Divyesh Gavade
QA Leader | AI & Automation Evangelist | Agile Transformation Champion | Driving Scalable QA Strategies for SaaS Products | Mentor & Team Builder
- Role
- Senior Manager at Cactus Communications
- Location
- Mumbai, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Divyesh Gavade
I help product-led and SaaS organizations accelerate releases, reduce QA costs, and…
Experience
Senior Manager
Aug 2016 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Led QA for flagship products, driving team growth and innovation through strategic team building, test automation, agile methodologies, and process excellence.Key Achievements: Strategic Team Building: Recruited, coached, and mentored 30+ test engineers and leads, building a strong talent pipeline. Test Automation Revolution: Implemented AI-powered test case generation using Large Language Models (LLMs), slashing test case writing time by 60%+. Testing Cycle Acceleration: Utilized AI-driven tools to boost productivity, speed up testing, and inform decision-making. Agile Methodologies: Championed Agile QA principles, focusing on continuous integration, and rapid delivery. BDD Framework Adoption: Effectively implemented Behavior-Driven Development framework, achieving 35% reduction in post-UAT defects. Design Thinking and Collaboration: Worked closely with UX, Product, and Architecture teams to influence design and deliver user-centric features. Process Excellence: Introduced streamlined QA processes, reducing feature release time by 30%, and enhancing overall product quality. Specialties: Test Automation, Quality Assurance, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Project Management, Leadership, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Technical Leadership, QA Strategy, Test Planning, Test Execution, Defect Management, Test Automation Frameworks, Selenium, Appium, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, BDD, AI-Powered Testing, Machine Learning, LLM, GitHub Copilot, AI-Augmented Productivity, Cloud Testing, DevOps, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Risk Management, Compliance, Security Testing, VAPT, WCAG 2.1, Accessibility Testing, Test Case Writing, Test Case Management, Test Data Management, Agile Testing, Cross-Functional Teams, Distributed Teams, Team Building, Coaching, Mentoring, Metrics-Driven Approach, Process Optimization, Quality Metrics, Test Metrics, Stakeholder Communication
Skills
- Powerpoint
- English
- Test Automation
- Selenium
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Functional Testing
- Strategic Planning
- Software Documentation
- Manual Testing
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Defect Tracking
- Localization Testing
- Test Cases
- Html
- Research
- Outlook
- C
- Qtp
- Public Speaking
- Microsoft Word
- Windows
- Java
- Testlink
- Testing
- Sql
- Integration Testing
- Photoshop
- Webdriver
- Software Testing Life Cycle
- Budgets
- Regression Testing
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