What Youll Be Doing (position summary): The QE Manager is accountable for leading and managing quality engineering and software testing activities across multiple projects, programs, or workstreams. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality solutions by developing and executing comprehensive test strategies, plans, and automation scripts, while driving continuous improvement in QA/QE processes and standards. The incumbent plays a key role in technical evaluation, solution design feedback, and implementation of emerging automation and AI-based testing approaches to expedite delivery, improve quality, and reduce costs.

At CIBC India we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (including in office and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How Youll

Succeed (responsibilities)

- Develop, publish, manage, and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, automation scripts, status reports, defect logs, and exit reports.
- Identify and obtain required test data and test environments to support testing activities.
- Develop, publish, and execute testing estimates and manage financials related to testing.
- Manage and lead the testing activities for a workstream, program, or multiple projects/initiatives.
- Lead a team of test analysts, including capacity management, performance management, productivity, quality assurance, and compliance with project requirements.
- Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and drive the implementation of new standards.
- Recognize and identify areas for improvement in policies, processes, procedures, and tools/methodologies; implement continuous improvements.
- Track and report QA/QE metrics and KPIs such as velocity and defect slippage.
- Identify, manage,



and remediate noncompliance items and deviations.
- Provide input, feedback, and challenge technical designs, assess impacts to testing based on technical details, and develop QA automation solutions.
- Identify and implement automation, or emerging solutions to expedite testing, improve quality, and reduce costs.
- Apply extensive knowledge of software quality assurance activities, tasks, tools, and techniques to evaluate recent or enhanced systems and software tools for adherence to functionality and quality requirements.
- Utilize quality management methods, tools, and techniques to create and support an environment that meets organizational needs.
- Apply problem-solving approaches, tools, and techniques to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational, or process problems.
- Set appropriate context when assigning work to ensure that individuals roles support the achievement of the business units priorities and CIBCs overall goals.
- Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training.
- Manage performance by providing fair and accurate formal and informal feedback, identifying and removing obstacles to performance, and explaining how performance expectations align with business priorities.
- Create a positive work environment and act as an effective role model by championing CIBCs mission, vision, and values.




- Ensure compliance with policies, standards, guidelines, and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect.
- Hire the right people in the right jobs to align individual capabilities with job requirements and business unit goals. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- Collaborates with peers, project managers, developers, and business analysts both inside and outside the work unit to identify, discuss, and resolve issues related to testing and quality engineering.
- Interacts regularly with development teams, product owners, and external vendors to establish and monitor service level agreements, define service requirements, and ensure the delivery of quality solutions.
- Works closely with stakeholders to communicate status, metrics, and remediation plans for noncompliance and deviations.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- As an employee of CIBC, the incumbent must comply with all applicable CIBC and Line of Business policies, standards, guidelines, and controls.
- As a manager of people, this job must ensure all employees within the business unit comply with all applicable CIBC and Line of Business policies, standards, guidelines, and controls.

AUTHORITIES/DECISION RIGHTS

- As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes in order to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- As a manager of people, this job has the authority to assign tasks to employees within their span of control, select individuals for hire, assess individual performance, make employee compensation decisions, and take disciplinary measures up to and including termination.

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📌 Sr Manager Quality Engineering (Hyderabad)
🏢 CIBC India
📍 Hyderabad