Job Description The Centre of Excellence (COE) is the driving force behind SmartPA, where strategy comes to life. As part of this dynamic department, you will act as a Quality Assurance Specialist, responsible for archit…
Skills: Quality Assurance, Root Cause Analysis, Process Mapping, Generative AI, LLMs
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$300k–$360k/yr
Full-time
professional certificate
Competitive Salaries, Department Incentives, Flexitime Initiative, 33 Days Holiday, Employee Assistance Programme
Posted 3d ago
~38 hrs/week
Remote in South Africa
Responsibilities
The role involves architecting and maintaining service delivery integrity through audits and root cause analysis to prevent quality exceptions. It also focuses on leveraging Generative AI and LLMs to automate and scale quality workflows.
Requirements
Requires proven experience in quality assurance or compliance and proficiency in process mapping and Google Workspace. Candidates must have a high aptitude for using AI platforms to streamline administrative workflows.
Full job description
Job Description
The Centre of Excellence (COE) is the driving force behind SmartPA, where strategy comes to life. As part of this dynamic department, you will act as a Quality Assurance Specialist, responsible for architecting and maintaining high standards of service delivery integrity across all client workflows. This particular role is assigned to one of our dedicated client accounts, meaning you will represent our brand while working very closely with a global tech giant. In this role, you will ensure our processes and outputs meet the highest standards, preventing quality exceptions from moving into the client space. By identifying underlying risks and performing deep-dive root cause analysis, you will leverage Generative AI and LLMs to automatise and scale quality workflows, fostering a culture of ‘Right First-Time’ operational performance.
Acknowledgement of marketing statement
Key Responsibilities and Skills
Design and execute audits: Conduct efficient quality reviews on documentation and workflows using SmartPAs best practices, to ensure data integrity and consistency.
AI-first quality integration: Develop and refine AI prompts to automatise routine verification tasks, significantly reducing manual verification time while scaling audit frequency. This will be collaborative within the Quality Assurance team, and alongside the Automations team for more technical needs.
Root cause prevention: Identify the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any recurring process failures, detecting the point of failure and collaborating with process owners to ensure preventative measures can be implemented.
Framework and checklist development: Build and iterate on digital checklists, quality frameworks and "Golden Standard" templates to guide the delivery team.
Stakeholder collaboration: Work closely with the Quality Assurance team, to align on quality strategies, provide performance data and improve overall account health.
Support and development: Support team members through constructive feedback, best-practice sharing and targeted "Quality Clinics" to build an account-wide quality-first mindset.
Skills
You possess an unwavering, "microscope" eye for detail – nothing escapes your notice. You are a systematic, analytical and thorough thinker who is passionate about risk mitigation and moving beyond "what" happened to "why" it happened. You bring a process-mapping mindset, with a natural ability to visually break down and audit workflows to spot where a system is failing. A diplomatic, clear and constructive communicator, you navigate the natural friction of QA with a solution-focused, professional approach when collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including internal teams and client contacts.
Experience
Your experience is key, but your forward-thinking attitude is what sets you apart.
Essential:
Proven experience in a Quality Assurance, compliance or detailed data/process reviewing role within a service-oriented or corporate environment.
Practical experience with process mapping and workflow documentation tools to visually isolate system bottlenecks.
Practical experience or a high aptitude for leveraging AI platforms and LLMs (such as Gemini) to streamline tasks, improve accuracy or automatise administrative workflows.
Experience conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and writing clear, comprehensive quality reviews or documentation reports.
Comfort working towards high-performance benchmarks, such as maintaining near-perfect accuracy rates and hitting data-driven targets.
Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace tools, specifically Google Sheets for data interrogation, alongside Docs and Slides for executive-level reporting.
An exceptional, proven eye for detail and a methodical approach to tracking and resolving system bottlenecks.
Desirable:
Experience working within a recognised quality assurance lifecycle or operational framework.
Certification in Quality Assurance, Risk Management or a relevant audit field
Work Remotely
Salary
R300,000 - R360,000 per annum
Schedule
Monday - Friday 14:00 to 22:30 (UK time), aligned to cover the 9:00 to 17:30p(EST) business day.
SA times depended on Daylight Saving Time, as follows: 15:00 to 23:30 (SA Time) from 29 March - 25 October 16:00 to 00:00 (SA Time) from 26 October - 28 March
Job Type
Full-time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
What's in it for you?
At SmartPA, we believe in rewarding talent and supporting your growth:
Competitive Salaries
Department Incentives
Flexitime Initiative: Work when you’re most productive (core hours: 10:00–16:30)
33 Days Holiday Because rest fuels greatness
Employee Assistance Programme
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How to Apply
About us
At SmartPA, we don’t just provide support – we transform it. Our vision is to deliver a world-class, human-centred, tech-enabled PA and admin service that delivers measurable results, today and into the future.
Trusted by global leaders in industries like tech, automotive, retail and legal, we’re the engine behind smarter, more efficient operations. With a vibrant, client-focused culture and a team driven by creativity, no two days at SmartPA are ever the same!
As we continue to grow rapidly, this is your opportunity to join us on the journey to becoming the most optimised administrative organisation in the world. If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and create meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!
Related keywords
Quality AssuranceRoot Cause AnalysisGenerative AILLMsGeminiGoogle SheetsGoogle DocsGoogle SlidesProcess MappingComplianceAuditData IntegrityRisk ManagementService DeliveryWorkflow AutomationGolden Standard Templates
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❝Outsource your admin, grow your business❞
SmartPA ultimately:
🗹 Increase efficiency
🗹 Drive productivity
🗹 Maximise profits
Traditional business models and working practices have changed in recent years. Driven by pressures of the global economy, cost, efficiency goals, and personal work/life balance incentives.
Consumer habits have also evolved, and businesses need to serve their customers when, where, and how they want. Hire a Virtual Assistant and never miss out on that important customer again.
As an agile outsourcing service provider over a decade of experience, SmartPA integrates seamlessly into our clients’ processes, systems, and culture. We become an extension of their team helping to drive efficiencies and generate competitive advantage.
Our mission is to deliver sustained improvement – every step of the way.
We train and mentor our resource pool so we can be relied on to make a continuous positive impact on business operations. With the widest range of administrative skills backed up by a global support community, together we are unstoppable.
➤ Smart Service
Customer experience is at the core of what we do. This means we take pride in ensuring that our service packages are tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
➤ Virtual PA Services
Supporting businesses with diary & email management, transcription, typing, document production and more. Specialist Virtual PA services include EA, HR & Employment, Bookkeeping and Supplier Management, CRM management, social media, and marketing support.
➤ Corporate
We’ve learned and perfected how best to provide agile, flexible, and scalable virtual support for clients of all sizes across the globe. Drawing on a virtually limitless global pool of talent, enabling us to support your business 24/7x365 worldwide.
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