Senior QE Manager

RBC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Flexible benefits

World-class training

Job summary

RBC in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Quality Engineering (QE) Manager to lead QE strategy and execution for the TM1 suite, validating financial workflows, data loads, and reporting with hands-on testing expertise. You will guide modernization through automation and AI-assisted testing while upholding delivery confidence across enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in quality engineering, 5+ years of leadership, and strong skills in DevOps, data validations, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Testing and Test Automation.
• 5+ years of people leadership / QE management experience.
• Experience with TM1 / Planning Analytics / financial planning platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience testing enterprise financial or data-intensive applications.
• Experience with end-to-end test strategy, planning, execution and defect management.
• Experience validating complex business rules, financial calculations and data reconciliation.
• Experience with QE and DevOps tools such as JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, ALM or similar platforms.
• Exposure to test automation tools such as Python, Robot Framework or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to lead distributed onshore/offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the end-to-end QE strategy across the application lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business priorities, delivery milestones and risk.
• Provide leadership across functional, regression, integration, performance and non-functional testing activities.
• Lead hands-on validation of TM1 application workflows including data loads, calculations, rules processing, websheets and downstream reporting.
• Partner with Product, Development, Business Analysts and Operations teams to ensure complete test coverage and release readiness.
• Build and mentor a high-performing QE team by strengthening technical capability, accountability and delivery excellence.
• Drive QE transformation through automation, standardization, reusable frameworks and process optimization.
• Champion AI-enabled testing practices including intelligent test selection, test optimization, defect prediction and quality analytics.
• Drive CI/CD quality gates and improve release confidence using DevOps practices and automated validation.
• Establish quality metrics, reporting, governance and risk visibility for senior stakeholders.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving efficiency, reducing cycle time and enhancing product quality.

Skills

Quality Engineering

People leadership

TM1 / Planning Analytics

Hands-on testing

Test strategy

Defect management

JIRA / GitHub / Jenkins

Python / Robot Framework

Stakeholder management

Distributed teams leadership

Tools

JIRA

GitHub

Jenkins

ALM

Job description

the opportunity?

We are looking for a highly experienced

Job Description

What is the opportunity? We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Quality Engineering (QE) Manager to lead QE strategy and execution across EPM (TM1) suite of applications, with responsibility for validating financial workflows, data loads, rule-based calculations, websheets, reporting, automation and CI/CD quality controls. This role requires a strong leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on testing expertise. You will lead a high-performing QE team responsible for validating complex business workflows, financial calculations, data integrations and reporting processes while driving modernization through automation, AI-assisted testing and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership capabilities, deep testing experience in enterprise applications and a passion for leveraging emerging technologies to improve quality, speed and delivery confidence.

What will you do?

• Define and lead the end-to-end QE strategy across the application lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business priorities, delivery milestones and risk.
• Provide leadership across functional, regression, integration, performance and non-functional testing activities.
• Lead hands-on validation of TM1 application workflows including data loads, calculations, rules processing, websheets and downstream reporting.
• Partner with Product, Development, Business Analysts and Operations teams to ensure complete test coverage and release readiness.
• Build and mentor a high-performing QE team by strengthening technical capability, accountability and delivery excellence.
• Drive QE transformation through automation, standardization, reusable frameworks and process optimization.
• Champion AI-enabled testing practices including intelligent test selection, test optimization, defect prediction and quality analytics.
• Drive CI/CD quality gates and improve release confidence using DevOps practices and automated validation.
• Establish quality metrics, reporting, governance and risk visibility for senior stakeholders.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving efficiency, reducing cycle time and enhancing product quality.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Testing and Test Automation.
• 5+ years of people leadership / QE management experience.
• Experience with TM1 / Planning Analytics / financial planning platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience testing enterprise financial or data-intensive applications.
• Experience with end-to-end test strategy, planning, execution and defect management.
• Experience validating complex business rules, financial calculations and data reconciliation.
• Experience with QE and DevOps tools such as JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, ALM or similar platforms.
• Exposure to test automation tools such as Python, Robot Framework or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to lead distributed onshore/offshore teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in banking, finance or risk domains.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and AI-driven testing tools.
• Experience leading QE modernization or transformation initiatives.
• Working knowledge of SQL and backend testing.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and meaningful opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact by building world-class product capabilities.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Opportunities to do challenging work that delivers real value to users and the enterprise.

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Job Skills

Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, DevOps, IT Quality Assurance, Long Term Planning, Process Management, Risk Management, Software Product Testing, Test Automation

Additional Job Details

Address: 745 THURLOW ST:VANCOUVER

City: Vancouver

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-08-19

Application Deadline: 2026-09-19

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

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