Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

As a Manager in Quality Engineering (Washington, DC area) with a focus on Functional Testing, you will lead teams in delivering robust testing strategies that ensure the delivery of high-quality digital solutions. You will be responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and execution of manual and automated functional test cases, working closely with stakeholders to validate business requirements and support successful delivery across agile programs. Your leadership will help drive best practices in testing and quality assurance, ensuring our clients receive value-driven, defect-free software.

Your Impact:

• Lead and manage a team of functional testers across one or more projects, providing mentorship, technical direction, and career development support.
• Define, implement, and maintain functional testing strategies and processes in alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to understand requirements and translate them into test cases and acceptance criteria.
• Drive the development and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate business functionality.
• Identify and document defects and work with development teams to ensure resolution and retesting.
• Report test progress, results, and quality metrics to stakeholders and senior management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in the QE practice including the integration of test automation in functional testing.
• Ensure compliance with testing standards, tools, and best practices.
• Support UAT planning and coordination with business teams.

Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 2 years in a test leadership or managerial role.
• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and test methodologies in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience in designing and executing functional, regression, integration, and system-level tests.
• Solid knowledge of test case management and defect tracking tools such as JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr.
• Proven ability to lead functional QA efforts across multiple teams or workstreams.
• Experience in requirement analysis and translating business requirements into functional test scenarios.
• Familiarity with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber) and willingness to collaborate with automation teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior QA professionals and foster a culture of quality.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Experience in domains such as Retail, Finance, Travel, or Healthcare.
• Knowledge of accessibility and usability testing practices.
• Exposure to BDD/TDD approaches and tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• ISTQB or similar QA certifications.
• Exposure to performance testing or security testing tools and practices.

Benefits of Working Here:

• Lead QA strategy and delivery for globally recognized clients and impactful digital programs.
• Access to career development tools, learning paths, certifications, and mentorship opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and performance-linked rewards.
• Inclusive, supportive work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and diversity.
• Comprehensive wellness, health, and retirement benefits.
• Opportunities to collaborate with a global network of experts across disciplines.

Pay Range:

$108,000 - $158,000 The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.