders within large and complex technology organizations.
• Proven ability to operate at an executive level and effectively engage Managers, Directors, and CIO-level stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change through influence rather than formal authority.
• Deep understanding of testing strategies, quality frameworks, governance models, and testing best practices.
• Previous hands-on experience in testing or quality assurance roles, bringing strong practical credibility to technical teams.
• Good knowledge of modern testing technologies, automation approaches, and software delivery practices.
• Experience in building standards, governance frameworks, and quality operating models across multiple teams and sites.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated success in multicultural and geographically distributed environments.
• Ability to unite teams, overcome resistance, and build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
• Experience with ITIL, governance frameworks, or enterprise operating models would be an asset.

Job Offer

• A highly visible role with significant exposure to senior IT management and executive stakeholders.
• The opportunity to shape and influence quality governance at the enterprise scale.
• A strategic position with impact across multiple countries, business units, and technological domains.
• The chance to lead a large international testing community through influence and enlightened leadership.
• A unique role combining governance, strategy, change management, and quality transformation.
• Exposure to large-scale technological programs and critical business systems.
• A collaborative international environment with strong long-term growth opportunities.
• International exposure and occasional travel.