QA Director

Our client is a cutting-edge SaaS company on a transformational AI journey. The company provides innovative software solutions to leading manufacturing companies.

As QA Director, you will lead and evolve quality assurance across the organization. You will be responsible for setting the overall QA direction, driving people leadership, leading strategic change initiatives to transform QA into a state‑of‑the‑art function, and establishing the frameworks required to support reliable, secure, and compliant software delivery.

Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, and other key stakeholders, you will ensure that quality is embedded across teams, processes, and releases, supporting the organization’s continued transition to continuous delivery.

The company has recently launched AI-enabled products and continues their development. They have adopted AI-assisted coding practices and are embracing AI as part of their overall product development processes. This creates a unique opportunity to shape how QA is defined and ensured in an AI‑driven SaaS organization.

What you will do Lead QA culture and drive change across development teams, ensuring QA becomes an integrated and value‑adding part of the development process

Manage and engage a QA/engineering team

Define and implement a clear, scalable QA strategy, including governance, metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives

Strengthen collaboration between QA, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of quality goals

Drive improvements in release quality and reduce defect leakage through structured quality practices and feedback loops

Increase the level of test automation across the organization to support efficiency and scalability

Enable QA practices that support continuous delivery and modern development workflows

Govern release readiness and go/no-go decisions

Ensure testing approaches and quality gates align with next‑generation development practices

Oversee software security and compliance, including GDPR/DPA, customer obligations, open‑source license compliance, penetration testing, vulnerability management, and incident handling

Establish QA practices in an AI‑enabled environment

What you bring Proven leadership experience, including people management and the ability to lead others and drive change

Experience defining and executing QA strategy, governance, and metrics at an organizational level

Solid experience in software quality assurance within complex environments

Strong understanding of release governance, quality gates, and modern software delivery processes

Experience supporting CD and DevOps practices and driving test automation strategies, increasing automation maturity

Strong AI mindset and a keen interest in leveraging AI in solutions

Solid knowledge of software security and compliance requirements

A proactive and pragmatic mindset, with the ability to drive change and continuous improvement across the organization

Business understanding and the ability to balance quality, speed, and commercial impact

What you will find You will join an innovative and internationally oriented software company undergoing an exciting transformation driven by AI, modern engineering practices, and continuous product development.

You will work in an environment where quality, innovation, and continuous improvement are considered key business enablers.

The organization combines a high level of technical expertise with an open and collaborative culture, where knowledge sharing, flexibility, and professional growth are highly valued.

The position is based in Copenhagen in modern office surroundings with easy access to public transportation.

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