Quality Assurance Lead

CEI Fleet Collision and Safety; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 111,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Element Fleet Management is seeking a Lead, Quality Assurance (Automation) to build and govern in-house QA automation, reducing vendor dependency and improving release readiness. You will guide automation strategy, mentor teams, and collaborate across developers, product, and QA to raise testing standards.

Based in Toronto with a hybrid work arrangement, this role emphasizes hands-on automation, test planning, and strategic framework development to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Qualifications

• Six to eight years in automation and manual testing.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field.
• Proven experience with Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and observability tools.
• Experience leading QA automation across multiple projects, including offshore resources.

Responsibilities

• Set automation quality principles across projects and governance.
• Lead QA automation team members across projects and share best practices.
• Review automation test plans and provide training to varying experience levels.
• Design and architect test automation frameworks and libraries with Selenium.
• Implement automated testing across work streams and provide progress reporting.
• Contribute hands-on manual QA activities including test case creation and defect management.
• Collaborate with developers, product teams to clarify test requirements and dashboards.
• Develop and improve testing processes for existing products and release readiness.

Skills

QA automation

Selenium

Robot Framework

Python

Jenkins

Git

Azure

Datadog

New Relic

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Get started on an exciting career at Element! Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team. Build in-house QA automation capability that strengthens quality, delivery control, and knowledge continuity.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This role helps strengthen Element's in-house quality assurance capability and reduce long-term dependency on external vendors. As Lead, Quality Assurance (Automation), you will provide hands‑on QA automation expertise and governance across multiple projects, helping retain critical system and process knowledge within the organization while improving control over quality and delivery outcomes. You will work across development, product, business, and QA teams to establish automation practices, improve test coverage, and support release readiness.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

Set and apply automation quality guiding principles across projects, helping establish consistent QA automation practices and governance.

Lead and guide QA automation team members across projects, helping them act as liaisons within their teams and spread automation best practices.

Review and support automation test plans, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing guidelines, and provide training to team members with varying levels of experience.

Design and architect test automation frameworks and develop new automation libraries leveraging Selenium, while making decisions on framework upgrades and emerging technologies.

Implement automated testing across work streams to improve the overall testing cycle and provide progress materials, including spreadsheets, presentations, graphs, and other reporting requested by project managers or IT leadership.

Contribute hands‑on manual QA activities, including test case creation, execution, defect management, and development of test strategies, plans, and test cases based on product features and specifications.

Partner with developers, UI/UX, product managers, and product owners to clarify system test requirements, identify and track defects, and share quality dashboards.

Develop and improve testing processes for existing products, recommend software quality improvements, and support release readiness for features and integrations.

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ROLE IF:

You bring deep hands‑on QA automation experience, strong technical judgement, and the ability to guide others while remaining actively involved in delivery.

You have a bachelor's degree in an IT- or computer‑related field.

You bring at least six to eight years of experience in automation and manual testing.

You have at least four to five years of experience with Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and Datadog or New Relic.

You have a solid background managing automation test projects using Robot Framework and designing and building test harnesses for automation testing.

You have experience designing, developing, reviewing, and executing regression test suites using front‑end and back‑end test scripts, as well as automated solutions for sanity testing and other repeatable tests.

You can select and use appropriate automation tools for both front‑end and back‑end quality assurance testing.

You bring strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to simplify complex technical ideas for different audiences.

You communicate effectively with Application Architects, Development, QA/Testing organizations, and business teams, and can perform well in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

You have experience with industry‑standard QA practices, including black‑box testing, risk‑based testing, system testing, regression testing, and exploratory testing.

Preferred experience includes team lead experience with offshore resources and experience developing or influencing automated frameworks for enterprise‑level functional and regression testing.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US

How you have designed or evolved an automation framework and the impact it had on testing efficiency, quality, or release readiness.

How you have led QA automation practices across multiple projects while remaining hands‑on with testing and defect management.

How you have used Robot Framework, Python, Jenkins, Git, Azure, and observability tools such as Datadog or New Relic in an enterprise testing environment.

How you have guided QA Automation Testers or Analysts, shared best practices, or strengthened team capability without direct people‑management responsibility.

How you have identified a testing or quality risk, recommended an improvement, and helped drive it through implementation.

WHY ELEMENT

At Element Fleet Management, this role offers the opportunity to help build and retain critical QA automation expertise inside the organization. You will influence how testing is governed and delivered across projects, work closely with technical and business partners, and help strengthen knowledge continuity, release quality, and delivery predictability. Your work will also support earlier defect detection, reduced production risk, and more sustainable control over quality outcomes.

LOCATION AND WORKING ARRANGEMENT

Location: 1 Adelaide St.E, Toronto, On

Working arrangement: Hybrid

COMPENSATION

The hiring base salary range for this position is $111,000-$152,800 annually. This range represents the Company's good‑faith estimate of the expected base salary at the time of posting. Salary ranges may vary based on the geographic location where the work is performed. The salary range listed in this posting applies only to the location identified. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including the successful candidate's qualifications, knowledge, skills, experience, internal pay equity, and relevant market data. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in annual incentive programs, including bonuses, commissions, or other incentive compensation, as applicable to the role. Element also offers a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings plans.

What’s in it for You

• A culture of innovation, empowerment, decision‑making, and accountability
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness (for qualified roles)
• Additional benefits and amenities, including paid time‑off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays) (for qualified roles)

Applicants will be required to undergo a background check only if and after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.

Disability‑related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request. Should you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to [e-mail] or call (800) 665‑9744.

Element Fleet Management also uses AI‑assisted tools to help screen and assess applications. These tools analyze information you provide (for example, your rēsumē and screening responses) to identify job‑related skills, qualifications, and experience. AI outputs do not by themselves determine whether you advance or receive an offer – they assist recruiters and hiring managers. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

Element Fleet Management (TSX: EFN) is the largest publicly traded pure‑play automotive fleet manager in the world. As a Purpose‑driven and client‑centric company, we deliver value through scalable, sustainable, and technology‑enabled fleet and mobility solutions. Through the Element‑Arval Global Alliance, we operate in over 50 countries, supporting clients across North America, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and beyond. Our global reach is further extended by Autofleet, our technology platform accelerating the modernization of our digital capabilities. Element delivers end‑to‑end solutions to our clients—from vehicle acquisition and maintenance to EV integration, route optimization, risk management, and remarketing.

Our People Drive Our Success At Element, our success begins with you.

Inspired by our Purpose to Move the world through intelligent mobility—and guided by our Values: We are always a force for good, We are experts defining the future of mobility and We are driven by client success. Everyday, our team members deliver on our Purpose and our Values for each other, our communities and our clients. It’s our commitment to how we work, grow and put our clients at the heart of everything we do.