QA Automation Manager

Permanent employee, Full or part-time · Hybrid working (Zurich Region & commutable areas)
130,000 - 145,000 Fr. per year
Job profile
We’re a Zurich-based InsurTech startup on a mission to improve healthcare through smart digital solutions — and we’re growing! With 40 team members and counting, we’re now looking for a QA Manager to join our Product Engineering Chapter. You’ll lead the definition and execution of a company-wide QA strategy and bridge communication between internal teams and our B2B healthcare clients (e.g. health insurers). If you’re passionate about strategic quality assurance, automation, compliance, and customer alignment — and thrive in both German and English-speaking environments — we’d love to hear from you!
What you will be responsible for

Test Management & Leadership:

  • Define and drive a company-wide QA strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR, FINMA, ISO) and ensure QA processes are implemented consistently across product teams and integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

  • Monitor and enforce achievement of quality KPIs, including those impacting SLA commitments. You foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement across QA practices.

Compliance & Risk Management:

  • Identify, assess, and mitigate quality-related risks throughout the development lifecycle and ensure testing efforts address compliance requirements and support audit readiness.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication:

  • Act as the QA liaison between internal teams (Product, Engineering, Customer Success) and external clients. You coordinate and document test environments, customer-side UATs, and incident communication.

  • You integrate KPI insights and SLA compliance metrics into client-facing reporting and you lead by example and support structured problem-solving and training within the team.

What makes you a match

Essential Requirements

  • Minimum 2+ years as a QA Manager and 4+ years in QA Automation roles.

  • Proven leadership in defining and implementing test strategies across UI, API, and E2E layers.

  • Strong experience with test automation frameworks and integrating QA in microservices-based CI/CD environments.

  • Clear, confident communicator (Fluency in English and German) with the ability to align stakeholders on QA priorities and translate findings into business value.

Preferred Skills

  • Hands-on experience using AI-driven QA tools or frameworks to enhance test coverage or defect prediction.

  • Previous experience in regulated industries (e.g. healthcare, insurance, finance).

  • Familiarity with multi-language test environments and cross-border QA coordination.

Soft Skills

  • Demonstrates ownership and initiative, proactively anticipating issues and proposing solutions.

  • Skilled at mentoring, structured coaching, and leading by example within multi-disciplinary teams.

What you can expect
A dynamic, ambitious team where your voice is heard, and your contributions truly matter. You’ll have real ownership over your decisions in a trusted, cross-functional environment within a Swiss product company that puts people first.

We offer fair compensation, flexible working hours, a hybrid work setup, and a culture that supports both personal and professional growth, fostering a healthy work-life balance.
About us
esurance is a Swiss InsurTech company offering a SaaS solution. Driven by the vision of a hassle-free insurance experience, we are on a mission to reinvent health insurance for small businesses. Our main product is a configurable sales platform for insurance that connects small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), insurance providers, business application providers and brokers. Founded in 2013, we are a successful scale-up. 

Our core values are:
We are connected.
We are ahead.
We are clear.
We are approachable.

Are these inline with your personal values? ==> Come join us!
   
     
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