Technical Product & QA Lead Contract to Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Engagement

90-day project-based technical contractor

Work Arrangement

Remote/Hybrid | U.S. and global distributed-team collaboration

Reports To

Founder & CEO, with operational coordination through the Global Pilot & Strategic Partnerships Lead

About the Role

The Technical Product & QA Lead will own platform-readiness assurance for Verde Nexus during the flagship pilot and capital-mobilization period.

The role is not expected to redesign the entire platform during the 90-day sprint. Its priority is ensuring that critical user journeys, integrations, payments, security-sensitive functions and demonstration workflows remain reliable and investor/pilot ready while capital and partnership activity accelerates.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the master QA/test plan.
• Identify mission-critical platform workflows.
• Maintain regression test suites.
• Test instructor, student, affiliate, vendor and administrative workflows.
• Validate registration, authentication and user-access flows.
• Test marketplace and commerce workflows.
• Validate Stripe/payment and transaction processes within authorized test environments.
• Test referral/affiliate tracking logic.
• Validate notifications, user states and permission levels.
• Test mobile/responsive behavior.
• Validate multilingual/global -user workflows where implemented.
• Review Supabase/API/integration behavior with developers.
• Maintain structured defect logs with severity classifications.
• Reproduce and document defects before escalation.
• Coordinate fixes with developers or technical vendors.
• Conduct regression testing following changes.
• Maintain demo-readiness checklist.
• Produce weekly technical-health reports.
• Identify technical issues that could impair investor demonstrations, partner pilots, payments or user trust.
• Coordinate security findings with external security specialists.
• Maintain release/readiness documentation.

What Success Looks Like

• Critical demo workflows function reliably.
• Payment and core business flows are tested before pilot exposure.
• High-severity defects are visible and prioritized.
• Technical problems are documented—not discovered unexpectedly during demonstrations.
• QA evidence exists for material platform workflows.
• Technical work does not derail the capital-acquisition sprint.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong web/SaaS QA experience.
• Manual and automated testing experience.
• Experience testing authentication, payments, APIs and role-based systems.
• Familiarity with React, modern web applications and cloud/SaaS architecture.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Linear, GitHub issues or equivalent.
• Experience with test-case design and regression management.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to nontechnical executives.
• E-learning, marketplace, fintech/payment or subscription-platform experience advantageous.
• Strong security awareness.
• Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or equivalent practical experience welcomed but not mandatory.

Compensation & Growth

• Fixed project/milestone fee.
• Potential quality/performance milestone bonuses defined before work begins.
• Funding-triggered extension may become available.
• Strong performers may be considered for funded technical/product leadership.

Verde Nexus Global is building a globally scalable ecosystem at the intersection of AI-enabled education, workforce development, sustainability, agriculture, digital commerce, affiliate infrastructure, and global marketplace opportunities. Designed for reach across 47+ countries and 22+ languages, the platform connects learners, instructors, entrepreneurs, affiliates, vendors, institutional partners, and communities through one integrated digital ecosystem.

Verde Nexus combines AI-enabled learning, digital entrepreneurship, sustainable and organic commerce, workforce pathways, institutional partnerships, vendor-marketplace infrastructure, and recurring-revenue models to create measurable economic and social impact. Our U.S. flagship pilot begins in the Raleigh-Durham market while international market development progresses in parallel.

We are building a performance-driven, globally minded team of professionals who value innovation, accountability, collaboration, sustainability, and measurable execution. Team members have the opportunity to contribute during an early stage of growth while helping build systems, partnerships, and market pathways designed for long-term global scale.

Company Description

Verde Nexus Global is building a globally scalable ecosystem at the intersection of AI-enabled education, workforce development, sustainability, agriculture, digital commerce, affiliate infrastructure, and global marketplace opportunities. Designed for reach across 47+ countries and 22+ languages, the platform connects learners, instructors, entrepreneurs, affiliates, vendors, institutional partners, and communities through one integrated digital ecosystem.\n\nVerde Nexus combines AI-enabled learning, digital entrepreneurship, sustainable and organic commerce, workforce pathways, institutional partnerships, vendor-marketplace infrastructure, and recurring-revenue models to create measurable economic and social impact. Our U.S. flagship pilot begins in the Raleigh-Durham market while international market development progresses in parallel.\n\nWe are building a performance-driven, globally minded team of professionals who value innovation, accountability, collaboration, sustainability, and measurable execution. Team members have the opportunity to contribute during an early stage of growth while helping build systems, partnerships, and market pathways designed for long-term global scale.