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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$148K - $297K *

Elevate privacy standards by leading compliance operations for Medical Devices. Collaborate cross-functionally to implement privacy policies, enhance processes, and manage projects while advising on r...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$148K - $297K *

Transform privacy compliance operations for medical devices, enhancing data protection frameworks while collaborating with global teams to align strategies and improve processes across diverse busines...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$124K - $156K *

Join a dynamic team to enhance supplier quality and manufacturing processes. Leverage your engineering expertise to drive corrective actions, validate compliance, and ensure product conformance in a f...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$101K - $156K *

Transform your career by ensuring quality and reliability in aerospace manufacturing. Collaborate across teams to develop processes and systems that meet rigorous standards, driving innovation and exc...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$120K - $140K *

Lead the charge in enhancing supplier quality through rigorous assessments, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring excellence in new product introductions and ongoing suppl...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $150K *

Empower compliance excellence by managing enterprise certification programs, ensuring audit readiness, and integrating quality processes into project workflows. Collaborate with teams to uphold standa...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$140K - $204K *

Lead the charge in managing Quality Engineering teams, ensuring compliance with aerospace and automotive standards while driving continuous improvement initiatives and supporting high-reliability prod...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$100K - $130K *

Join a team that's driving client success through strategic account management and business development. You'll cultivate strong client relationships, implement growth strategies, and collaborate with...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$98K - $105K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing product quality and operational excellence through effective problem-solving and collaboration across departments, ensuring high reliability in manufacturing...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$110K - $130K *

Drive successful outcomes by overseeing onsite construction for large mining projects. Lead teams, ensure safety compliance, and coordinate with stakeholders to deliver quality infrastructure in both...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$110K - $130K *

Drive the successful delivery of large-scale industrial construction projects, overseeing all phases from planning to commissioning. Lead multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safety, quality, and budget...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$110K - $130K *

Champion project success by overseeing construction operations, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and budget goals. Lead teams in dynamic environments, managing contractor performance and fost...

2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$110K - $130K *

Contribute to the successful execution of transmission construction projects by overseeing all aspects of construction, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and budgetary goals while leading a de...

2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$102K - $177K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing clinical quality through proactive risk management, ensuring compliance, and driving inspection readiness across diverse trials and programs in a dynamic, cro...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$102K - $177K *

Drive clinical quality risk management by translating risk signals into proactive strategies, ensuring compliance and readiness across trials. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance quality decisio...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$102K - $177K *

Elevate clinical quality by managing risk assessments and mitigation strategies across trials. Lead cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and readiness for inspections while providing expert gui...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$102K - $177K *

Lead the charge in clinical quality risk management, driving proactive strategies and cross-functional collaboration to ensure compliance and readiness across trials. Your expertise will shape quality...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$102K - $177K *

Join our team to lead clinical quality risk management initiatives, translating risk signals into proactive strategies. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure compliance and readiness across trials...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$95K - $115K *

Innovate within a dynamic engineering environment, applying standard techniques to enhance product quality and compliance. Collaborate on projects, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement in pr...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$80K - $110K *

Drive quality excellence by leading a team to ensure compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100 standards, enhancing customer satisfaction, and fostering continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing envi...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$122K - $158K *

Drive quality assurance initiatives in laboratory operations, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. Lead teams, manage audits, and foster collaboration to enhance service quality and operati...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Hospitals & Medical Centers

$170K - $180K *

Transform quality management across renewable energy projects by leading initiatives that enhance processes, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement. Collaborate with cross-functional team...

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6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$155K - $233K *

Lead the charge in ensuring the highest quality standards for human evaluations, setting benchmarks and guidelines, while collaborating cross-functionally to enhance decision-making processes across P...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$120K - $150K *

Join a team that's driving operational excellence and quality assurance in a dynamic warehouse environment. Lead a diverse team of 26, ensuring compliance with aviation standards while optimizing proc...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$120K - $150K *

Lead the charge in optimizing operations and quality management for a dynamic team. Oversee daily warehouse activities, ensure compliance with aviation standards, and drive continuous improvement init...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

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.