Program Manager / Lead QA Testing & Automation - Montreal - Hybrid (90058)

Program Manager / Lead QA Testing & Automation - Montreal - Hybrid

Capco – The Future. Now.

Capco is a distinctly and positively different place to work. Much more than consultants, we are active participants in the global financial services industry. Our passionate business and technology professionals enjoy a unique environment where they are actively encouraged to apply intellect, innovation, experience and teamwork. We ware dedicated to fully supporting our world class clients as they respond to challenges and opportunities in: Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Insurance, Wealth & Asset Management and Energy. Experience Capco for yourself at capco.com.

Let’s Talk About You

You want to Own Your Career. You’re serious about rising as far and as fast as your work and achievements can take you. And you’re ready to write the next chapter of your career story: a challenging and rewarding role.

Let’s Get Down to Business

Capco is looking for talented, innovative and creative people to join our incredible and growing Team focused on our financial services clients. We are looking for experienced talent exceptional domain expertise who can work directly with our clients on mission-critical projects.

About the Role

Responsibilities 

Capco is in search of a bilingual (French and English) Program Manager / QA Lead for the uplift and transformation of an enterprise-wide QA organization, defining and executing a roadmap that will initially focus on short-term delivery stabilization, while driving towards long-term maturity goals.  This person will serve as a QA Subject Matter Expert, providing strategic guidance on QA execution and strategy to improve delivery predictability, quality, and efficiency.  You will manage QA teams and programs end-to-end, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and quality outcomes across multiple initiatives.  You will establish governance frameworks, reporting cadences, and KPI dashboards to drive transparency, accountability, and measurable business value.  Implement standardized QA frameworks and best practices, aligning test management, defect triage, and reporting across teams.  Oversee QA delivery performance, driving backlog management, risk mitigation, and productivity improvement, such as embedding automation, analytics, and AI to accelerate testing and strengthen release confidence.  Accelerate test automation adoption through pilot programs and CI/CD integration.  Lead shift-left and shift-right quality initiatives, enabling early defect detection, continuous validation, and observability.  Coach and mentor QA managers and teams, closing skill gaps and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.  Collaborate with client QA leads and cross-functional partners to ensure end-to-end test coverage and requirements traceability.  Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring alignment, satisfaction, and delivery assurance while proactively identifying and resolving blockers.  Partner with client leadership to review commercial, resourcing, and contractual statuses, forecasting demand with client QA leads.  Support business development initiatives, including proposal development, client presentations, and identifying new QA transformation opportunities.  You will contribute to Capco’s QA community and thought leadership, sharing insights and driving innovation

Show Us What You’ve Got 

• Proven experience (10+ years) as a Program Manager / QA Lead or similar role.
• Bilingual French/English required
• Must be based in Montreal
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong organizational skills.
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Professional experience is important. But it’s paramount you share our belief in disruptive innovation that puts clients ahead in a tough market. From day one, your key mission will be to perceive new and better ways of doing things to give your clients an advantage.

Now Take the Next Step

We have:

• Access to industry-focused talent globally
• Ability to leverage best-in-class innovative products and solutions for complex architecture and large-scale transformation
• Extended global geographic market reach
• Ability to capitalize on our client footprint and deep domain expertise within financial services and energy

Capco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

For more information about Capco, visit www.Capco.com.

We have been informed of several recruitment scams targeting the public. We strongly advise you to verify identities before engaging in recruitment related communication. All official Capco communication will be conducted via a Capco recruiter.

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Capco – L'avenir. Maintenant.

Capco est un lieu de travail distinctement et positivement différent. Bien plus que des consultants, nous sommes des participants actifs dans l'industrie mondiale des services financiers. Nos professionnels passionnés des affaires et de la technologie bénéficient d'un environnement unique où ils sont activement encouragés à appliquer leur intellect, leur innovation, leur expérience et leur travail d'équipe. Nous nous consacrons pleinement à soutenir nos clients de classe mondiale alors qu'ils répondent aux défis et aux opportunités dans les domaines suivants : Banque et Paiements, Marchés de Capitaux, Assurance, Gestion de Patrimoine et d'Actifs, et Énergie. Découvrez Capco par vous-même sur capco.com.

Parlons de Vous

Vous voulez prendre en main votre carrière. Vous êtes sérieux à l'idée de progresser aussi loin et aussi rapidement que votre travail et vos réalisations peuvent vous mener. Et vous êtes prêt à écrire le prochain chapitre de votre histoire de carrière : un rôle stimulant et gratifiant.

Passons aux Affaires

Capco recherche des personnes talentueuses, innovantes et créatives pour rejoindre notre équipe incroyable et en pleine croissance, axée sur nos clients des services financiers. Nous recherchons des talents expérimentés avec une expertise exceptionnelle dans leur domaine, capables de travailler directement avec nos clients sur des projets critiques.

Maintenant, Passez à l'Étape Suivante

Nous avons :

• Accès à des talents axés sur l'industrie à l'échelle mondiale.
• Capacité à tirer parti des produits et solutions innovants de premier ordre pour une architecture complexe et une transformation à grande échelle.
• Portée géographique mondiale étendue.
• Capacité à capitaliser sur notre empreinte client et notre expertise approfondie dans les services financiers et l'énergie.

Capco est un employeur offrant l'égalité des chances. Nous évaluons les candidats qualifiés sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité de genre, l'état matrimonial, les informations génétiques, l'origine nationale, le handicap, le statut de vétéran et d'autres caractéristiques protégées.

Pour plus d'informations sur Capco, visitez www.Capco.com.

Nous avons été informés de plusieurs arnaques de recrutement ciblant le public. Nous vous conseillons vivement de vérifier les identités avant de vous engager dans une communication liée au recrutement. Toute communication officielle de Capco sera effectuée via un recruteur Capco.