AI Automation Manager

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

To enable our business to expand our lead in a market increasingly enhanced by technology, Waste Management is undertaking a substantial technology transformation. We are seeking talented Information Technology professionals to join the Waste Management team who are motivated to help us transform the way we design, build and use technology. With your skills and experience, we look for you to combine your technical expertise with industry best practices in an effort to align information technology solutions with Waste Management business strategy.

I. Job Summary
Directs the efforts of a team in the design, development, implementation, and support of various information technology/systems applications and/or projects.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lead strategic quality Automation initiatives across all digital platforms—web, mobile, API, cloud-native, and AI-integrated systems.
• Architect and implement AI-driven automation frameworks that enable autonomous testing, predictive quality analytics, and intelligent test execution.
• Integrate quality engineering deeply into the SDLC via CI/CD, DevOps, and shift-left pipelines, with quality gates informed by real-time test data and AI insights.
• Establish high-quality standards and processes tailored for fast-paced digital environments, driving velocity without compromising stability or coverage.
• Lead strategic quality Automation initiatives across all digital platforms—web, mobile, API, cloud-native, and AI-integrated systems.
• Architect and implement AI-driven automation frameworks that enable autonomous testing, predictive quality analytics, and intelligent test execution.
   

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is management of supervisory employees. This includes:
 

• Direct supervision of full-time employees including team leads and individual contributors.

IV. Qualifications 
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. 

A. Education and Experience

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• AI/ML for test case generation, defect prediction, root cause analysis, failure clustering - Must have 5+ years of experience in this category
• Framework design: Selenium, Appium, TOSCA- Must have 5+ years of experience in this category

V. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is an office setting.

Benefits
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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