Senior Quality Manager Jobs

Discover Senior Quality Manager opportunities with organizations seeking experienced leaders to strengthen quality systems, improve processes, and ensure products and services meet rigorous standards. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, helping you focus your search on senior-level roles with competitive compensation.

What Senior Quality Managers Do

Senior Quality Managers lead quality assurance and quality control programs across teams, sites, or business units. Typical responsibilities include setting quality objectives, maintaining management systems, overseeing audits and corrective actions, analyzing performance data, and partnering with operations, engineering, product, and regulatory teams. The scope of the role varies by industry and organization.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly seek a track record in quality leadership, process improvement, risk management, and team development. Relevant experience may include managing quality systems and audits, interpreting industry or regulatory requirements, investigating root causes, and using data to guide decisions. Communication, strategic planning, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders are also valuable. Requirements and preferred credentials differ by employer and sector.

Industries and Career Opportunities

Senior Quality Managers work across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, food production, and aerospace. Depending on the organization, roles may focus on supplier quality, product quality, compliance, operational excellence, or enterprise quality systems. Explore openings to compare responsibilities, industries, and compensation.

Find Senior Quality Manager Roles on Ladders

Browse vetted Senior Quality Manager jobs paying $100,000 or more on Ladders. Review role requirements and responsibilities, then identify opportunities that match your leadership experience, industry background, and career goals.

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$160K - $200K *

Lead the charge in delivering complex digital quality services for enterprise clients. Oversee testing programs, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure alignment with business outcomes while foster...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$86K - $118K *

Take ownership of impactful projects in the Wisconsin Medicaid Market, overseeing compliance audits and system modernization initiatives. Collaborate with teams to ensure project success and regulator...

Wisconsin, USRemote

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$100K - $120K *

Transform your career by driving sales growth and market presence through strategic leadership and collaboration with dealer networks. Leverage your expertise to enhance performance, customer satisfac...

Summerville, SCRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$160K - $170K *

Champion excellence in data center construction by managing operations, driving innovation, and ensuring safety. Lead cross-functional teams to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences whil...

Texas, USRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$90K - $110K *

Empower cross-functional teams to drive the Future of Medicine initiatives, ensuring scalable processes and compliance while enhancing patient safety and experience through strategic planning and exec...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$211K - $253K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing user experience through innovative frontend solutions. As a leader, drive performance, development, and cross-team collaboration to deliver impactful customer...

CanadaRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Inspire innovation and drive growth as you lead the consumer product line across web, mobile, and desktop platforms, crafting a unified user experience and championing customer-centric strategies for...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$122K *

Elevate your career by managing global projects in Neuroscience, ensuring compliance, budget adherence, and successful collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive milestone achievement and en...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$132K - $181K *

Drive the development of an innovative Excel plugin, integrating AI-driven market intelligence for financial professionals. Collaborate with teams to optimize performance and enhance user experience...

CanadaRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$132K - $181K *

Join a team that's redefining financial technology by integrating AI into Excel. You'll develop a powerful plugin that enhances decision-making for financial professionals, ensuring seamless performan...

CanadaRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$123K - $157K *

Advance your career by leading strategic sourcing for metals, driving cost savings and supplier performance. Engage with cross-functional teams to influence decisions and ensure supply continuity whil...

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2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$150K - $170K *

Transform your career by leading mechanical design projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior staff while ensuring compliance with industry standards and delivering high...

Sacramento, CARemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$111K - $185K *

Elevate healthcare solutions by leading the development of innovative algorithms for next-gen continuous glucose monitoring technologies. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance sensor pe...

California, USRemote

Reposted 5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$113K - $191K *

Innovate by designing and operating scalable data infrastructure for petabytes of data, enabling customer-facing features and analytics across global industries, while enhancing systems for reliabilit...

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Reposted 4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$157K - $212K *

Lead the charge in enhancing AI search functionality, empowering legal professionals to seamlessly find documents. Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize search relevance, performance, and use...

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Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$100K - $120K *

Champion strategic technology solutions for back-office operations, translating complex business needs into actionable plans. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance ERP systems, improve processes, a...

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Reposted 5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$97K - $133K *

Join a dynamic team to drive sales growth and enhance customer relationships. Manage key accounts, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure exceptional service while achieving ambitious sal...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$98K - $140K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of automotive insights by leading strategic research and client relationships across U.S. and Canadian markets. Elevate deliverables and drive innovation while me...

Toronto, ONRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Media

$106K - $167K *

Join us to analyze and optimize complex business processes, design ERP solutions, and lead integration efforts. Collaborate with teams to enhance performance and ensure compliance while delivering hig...

United StatesRemote

Reposted today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $110K *

Drive implementation of innovative software solutions in surgical settings, enhancing user adoption and optimizing operational efficiency. Collaborate across clinical and administrative teams to achie...

Columbus, OHRemote

Reposted yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$125K - $172K *

Elevate initiatives by managing key projects and leading teams to enhance healthcare access and performance. Drive strategic growth through collaboration, risk assessment, and effective communication...

Long Beach, CARemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$115K - $164K *

Elevate your software engineering career as you lead projects, enhance CI/CD workflows, and mentor team members, ensuring high quality and reliability in our autonomous driving technology initiatives...

RemoteRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$179K - $269K *

Help us transform healthcare by building strategic partnerships and driving insights. You'll collaborate with consulting partners to deliver impactful solutions, enabling smarter decisions and improvi...

United StatesRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$140K - $175K *

Join a dynamic team to drive the strategy and roadmap for Sales and Marketing platforms, focusing on Salesforce and marketing automation. Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and de...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$138K - $173K *

Transform the future of banking by leading program management for Bank Charter Readiness. Collaborate across teams to enhance fraud, disputes, and risk operations, utilizing data-driven insights for c...

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2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Senior Quality Manager do?question toggle

    A Senior Quality Manager leads quality programs, develops and maintains quality systems, oversees audits and corrective actions, monitors performance, and works with teams across the organization to improve processes and meet applicable standards.

  • What qualifications are common for Senior Quality Manager jobs?question toggle

    Employers often look for substantial quality or operations experience, a record of leading teams or programs, knowledge of quality systems and audits, and strengths in root-cause analysis and process improvement. Specific education, certifications, and industry experience vary by role.

  • Where do Senior Quality Managers work?question toggle

    Senior Quality Managers are employed across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, food production, and aerospace. Their focus may be product, supplier, process, compliance, or enterprise quality.

  • How much do Senior Quality Manager jobs on Ladders pay?question toggle

    Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Compensation for a specific Senior Quality Manager role depends on factors such as location, industry, scope, and experience; review each listing for its stated pay details.

  • What is the difference between a Quality Manager and a Senior Quality Manager?question toggle

    A Senior Quality Manager typically has broader responsibility, such as overseeing multiple teams, sites, or quality functions, shaping strategy, and advising senior stakeholders. The distinction varies among employers, so compare each job description for its scope.