Senior Manager, Solution Operations - Business Analysis & Quality

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a  people-first culture  with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Canada’s Solution Operations practice helps clients transition technology solutions into stable, scalable and continuously improving services. We are seeking a replacement Senior Manager, Solution Operations - Business Analysis & Quality to provide strategic leadership across the business analysis and quality disciplines that support our managed services and technology engagements. You will establish consistent standards, strengthen delivery governance, lead a multidisciplinary team and ensure that business needs are translated into solutions that are well-defined, validated and ready for successful operation.

In this role, you will

- Define and lead the vision, operating model, standards and roadmap for Business Analysis and Quality Assurance across the Solution Operations practice.
- Provide strategic oversight across a portfolio of new and ongoing client engagements, ensuring the right analysis, validation and quality approaches are applied based on complexity, risk and client outcomes.
- Partner with practice leaders, client executives, customer success leaders, project managers, solution architects and technical teams to shape priorities, scope, delivery plans and measurable success criteria.
- Establish and govern consistent methods for discovery, requirements elicitation, process analysis, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, test planning, defect management, release readiness and transition to operations.
- Lead quality reviews of key engagement artifacts and provide constructive challenge before major design, build, testing, release and operational-readiness decisions.
- Create portfolio-level visibility into requirements health, test progress, defects, risks, dependencies, release readiness, service quality and corrective actions.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex business-analysis, quality, delivery-readiness and stakeholder-alignment issues, coordinating timely resolution across teams.
- Use client feedback, service data, incidents, defects and recurring issues to identify root causes and prioritize continuous-improvement, automation and prevention opportunities.
- Plan team capacity, assign resources across engagements and balance delivery demand with capability development, quality oversight and practice priorities.
- Lead, coach and develop Business Analysts, Quality Assurance professionals and team leads, creating clear expectations, career development opportunities and a strong community of practice.
- Contribute to proposals, estimates, statements of work, client presentations, executive governance, thought leadership and repeatable Solution Operations offerings.
- Collaborate with leaders across Advisory to align Business Analysis and Quality Assurance practices with project delivery, Agile ways of working, ITIL processes and broader firm standards.

How we define success

- Clients and delivery leaders view the function as a trusted partner that improves clarity, reduces delivery risk and strengthens service outcomes.
- Requirements, processes, test evidence and readiness decisions are consistent, traceable, risk-based and fit for purpose.
- Quality risks, defects, dependencies and operational-readiness concerns are identified early and resolved through clear ownership and governance.
- Portfolio reporting supports timely executive decisions and drives measurable continuous improvement across engagements.
- The Business Analysis and Quality Assurance team grows in capability, engagement and accountability through strong leadership and development.
- You demonstrate BDO’s core values of Integrity, Respect and Collaboration and contribute to an inclusive, innovative and client-focused workplace.

Your Experience and Education:

- Progressive leadership experience across business analysis, business systems analysis, quality assurance, technology delivery or managed services in complex client or enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams and providing portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent technology engagements.
- Deep knowledge of the requirements lifecycle, process modelling, gap analysis, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability and stakeholder validation.
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance strategy, test planning, functional and integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect management, release readiness and quality metrics.
- Experience working across the software development lifecycle using Agile, iterative, waterfall and/or hybrid delivery models.
- Experience supporting post-implementation services or technology operations, including alignment with incident, problem, change and release-management practices.
- Ability to establish practical governance, standards and reporting without creating unnecessary delivery overhead.
- Excellent executive communication, facilitation, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
- Strong commercial and operational judgement, including experience with engagement planning, estimation, resource allocation, risk management and financial awareness.
- Proven ability to coach leaders and practitioners, build inclusive teams and raise capability through feedback, standards and knowledge sharing.
- Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred:

- Professional certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMP, ITIL, CSM, PSM, ISTQB or an equivalent credential.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, ServiceNow, ERP, CRM, workflow or case-management solutions.
- Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Visio, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint and test-management or automation tools.
- Experience with BPMN, business capability mapping, service design, operating-model design, test automation, data and integration validation, or benefits realization.
- Experience in professional services, consulting, application managed services or multi-client delivery environments.
- Practical experience using AI-enabled productivity, analysis or testing tools responsibly to improve insight, documentation, traceability and quality.

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026 . This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

At BDO, our people experience is guided by three core pillars— Do work with genuine care, Do what matters with purpose, and Do what’s next - shaping how we support our people, serve our clients, and grow together.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

- We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
- We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
- We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
- We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, and you can do your best work with genuine care and purpose
- We encourage innovation and forward thinking, empowering you to embrace what’s next and help shape the future of our firm

Giving back adds up:  Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide comprehensive benefits from day one, and a flexible personal time off policy.  We’re committed to supporting your overall wellbeing and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts:  We are committed to creating a workplace where employees can participate fully, contribute meaningfully and succeed without barriers. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace defined by respect, fairness, and a true sense of belonging for everyone.  We recognize and celebrate the unique experiences, identities, and perspectives that each of us bring – and that these experiences strengthen how we work together.  Our commitment extends to ensuring that our application process is both inclusive and accessible.  If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us .

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

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