Quality Manager, PRI

Fullsight • Warrendale, PA

15d

About The Position

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges. Join us and create a higher standard for a better world. This role leads the PRI Quality Management System and sets the strategic direction for embedding quality principles into systems, processes, and behaviors across the organization. The position ensures compliance with external and internal governing requirements, drives operational excellence, and supports organization performance monitoring through a metrics-led culture. The role is responsible for organizational risk, continuous improvement and knowledge management strategies. The Quality Manager partners with senior leaders to establish quality objectives, ensure timely execution of quality activities, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• 7+ professional experience in Quality Management (e.g., audits, command media, RCCA, compliance)
• Demonstrated experience leading internal and external audits, including risk-based planning and execution
• Supervisory/people leadership experience
• Experience leading teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to clearly influence and drive corrective actions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to interpret data, dashboards, metrics, and control plans
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple business units or programs
• Proven facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Quality, Business, or related field
• Professional certifications such as ASQ CQA, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CQM/OE, Lead Auditor (AS9100, ISO 9001)
• Experience in regulated/government/defense environments (e.g., command media, oversight committees, ethics programs, RCCA)
• Demonstrated ability to design, mature, and standardize dashboards, risk registers, and return-to-green plans
• Experience establishing or maturing enterprise risk management frameworks
• Experience developing quality training programs or competency frameworks
• Experience assessing and improving organizational process maturity

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership of Quality (30%) Define, own and communicate the strategic direction and vision for quality in PRI Partner with senior leadership to align quality priorities with broader organizational goals Build strong relationships with senior leaders to embed quality into day-to-day operations Advise senior leaders on quality risks, trends and improvement opportunities Drive a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence with particular focus on developing a metrics-driven quality culture
• Quality Team Leadership and Development (20%) Lead, mentor and grow Quality team’s capabilities
• Direct Internal and External Audits (15%) Assume lead auditor role and lead preparation for external audits Create and execute annual risk-based audit program Ensure that inadequate levels of performance or deficiencies are addressed by management Perform process proofing (e.g. internal audits, Root Cause Corrective Action closure)
• Manage Risks and Continuous Improvement (15%) Collaborate with senior leaders to lead identification and mitigation of organizational, program and function risks Collaborate with senior leaders to identify and drive implementation of cross functional improvement projects Evaluate risk and continuous opportunity matrices for standardization, effectiveness, and track progress of all mitigation and continuous improvement strategies
• Quality Assurance and Control (10%) Establish and manage quality standards, Key Performance Indicators, Service Level Agreements and criteria Verify processes are consistently followed and effective
• Oversee Command Media (5%) Assure all command media has an owner Assure command media aligns with governing requirements, is clearly written, and drives the right behavior Assure all command media is reviewed on prescribed frequency for accuracy and reflects current requirements
• Supervise Quality Related Training System (5%) Identify relevant quality related training needs Assure staff are adequately trained on quality policies, standards, procedures, programs, and practices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager