The top-level QA manager and the top-level Dev manager should both report to the CTO Having a top-level manager who is responsible for a whole discipline doesn

The top-level QA manager and the top-level Dev manager should both report to the CTO Having a top-level manager who is responsible for a whole discipline doesn't work, it just creates a high wall to throw shit over. Developers and QA testers really should report to the same first line manager.