Quality Assurance Manager

Job summary

Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities across multiple project workstreams. Ensure testing activities comply with regulatory, audit, and organizational standards while managing defect tracking and resolution efforts.

Job details

Role : QA Manager Location: Remote Job type: Contract(6 Months) - High possibility of Extension Pay : CAD $55 /Hour Start date : Immediate Overview: We are seeking an experienced QA Manager to lead end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a high-profile, regulatory-driven transformation initiative within a leading financial services environment. This role will be responsible for ensuring data, reporting, dashboarding, and monitoring solutions meet business requirements, regulatory expectations, and production readiness standards. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in UAT leadership, data validation, stakeholder engagement, and defect management, with proven success delivering complex initiatives involving multiple business, technology, and vendor teams. Primary Location: Toronto, ON Work Model: Fully Remote Employment Type: Contractor Vacancy Status: New RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities across multiple project workstreams Develop UAT strategies, test plans, success criteria, and entry/exit requirements Partner closely with business stakeholders to validate requirements, acceptance criteria, and expected outcomes Design, execute, and oversee UAT test cases, scenarios, and data validation activities Manage defect tracking, triage processes, prioritization, and resolution efforts Coordinate with development, QA, business, and vendor teams to ensure timely resolution of issues Monitor testing progress and provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to stakeholders Support governance and management review sessions, including preparation of executive-level presentations and reporting Ensure testing activities comply with regulatory, audit, and organizational standards Drive UAT sign-off, production readiness assessments, and go-live support activities Identify and mitigate risks impacting testing timelines, quality, or delivery objectives QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, or Test Management roles Proven experience leading UAT initiatives for regulatory, reporting, data, or enterprise transformation programs Strong understanding of data validation, reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting processes Experience managing testing activities across multiple stakeholder groups and workstreams Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with third-party vendors Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on quality and risk management Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery environments Ability to operate effectively in highly visible, fast-paced, and regulatory-focused environments TECHNICAL SKILLS Required AWS Amazon Athena SAS / Transend (Projects & Payments) JIRA, ALM, or similar test management and defect tracking tools Data validation, reconciliation, and reporting/testing methodologies Nice to Have Experience within Financial Services, Banking, or Corporate Treasury environments Exposure to regulatory reporting frameworks and compliance-driven programs Experience supporting dashboarding, monitoring, and business intelligence solutions Knowledge of enterprise data governance and risk management practices Please share with hr@hish.ca

What you’ll do

Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities across multiple project workstreams. Ensure testing activities comply with regulatory, audit, and organizational standards while managing defect tracking and resolution efforts.

Requirements

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and over 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance or User Acceptance Testing. Proven experience in leading UAT initiatives for regulatory and enterprise transformation programs is essential.

Listed skills

• Validation · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Data Validation · Preferred
• Execution · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Audit · Preferred
• Tracking · Preferred
• coordination · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Quality Assurance
• User Acceptance Testing
• Test Management
• Data Validation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Defect Management
• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Agile
• Waterfall
• AWS
• JIRA
• Data Governance
• Risk Management

Job areas

• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics
• Consulting