Qa Lead (Hybrid In Montreal)

Looking for a QA Lead with one of Canada’s leading banks.Location: Montreal, QC- Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)Engagement: B2B contractResponsibilities
Lead and coordinate cross-functional QA teams, ensuring consistent quality standards across multiple products and systems.Assess QA maturity, existing technology stacks, test coverage, testing processes, and technical debt across acquired or merging business units.Develop and implement a unified QA roadmap, testing strategy, standards, and processes aligned with business and integration objectives.Evaluate existing QA practices and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for process improvement and standardisation.Oversee end-to-end testing activities, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.Drive test automation initiatives and promote the adoption of appropriate testing tools and frameworks.Manage cross-system defects, data migration issues, system compatibility risks, and dependencies ahead of major integration milestones and system cutovers.Establish effective defect management, prioritisation, escalation, and resolution processes across teams.Define and monitor QA KPIs, quality metrics, test coverage, defect trends, and overall testing progress.Lead, mentor, and support QA teams through organisational changes, including team restructuring, process alignment, and knowledge transfer.Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Business, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on quality expectations and delivery priorities.Prepare and present quality assessments, risk reports, testing progress updates, and cutover readiness recommendations to senior management and executive stakeholders.Ensure smooth QA integration during mergers, acquisitions, and other large-scale organisational or technology transformations.Requirements
Location: Remote (Canada)10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, including leadership of cross-functional QA teams. Mergers and acquisitions experience would be an advantage.Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.Ability to assess QA maturity, technology stacks, test coverage, and technical debt across acquired or merging products.Experience developing and implementing unified QA roadmaps and test strategies.Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and tools, with familiarity with test automation.Risk & Defect Management: Experience managing cross-system defects, data migration issues, and compatibility risks ahead of system cutover.Team Leadership: Ability to guide, mentor, and restructure QA teams during organisational transitions.Stakeholder Reporting: Experience presenting quality metrics, risk assessments, and cutover readiness reports to senior management and executive stakeholders.
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