Program & quality leadership

Jackline Namanda

QA Lead · Release management · Technical program management

Tacoma, WA 98445 jnamanda22@gmail.com GitHub

Skills

  • Program & Project Management: Agile/Scrum, SDLC, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Risk Management, Executive Stakeholder Communication
  • Quality Assurance & Testing: Test Automation, Regression, Release Management, Change Management, Playwright, Customer UAT
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Product & Engineering Alignment, Client Engagement, Training & Enablement, Executive Reporting
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, CodePipeline, IAM, CloudWatch), Azure, CI/CD, Monitoring & Alerting
  • Software Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, Git
  • Artificial Intelligence: AI Program Management, Conversational AI Systems, Prompt Engineering, LLM Evaluation, AI Reliability Testing, Agentic AI Development and Testing
  • UI/UX & Prototyping: UI/UX Design, Balsamiq Mockups, Prototyping, Human Computer Interaction
  • Technical Writing & Documentation: System Design, Process Documentation, Technical Writing, Training Materials

Employment

QA Lead / Release Manager · Workerbee Inc

June 2025 – Present

Remote

  • Identify and implement a new automation testing platform, leading technical evaluation, onboarding, and team training. Reduced automation cycle time from 2 weeks to 2 days (7× faster) and expanded test coverage from 50% to 85% within one week.
  • Direct end-to-end release management for AI-powered software products, coordinating planning, validation, and deployment across multiple concurrent initiatives while ensuring quality, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales leadership to define release scope, timelines, acceptance criteria, and program milestones, supporting estimation and roadmap planning aligned with business objectives.
  • Authored and executed comprehensive test strategies, including test plans, UAT frameworks, and adoption training for internal teams and client stakeholders, enabling smooth product rollout and customer adoption.
  • Lead program-level change management and Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) quality operations, configuring Jira projects, workflows, and governance processes to coordinate QA, Engineering, Delivery, and client teams while proactively mitigating release and data-integrity risks.
  • Ensure compliance with technical, regulatory, linguistic, and cultural quality standards, aligning QA processes with evolving AI data pipelines, multilingual content workflows, and system requirements.
  • Manage offshore QA contractors, establishing quality expectations, reviewing deliverables, and coordinating distributed testing efforts to meet release schedules.

Co-Founder, International Partnerships & Development Lead · Otic Group

Oct 2024 – Present

Remote

  • Lead the strategic vision advancing Africa's digital transformation through AI advocacy, education, and BPO initiatives.
  • Drive the development of AI-focused solutions for Ugandan and broader African communities, ensuring cultural relevance, accessibility, and alignment with global technology trends.
  • Manage and mentor a distributed team of 5+ developers implementing agile workflows and fostering a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
  • Represent Otic at international forums and summits, advocating for AI equity, community-driven innovation, and stronger African representation in the global tech ecosystem.

Technical Program Manager (Front-End & TPM) · Amazon – Prime

Mar 2022 – June 2024

Seattle, WA

  • Served in a hybrid role as a Front-End Engineer and Technical Program Manager, leading cross-functional programs and developing reusable UI components that contributed to a 55% increase in customer signups during Prime Day.
  • Defined and managed program roadmaps, schedules, and deliverables, coordinating across engineering, product, and UX teams.
  • Developed reusable front-end components, streamlining feature deployments across marketplaces from 2 weeks to 2 days.
  • Implemented monitoring dashboards and alert systems, reducing issue resolution time and ensuring system stability during peak traffic events (Prime Day, Cyber Monday).
  • Led Agile delivery across 5+ cross-functional teams, aligning timelines and dependencies using custom-built internal tools for project tracking to drive the launch of Prime sign-up features on E-readers and Fire Tablets across 10+ global marketplaces.