Proactive Quality Manager

This Proactive Quality Manager role is responsible for monitoring safety and regulatory engineering‑related recalls, identifying transversal root causes, and leading workstreams to develop effective corrective actions. The position requires executing these activities within defined timelines while ensuring a high level of detail, analytical depth, and lessons‑learned integration. Success in this role demands strong technical knowledge of vehicle systems, manufacturing and design processes, and the ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the analysis of safety and regulatory recalls to identify workstreams. 
• Collaborate with responsible functional teams (e.g., design, manufacturing, supplier quality) to gather data, challenge assumptions, and conduct analysis and identify transversal root causes.
• Coach and mentor stakeholders on effective identification of transversal corrective actions planning and implementation utilizing lessons learned.
• Lead the implementation of transversal corrective actions and develop/revise standards/processes related to workstreams.
• Conduct reviews/approval of standards associated with workstreams.
• Monitor progress of corrective actions implementation, ensuring timely completion.
• Validate that corrective actions are systemic and sustainable, with appropriate read-across to future programs to prevent recurrence.
• Prepare documentation for senior-level review meetings, ensuring clarity, completeness, and executive-level readiness.

Main Deliverables:

• Monitors safety and regulatory recalls for trends
• Identify workstreams for topics discovered by the trend analysis
• Identify transversal root causes for the assigned workstreams
• Develop actions to prevent root causes and reoccurrence of recalls
• Read-Across Strategy
• Stakeholder Coaching and Engagement
• Process Monitoring and Reporting
• Tool Utilization and Training

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Proficiency in structured root cause analysis
• Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and other core automotive quality tools
• Ability to interpret technical data, failure modes, and systemic process gaps
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills to guide cross-functional teams through LL development
• Ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into executive-level summaries
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality, timely results in a fast-paced global environment