Head of Quality Assurance Department

Join COLIBRIX.ONE - Innovating the Future of Payments

At COLIBRIX ONE*, we’re building advanced, AI-powered payment technologies that support Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and neobanks across the EU and the UK. As a fully licensed EMI (FCA reference number 927920) and a Principal Member of Mastercard, we offer real-world financial solutions that include:

• Global card processing

• Digital wallet infrastructure
• Cross-border merchant accounts
• Alternative payment methods (APMs)
• Corporate accounts for legal entities

We’re a fast-growing team with a passion for innovation, security, and scalability. Our culture values curiosity, collaboration, and impact - and we’re looking for talented professionals who are ready to shape the future of fintech.

About the role:

We are looking for a Head of Quality Assurance to take full ownership of fintech product quality and release decisions. In this role, you will design and build a modern, proactive QA function from the ground up - focused on preventing defects through strong engineering practices, automated quality gates, and AI-driven solutions.

You will define the QA strategy, select and implement the right tools, and establish scalable processes that ensure reliable, secure, and compliant releases in a regulated fintech environment. A strong understanding of fintech products and regulatory requirements is essential.

Working closely with engineering and product teams, you will drive a quality-first culture and introduce innovative approaches, including AI-powered test generation, analysis, and triage.

This is a high-impact leadership role with the opportunity to shape the QA organization, influence product outcomes, and directly contribute to customer trust and business success.

Tech stack:

Python, Playwright, Jira,TestRail/ Zephyr/ QASE, GitLab, AWS.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end product quality across all environments (dev → prod)
• Build and drive QA strategy, processes, and quality culture focused on defect prevention
• Own release quality decision (go/no-go), quality gates, and release readiness process
• Ensure production stability via defect SLAs (P0/P1 prevention and fast resolution)
• Establish controlled QA/Sandbox environments aligned with production
• Drive test automation for critical flows (E2E, API, integration) and integrate into CI/CD
• Ensure risk-based test coverage and visibility of high-risk gaps
• Own regression strategy and maintain test documentation standards
• Define and track quality metrics (defect leakage, coverage, flakiness, MTTR)
• Ensure production safety mechanisms (feature flags / rollback / kill-switches)
• Improve requirements quality and enforce clear acceptance criteria
• Lead incident RCA and drive systemic quality improvements
• Build and scale QA team, structure, and operating model
• Drive adoption of modern QA and AI-enabled practices

Requirements:

• 5+ years in QA, including leadership experience
• Fintech experience - payments, banking, e-money, high-risk systems
• Strong experience in test automation, CI/CD, and quality gates
• Experience building proactive QA systems, processes, and coverage models
• Experience defining and using quality metrics (defect leakage, coverage, etc.)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and E2E flows
• Experience improving release processes and environment strategy
• Practical experience with modern QA tooling and AI-assisted workflows

What we offer:

• Opportunity to shape the future of fintech solutions within a growing company 
• Collaborative, horizontal team structure that values your expertise and ideas 
• Continuous learning and development opportunities to enhance your skills and career growth 
• Competitive salary and benefits package 
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

* Please note that this position is offered within the COLIBRIX ONE. Employment will be under the appropriate legal entity based on the role and location.