QA Lead

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members! CD PROJEKT RED is looking for QA Lead to join the Hadar project. In this role, you will manage the QA team within the project, adapting the project QA strategy into clear team plans, priorities and measurable outcomes. You will be responsible for developing a high-performing QA team, ensuring reliable milestone verification, maintaining visibility on gameplay quality status and risks, and continuously improving QA workflows, tools, reporting, and gameplay testing practices within your area of ownership. You will collaborate closely with Production, Development, Tech, Shared Development Services, QA Experts, other QA Leads, and cross-functional teams to support gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, performance, stability, gameplay consistency, and development pipeline reliability. Responsibilites: Building and shaping a high-performing QA team by supporting recruitment, onboarding, team structure, and the development of the right skills and capabilities to meet project needs. Leading, mentoring, and developing the QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth. Adapting & Implementing the overarching QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes, and clear team priorities. Owning testing execution and milestone verification, ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards. Monitoring quality metrics, and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans. Partnering with development, production, and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests, and alignment. Actively participating in hands-on testing, including explorat