AI-native automation defines this hands-on QA Manager role at Knotch, fully remote across Canada with Eastern Time preferred. Build quality foundations for intelligent products. As Knotch’s founding quality leader, you will manage automation across all products and establish testing from scratch. You will use AI tools, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, API testing, and CI/CD pipelines. The role combines technical execution, distributed-team leadership, and close collaboration with engineering and product. Key Responsibilities:

Develop AI-native automation and reusable test scripts Build testing frameworks and comprehensive product test suites Manage offshore QA and build a United States team Test APIs, AI outputs, reliability, edge cases, and regressions Analyze results, coverage, root causes, and JIRA tickets Requirements:

Eight-plus years of QA engineering experience Two-plus years leading or managing automation teams Hands-on AI tools, agents, and automation experience Expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools Experience with APIs, Postman, CI/CD, Git, cloud, and SQL Lead Knotch quality through AI-native automation, scalable frameworks, API validation, and distributed QA team development.

📌 AI Automation QA Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 Knotch
📍 Winnipeg