Quality Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or a related technical field; relevant work experience may substitute for the required education.
• 15+ years of progressive quality leadership experience, with a focus on manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading multiple quality functions through Directors, Managers, and other senior leaders.
• Proven success developing and executing enterprise-level quality strategies.
• Extensive knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision-making and lead transformational change.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Working-level knowledge of English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Alignment with Panasonic’s seven core principles: contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, and gratitude.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) in a related discipline.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or higher.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification, such as CQE, CMQ/OE, or CQA.
• Prior Director or Senior Director experience leading multiple quality functions within large-scale manufacturing environments.
• Experience serving as the senior quality leader for a complex manufacturing operation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up, organizational transformation, and enterprise quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and executive oversight for site Quality Operations, Supplier Quality, Product and Customer Quality, and Quality Management Systems.
• Establish the Quality function’s vision, organizational strategy, governance structure, and operating framework in alignment with enterprise objectives and business priorities.
• Own site quality performance, including customer and supplier quality, product reliability, compliance, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
• Direct quality resources, investments, and strategic initiatives to support business growth and operational excellence.
• Provide executive visibility and direction on quality performance, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and execute the site quality strategy and multi-year roadmap.
• Translate enterprise strategy into integrated quality objectives across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and customer-facing functions.
• Lead transformational quality initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, advanced analytics, digital quality systems, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Anticipate and address emerging quality, customer, regulatory, and business risks.
• Provide strategic quality leadership for manufacturing expansions, product launches, and technology deployments.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Quality organization to support current operations and future growth.
• Coach and develop Directors, Managers, and other senior leaders through workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness strategies.
• Foster accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Serve as the primary quality advisor to executive leadership and influence business strategy, operational priorities, and organizational decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to integrate quality objectives into business plans and operational strategies.
• Lead executive-level reviews of quality performance, organizational risks, compliance activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Represent the organization in customer engagements, regulatory interactions, audits, and critical quality escalations.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, corporate stakeholders, and industry partners.
• Own the governance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System and ensure compliance with applicable customer, regulatory, and industry requirements.
• Establish site-wide quality governance and risk management strategies covering product quality, supplier quality, customer quality, and compliance risks.
• Ensure readiness for customer, regulatory, certification, and internal audits, and maintain robust corrective and preventive action processes.
• Lead organizational responses and mitigation strategies for significant quality, compliance, customer, and supplier issues.
• Promote quality, safety, integrity, compliance, and environmental responsibility across the organization.
• Lead multiple quality functions through subordinate Directors and Managers responsible for operational execution and performance.
• Oversee organizational capability, workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, budget management, and performance management across the Quality organization.
• Establish strategic direction, organizational objectives, and performance expectations that support enterprise, operational, and customer requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer leave, and parental and caregiver leave.
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health management and wellbeing programs, including a Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition support, neurodiversity resources, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life-stage and fertility resources.
• Employee recognition and awards program, with quarterly and annual recognition.
• Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
• On-site cafes, snack and beverage kitchens, vendor visits, and employee events.