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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$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in quality assurance by driving continuous improvement initiatives, managing APQP activities, and ensuring compliance with industry standards to enhance product quality and customer sa...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$110K - $130K *

Drive quality excellence by leading the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and effectiveness across processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance quality standards and fost...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$80K - $95K *

Drive quality assurance initiatives to ensure supplier compliance and product excellence. Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to resolve quality issues, maintain standards, and promote continu...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$100K - $120K *

Drive quality excellence by collaborating with suppliers and engineers to ensure circuit board solutions meet performance standards and cost efficiency, while leading initiatives to enhance electrical...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$100K - $110K *

Reimagine customer success by managing enterprise relationships, driving platform adoption, and ensuring renewals. Collaborate cross-functionally to identify risks and opportunities, while advocating...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$86K - $97K *

Lead and optimize daily operations in Quality Assurance, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement across all shifts. Collaborate with teams to resolve quality issues, manage metrics, and drive d...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$70K - $110K *

Lead the charge in ensuring compliance and quality for MES changes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate systems, manage risk, and maintain inspection readiness, all while driving a maj...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$140K - $160K *

Champion the evolution of our GTM tech stack, driving impactful systems and processes across Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. Own platform architecture and lead strategic tool evaluations to en...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$95K - $115K *

Optimize electrical product quality by enhancing processes, collaborating with teams, and implementing effective controls to ensure compliance with specifications and standards throughout manufacturin...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$90K - $110K *

Lead the charge in enhancing quality and optimizing processes in supply chain and production operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficiency, safety, and compliance while supp...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Lead quality assurance efforts to enhance cloud and legacy applications through comprehensive testing strategies, leveraging manual and automated techniques while mentoring team members and implementi...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Transportation

$170K - $200K *

Lead the charge in managing complex Life Sciences programs, ensuring alignment with customer commitments. Drive delivery across teams, proactively addressing risks and building a PMO as the business s...

United StatesRemote

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in shaping enterprise quality strategies to enhance manufacturing processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prevent defects, stabilize operations, and drive continuous impr...

6 days ago

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

$110K - $135K *

Lead regional field marketing initiatives to drive pipeline growth in manufacturing. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to execute impactful events and campaigns, leveraging AI for efficiency...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $135K *

Drive impactful regional field marketing initiatives that enhance pipeline growth in manufacturing. Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to execute events and campaigns, leveraging AI for effici...

Chicago, ILRemote

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$125K - $135K *

Transform the future of manufacturing marketing by driving regional field programs that accelerate pipeline growth. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute impactful events and campaigns, l...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$97K - $130K *

Unlock potential by driving supplier compliance and continuous improvement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards and regulatory requirements are met, while managing supp...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$95K - $115K *

Champion quality engineering excellence by leading process improvements, ensuring compliance, and driving cross-functional collaboration to enhance manufacturing capabilities and product safety across...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$100K - $120K *

Manage quality assurance efforts across major construction scopes, ensuring compliance with standards and specifications. Drive a culture of excellence and continuous improvement throughout the projec...

Mississauga, ONIn-Person

3 weeks ago

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

$110K - $130K *

Lead cross-functional teams to drive successful oncology clinical trials. Manage project lifecycle from start-up to closeout, ensuring quality outcomes and strategic alignment. Foster team excellence...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$80K - $95K *

Champion our Plant's Quality Systems, ensuring compliance and food safety through effective management, training, and auditing. Collaborate across departments to uphold standards and drive quality imp...

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$132K - $178K *

Optimize supplier quality oversight by leading cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with global standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance performance and mitigate ris...

United StatesRemote

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$180K - $200K *

Take ownership of the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement for medical devices. Collaborate across teams to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle while le...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$110K - $165K *

Shape the future of manufacturing operations by leading teams to enhance production quality and efficiency. Drive continuous improvement initiatives while fostering a collaborative and inclusive workp...

1 week ago

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

$161K - $175K *

Lead quality systems initiatives in a dynamic environment, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement across GxP processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance training, doc...

Yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

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.