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Associate Test Manager I

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Job Summary

Support the Test Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing QA across multiple projects, features, and platforms for high-quality video game releases. Lead and mentor QA team members through daily execution, set the bar with hands-on test work, identify risks early during design reviews, and modernize QA practices with tool-driven approaches. Build test plans, track progress, report status, and partner cross-functionally from pre-production through post-launch.

Location: Madrid

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the QA team by mentoring Feature Leads, Senior Testers, and Testers, running 1:1s, giving feedback, and keeping daily execution on track.
•Execute high-impact testing personally, including rigorous bug hunting, maintaining clean data, and producing technical documentation.
•Catch issues early by joining design reviews and spotting defects, compliance risks, and testability gaps before code is written.
•Own QA planning by building test plans, setting priorities, tracking progress, and clearing bottlenecks with the Test Manager.
•Modernize QA by replacing outdated practices with tool-driven solutions and partnering cross-functionally from pre-production to post-launch to flag risks with fixes.

Key Requirements

•Experience in video game QA or complex software environments, including leading or coordinating a team on multi-platform projects (PC, console, mobile).
•Strong grasp of test planning and execution, regression, bug reporting, and database management.
•Experience supporting milestones/releases and first-party submission.
•Hands-on knowledge of console DevKits/TestKits and platform debugging tools (e.g., Neighborhood, Xbox Manager).
•Ability to communicate quality, risk, and blockers to technical and non-technical audiences and turn defect trends into actionable recommendations.

Experience:Video games

Skills:MentoringCommunicationRisk identificationAnalytical thinkingPeople leadership

Certifications:ISTQBCertified Software Test Manager

Languages:English

Tech Stack:JiraJQLTestRailConfluenceAgileScrumWaterfallConsole DevKitsTestKitsNeighborhoodXbox Manager

Company Brief

2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.

Industry: Gaming

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: Novato, United States

Founded: 2005

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