Banking UAT Lead / Manager
Lead and manage end-to-end User Acceptance Testing activities, including strategy development and coordination across business and technology teams. Ensure solutions meet business requirements through defect triage, risk management, and production readiness validation.
- Hybrid
- Toronto, ON
- Posted Aug 29, 2026
- Apply by Sep 28, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Banking UAT Lead / Manager Contract Term: 6 months, renewable Work Location: Toronto, ON Work Model: Hybrid (2-3 days / week on site) We are seeking experienced UAT Lead or Manager to lead and manage User Acceptance Testing activities across complex banking initiatives. The successful candidate will develop the UAT strategy, coordinate business testing, manage stakeholders and testers, and ensure solutions meet business requirements prior to production deployment. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage end-to-end UAT planning, coordination, execution, and governance. Develop UAT strategies, test plans, schedules, entry and exit criteria, and status reporting. Manage business testers and coordinate activities across business, technology, project, and vendor teams. Ensure test scenarios and cases provide appropriate coverage of business requirements and end-to-end banking processes. Lead defect triage, issue escalation, risk management, and resolution tracking. Monitor testing progress and provide clear updates on quality, risks, and production readiness. Support release readiness, business sign-off, go-live, and post-implementation validation. Required Qualifications 10+ years of Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing experience within large enterprise environments. 5+ years of experience leading and managing UAT activities, teams, or workstreams on complex programs. Must have managerial level experience Experience leading and managing UAT within one or more of Canada’s Top 5 banks Strong banking domain knowledge and understanding of end-to-end banking processes. Experience developing UAT strategies, plans, governance, and reporting. Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies. Strong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and issue-resolution skills. Experience with testing and defect-management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, or HP ALM/Quality Center.
What you’ll do
Lead and manage end-to-end User Acceptance Testing activities, including strategy development and coordination across business and technology teams. Ensure solutions meet business requirements through defect triage, risk management, and production readiness validation.
Requirements
Requires over 10 years of QA and UAT experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial role within a large enterprise. Must have specific experience managing UAT within one of Canada's Top 5 banks and proficiency in testing tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps.
Listed skills
- Project CoordinationPreferred
- JiraPreferred
- Risk ManagementPreferred
- AgilePreferred
- Stakeholder ManagementPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- UAT Strategy
- Test Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Defect Triage
- Banking Domain Knowledge
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- JIRA
- Azure DevOps
- HP ALM
- Quality Center
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Release Readiness
- Project Coordination
Job areas
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
- Software
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 10+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 28, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Office presence
- 3 days per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available