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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$120K - $170K *

Champion quality excellence by leading initiatives to enhance compliance with ISO9001 and IATF 16949. Collaborate across teams to drive continuous improvement, conduct audits, and implement corrective...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$119K - $163K *

Empower our factory's transformation by leading continuous improvement initiatives. As a key member of the leadership team, you'll inspire excellence and implement the Mars Supply Excellence Work Syst...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$120K - $150K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring quality in wastewater infrastructure projects. Lead quality control efforts, manage compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders to uphold high standards in a...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$120K - $150K *

Shape the future of wastewater infrastructure by leading quality control efforts, ensuring compliance with standards, and enhancing project outcomes through effective management and oversight in a dyn...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$120K - $150K *

Champion quality control initiatives for wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. Lead inspections, manage documentation, and collaborate with teams to u...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$120K - $150K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring quality in wastewater infrastructure projects. Lead quality control efforts, manage compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders to uphold high standards in a...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$120K - $150K *

Manage the quality control program for wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. Oversee standards, inspections, and compliance to ensure project success while collaborating with teams and stakeholder...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Drive quality excellence by owning data systems, vendor performance, and improvement initiatives. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance Trove's quality management system and support regulatory com...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$74K - $129K *

Drive process excellence in Preconstruction and Construction Execution by leveraging lean management and Six Sigma methodologies. Collaborate globally to benchmark and improve operational processes, e...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$151K - $241K *

Lead and enhance Quality Assurance operations, ensuring compliance with cGMP and FDA regulations. Oversee quality systems, manage teams, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturi...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$100K - $120K *

Join a team that's redefining procurement strategies in the paper and packaging sector. Lead supplier management and strategic sourcing initiatives to drive cost savings and ensure supply continuity a...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$100K - $120K *

Join a team that's driving strategic sourcing and supplier management for paper and packaging. This role focuses on category strategy, supplier performance, and cost savings, ensuring supply continuit...

Exton, PARemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$80K - $95K *

Empower quality excellence by leading daily operations, ensuring compliance, and fostering continuous improvement. Collaborate across functions to drive corrective actions and enhance product quality...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$95K - $115K *

Contribute to supply chain excellence by driving initiatives, optimizing processes, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance inventory management and operational efficiency. Join a team dedicate...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Pioneer supplier quality excellence by leading engineering teams to enhance supplier performance, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement in aerospace and defense sectors. Collaborate cros...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$164K - $201K *

Lead the charge in supplier quality management, overseeing teams to ensure aerospace components meet rigorous standards. Drive supplier development, audits, and corrective actions while collaborating...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$110K - $130K *

Shape the future of aerospace quality by leading supplier quality teams, ensuring compliance and performance across the supply base. Drive supplier development, audits, and corrective actions to enhan...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$157K - $192K *

Lead the charge in enhancing supplier quality across aerospace systems. Oversee teams in supplier qualification, performance management, and audits, ensuring compliance with quality standards while fo...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$95K - $115K *

Manage Quality Control and Assurance functions, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations while leading a team, driving operational efficiency, and fostering quality improvement across proces...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$90K - $110K *

Lead Quality Control initiatives, overseeing compliance and team development to ensure Total Quality System and regulatory standards are met. Drive improvements in testing and process controls, foster...

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$90K - $158K *

Oversee comprehensive construction management, ensuring compliance and efficiency across all disciplines while leading a dynamic team through the entire project lifecycle from proposal to execution...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$120K - $222K *

Drive efficiency and innovation in pharmacy operations, ensuring top-tier patient support and budget management. Collaborate cross-functionally to implement programs that enhance patient care and oper...

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$110K - $130K *

Champion complex New Product Introduction projects, leading cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with goals. Manage scope, schedule, and quality while driving risk management and stakeholder com...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$110K - $130K *

Help us lead complex New Product Introduction projects, driving cross-functional teams to achieve project goals in scope, schedule, and quality while ensuring compliance with industry regulations and...

Hillsboro, ORRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$120K - $145K *

Lead the global Quality strategy for Cable Backplane Systems, ensuring product excellence and customer satisfaction through robust quality management, continuous improvement, and cross-functional coll...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

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.