QA Portfolio Manager

🔥 14 hours ago

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $33 - $48 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)

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Balor Games

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2026

🎮 Gaming

📱 Media

Gaming • Media

Balor Games is an independent video game studio and publisher that develops and showcases digital games and related media on its website. The site presents multiple upcoming and available titles (for example Sponge Break, Billie Bust Up, Threads of Time, Wild Blue Skies), offers launch trailers, playtest sign-ups, and accepts game submissions — indicating both development/publishing activity and a consumer-facing games portal. Sponge Break is described as up to 4-player drop-in co-op with proximity voice chat, showing a focus on multiplayer/online gameplay features.

📋 Description

• Own QA strategy and standards across Balor Games' published portfolio, adapting scope and approach to each title's genre, platform mix, and risk profile • Oversee day-to-day management of external FQA, CQA, LQA, and compatibility QA vendors • Vet and onboard new QA vendors as needed • Scope QA requirements against Production and developer-team milestones • Book and track vendor Statements of Work, quotes, and SOW end dates • Manage QA vendor budgets, purchase orders, and invoicing; flag budget variances • Serve as primary QA liaison to external developer teams and align build/patch cadence with vendor testing cycles • Perform hands-on QA testing, verify fixes, and write actionable bug reports • Provide gameplay feedback benchmarked against comparable market titles • Review and prioritize vendor bug reports and test results; triage severity and drive fixes • Participate in milestone acceptance and ship/no-ship quality decisions with Production • Report on each title's game state, quality risks, and development trajectory • Track PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Steam, and mobile storefront certification/compliance requirements • Maintain visibility into vendor capacity, specialties, rate cards, and performance; manage escalations and vendor matching • Build and maintain QA documentation, test plans, bug-tracking workflows, and reporting templates

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA leadership, vendor/partner management, or production within the video game industry, including direct oversight of external QA vendors • Demonstrated experience managing vendor SOWs and quotes for QA services • Strong working knowledge of FQA, CQA, and LQA testing methodologies, bug-tracking tools, and platform certification/compliance requirements across major consoles, PC, and mobile • Proven ability to create, review, and refine test plans for games across a range of genres and modes, such as single-player vs. multiplayer and RPG vs. FPS • Proven ability to manage QA across multiple concurrent titles and external studios, with project management skills to coordinate differing vendor pipelines, tools, and deadlines • Exceptional communication skills with internal teams, external developer studios, and QA vendors • Relationship management skills to build and maintain internal and external partnerships • Self-motivated; able to work independently and with a team; comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities • Proficiency with bug-tracking/test-management tools, spreadsheets, and project tracking tools • Avid gamer with broad knowledge of current titles across PC, console, and mobile (bonus) • Existing relationships with FQA/CQA/LQA vendors in the games industry (bonus) • Experience with PlayStation Partners, Xbox ID@Xbox/Partner, or Nintendo Developer Portal (bonus) • Experience working with indie or mid-size external developer studios (bonus) • Passion for process improvement and cross-functional collaboration (bonus)