Ivan Bubić

People Management & Growth: Doubled the cross-functional team over 12 months, achieving a 100% retention rate Parallel Product & QA Delivery: Owning the internal Test Automation Framework, leading its development and maintenance roadmap, including the introduction of Generative AI capabilities for accelerated test script creation. Driving the execution of test strategy across three major client products, delivering high-impact results: Consistently reduced test cycle time, achieving a 60% reduction for a recent client. Scaled automated regression test coverage to 55% for a second large client Commercial & Pre-Sales: Supported business development by presenting and pitching the test automation product to potential customers. Strategic Alignment: As part of middle management, securing EU funding for product development by overseeing the complete application and negotiation process.

Focus Areas & Impact Quality Transformation: Transformed system quality by reducing the average Defect Leakage Rate from 7.2% to a sustained 1.5%. Process Efficiency: Optimized communication and reporting by implementing a live JIRA dashboard, cutting manual reporting overhead by 50%. Defect Governance: Established a streamlined Defect Triage process with development teams, resulting in a 30% reduction in average issue resolution time and improving sprintvelocity. Leadership & Test Oversight: Mentored and developed an 8- member team while commanding oversight of all testing activities, including E2E, sanity, UAT, regression testbooks, and supervision of non-functional

Agile Performance & Optimization: Optimized and prioritized the product backlog, resulting in a 20% increase in development team velocity and reducing backlog complexity by 30%. Quality-Driven Transition: Transitioned from Test Manager to the PO role after critical functional gaps were identified, establishing the initial test strategy and coordinating automation setup to stabilize the Instant Booking System.