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ANSR is hiring for one of its clients.ABOUT UNDER ARMOUR:Our story is a classic American entrepreneurial journey, born from a simple, unmet need identified by an athlete. In 1996, founder Kevin Plank, then captain of the University of Maryland football team, set out to solve the problem of sweat-soaked cotton shirts by creating a moisture-wicking synthetic alternative. That innovation – HeatGear – redefined the athletic base layer and laid the foundation for what is today a global leader in performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Under Armour is driven by a clear mission – to make all athletes better. This relentless pursuit of better defines who we are, shaping our focus on performance, innovation, and continuous improvement. OUR PURPOSE:Building on this global foundation, Under Armour India is purpose-built to access India’s top-tier talent and embed the brand’s culture into scalable, tech-driven solutions. At its core, this is about empowering those who strive for more – a belief reflected in our values: Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes, and Stand for Equality. These values serve as a shared framework that guides how we think, build, and collaborate. They connect teams across geographies, reinforce our purpose, and ensure that everything we do is aligned to a common goal – enabling better outcomes for athletes and the business. At Under Armour India, this translates into an environment where individuals have the freedom to go further, regardless of role. Teams are empowered to develop and deliver state-of-the-art products and digital solutions that enhance performance and drive impact at scale. VALUES & INNOVATION:Across Under Armour globally, our values act as the thread that unites every teammate, shaping a culture grounded in purpose, accountability, and shared ambition. They are not just principles, but active drivers of how we operate, innovate, and grow together. This culture is deeply anchored in innovation – a continuous pursuit of better that pushes boundaries and challenges convention. Whether through product innovation or digital transformation, teams are enabled to create solutions that elevate performance and redefine possibilities for athletes everywhere. PURPOSE OF ROLE:The Sr Manager owns the end-to-end quality vision and operational leadership for our UA India office. This role is responsible for driving the QA strategy across multiple cross-functional teams, directly managing a high-performing workforce manual and automation engineers. As a people-first leader, this role will play a critical role in strengthening our UA India team, ensuring our teams and digital platforms consistently meet global standards.As a strategic partner, the Senior QA Manager is embedded at the inception of the product lifecycle to build comprehensive quality testing strategies. This role will manage resource allocations in UA India office ensuring that high-priority initiatives are staffed for success. This role will contribute to drive quality best practices and continuous process improvement.Central to this role is an automation-first mindset and will champion a shift-left approach and directly contribute to the achievement of UA’s global automation goals by scaling automated test coverage across all workstreams.As people-manager this role will build a sustainable, motivated, and highly skilled team in UA India, including performance management through regular 1:1s and reviews, career mentorship across manual and automation paths, leading end-to-end recruitment and onboarding, and fostering a collaborative culture.This role will also contribute to improving and developing QA standards and operating procedures.YOUR IMPACT (Job Responsibilities):Lead software quality testing across Global QA teams, including external contractors, to ensure high quality delivery for web and native mobile applications and backend systems. Translate strategy into executable work by converting leadership direction into clear scope, priorities, and acceptance criteria Work closely with test automation teams and incorporate their capabilities, automation framework, and tools within the overall quality strategy.Champion automation, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, speed, and operational effectiveness. Provide business context and intent to the team, including customer impact, release criticality, and key dependencies. Partner closely with Global Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment, clear ownership, and proactive risk management.Set clear quality and decision standards Provide clear, actionable status reporting, including mitigation plans and Key Quality Metrics. Maintain the feedback loop between UA, UA India and vendor teams Coordinate end-to-end testing with internal UA orgs and external teams. Drive continuous improvement of quality for team, process, and product. Participate in investigation, analysis, test case development, and testing with the project team. Actively contribute to building UA's Global QA organization QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's degree with typically 12 years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with typically 10 years of relevant experience OR 15 years of relevant experience without degree Typically 5+ years of management experience; or equivalent experience as the subject matter lead or expert in area of expertise. Experience leading Global QA teams and project quality on web and native mobile. Strong experience in building, leading, and retaining high-performing QA teams within India-based technology organizations supporting global teams. Experience working closely with test automation teams and incorporate their capabilities, automation framework, and tools within the overall quality strategy.Strong knowledge of eCommerce frontend and backend systems, including order management, APIs, integrations, and end-to-end workflow Experience operating within a large, cross-functional global enterprise, partnering effectively with technology and business stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into actionable test plans. Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies and best practices, particularly Agile SCRUM and Kanban. Solid understanding of QA standards and best practices. Ability to create a test strategy and test plan for complex multi-team projects, then socialize the test plan followed by its coordinated execution. Experience of integrating test automation as part of an overall quality strategySignificant experience in Defect Tracking and Test Management tools such as Jira and TestRail. Operate effectively across global time zones, leveraging strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate seamlessly with global stakeholders.Ability to promote a positive, solution-oriented team culture. WORKPLACE LOCATION:Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our office.Work Schedule: This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Reasonable accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.