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Malachy O'Neill

QA Manager

Oxford, United Kingdom18 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years in the gaming industry
  • Expert in Quality Management and Project Management
  • Proven track record in leading high-performance teams
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned gaming industry leader with extensive experience in quality assurance and project management.

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Skills

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile TestingBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)P&L ManagementQuality ManagementSoftware ComplianceSoftware Quality AssuranceSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Team LeadershipTest AutomationTest ManagementTest Strategy

About

An accomplished games industry veteran with 15+ years experience, ranging from mobile apps, web browser, tool development, game engines, console/ pc gaming, central services and online stores. Specialising in Quality Management, with additional skills in Project Management, Production and Operations. Experienced in building, maintaining and coaching high-performance teams in both large corporate and start-up environments across multiple platforms in technical and non-technical groups.

Experience

Scopely

Senior Director QA

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Oxford & Barcelona · Remote

  • Unannounced cross-platform MMO title.

Hypixel studios

QA Director

Jan 2025 – Jul 2025 · 6 mos · Oxford, England, United Kingdom · Remote

  • Subsidiary of Riot Games. Worked on Hytale until the Studio was closed.

Globalstep

Senior Director Client Services

Jun 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Oxford, England, United Kingdom

  • Supporting game studios across Quality Assurance, Co-Development, Localization, Playtest Analytics and Player Support.

Jagex

QA Director

May 2019 – May 2022 · 3 yrs · Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, Third Party, Release Operations, and several unannounced projects.

Zynga

QA Director

Jan 2017 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Quality & Release Management support for Zynga global studios: London, Brighton, Helsinki, San Francisco, Toronto, and Bengaluru.

Naturalmotion

2 roles

Senior QA Manager

Promoted

May 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Oxford, United Kingdom

  • CSR2, Dawn of Titans. NaturalMotion was acquired by Zynga.

Application Test Manager

Feb 2013 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Morpheme & Euphoria animation software used in third party titles such as GTAV, RDR2, Horizon Zero Dawn and BioShock Infinite.

Microsoft

QA Lead

Jan 2012 – Feb 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Reading, United Kingdom

  • Fable franchise.

Electronic arts (ea)

Compliance QA Specialist

Sep 2010 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Hyper causal social gaming.

Tt games ltd

Lead Compliance QA

Feb 2008 – Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Slough, United Kingdom

  • LEGO franchise.

Electronic arts

Compliance QA

Jul 2007 – Dec 2007 · 5 mos · Madrid Area, Spain

  • European Certification Group.

Nintendo of europe gmbh

Compliance QA

Jan 2007 – Jun 2007 · 5 mos · Frankfurt Area, Germany

  • Member of Lot Check and English Localisation team.

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