Vice President, Transformation, Global Quality and Operational Risk

Description

• Lead customer/third‑party audits and certifications; standardize audit practices and ensure rapid, effective CAPA closure.
• Enable advanced analytics for early‑warning signals (e.g., SPC alerts, escape detection) and automate KPI dashboards for ELT and sites.
• Lead and develop a global team of quality and risk professionals; define roles, goals, and career paths; foster a high‑performance, learning culture.
• Design and run a global operations risk framework aligned to ISO 31000—identify, assess, prioritize, and treat risks spanning supply chain, manufacturing, project execution, commissioning, and service.
• Lead Fluence’s global Transformation Office, operating as an internal management consultancy that drives high-impact, cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives.
• Drive structured problem-solving and operational excellence (Lean, Six Sigma, process re-engineering, value-stream mapping, Agile program delivery, portfolio management).
• Embed structured lessons‑learned and reliability growth (FRACAS) to reduce field risk and warranty exposure.
• Serve as the corporate voice for quality and operational risk to the ELT; establish escalation paths and decision forums.
• Integrate safety‑critical and compliance risks from energy‑storage codes/standards (e.g., UL 9540/9540A, NFPA 855, IEC 62933) with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Roll out training on core tools (FMEA, Control Plan, APQP/PPAP), audit excellence, and risk methods; create communities of practice.
• Establish governance, assurance, and continuous improvement across the lifecycle (design, sourcing, supplier qualification, incoming, build, commissioning, service).
• Deploy lifecycle tools and core methods (AIAG‑VDA FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC; APQP/PPAP‑style gated readiness for new products/suppliers) in collaboration with operational quality teams.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Supply Chain to embed design‑for‑reliability/quality; with Commercial to assess bid risk; with EHS to align on safety and compliance; and with customer success unites in countries to standardize and ensure quality in projects and services while meeting local requirements.
• Build an eQMS ecosystem and quality data model that supports global processes, supplier portals, and end‑to‑end traceability (including data needed for battery passport and sustainability reporting).
• Establish enterprise standards for process design and change execution, ensuring transformation outputs result in sustainable, repeatable, auditable processes tightly integrated with the QMS.
• Set and publish quality KPIs (e.g., DPPM, FPY, CoQ, warranty cost, FRACAS closure time, MTBF/MTTR, software defect escape); run executive reviews and drive corrective/preventive actions.
• Own the global QMS strategy and roadmap aligned to ISO 9001; incorporate the 2024 climate‑context amendment into risk and context analyses, objectives, and management reviews.
• Lead and coach multidisciplinary transformation teams (internal consultants + functional stakeholders) in the execution of major initiatives.
• Identify, prioritize, and structure transformation programs using data-driven assessments, business cases, and value hypotheses; ensure alignment with ELT and functional/regional leaders.
• Run risk reviews for strategic programs and high‑value projects; provide clear risk posture and options to the ELT.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive leadership in Quality, Operations, or Risk in renewable energy, storage, power, utilities, or complex industrial projects; global scale experience.
• Executive presence with strong stakeholder influence, analytics, and program management; excellent communication and audit skills.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred; ability to lead distributed teams and travel internationally.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 9001 and its 2024 climate‑context amendment; fluency with ISO 31000; working knowledge of AIAG‑VDA FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC.
• Proven success building global QMS and operations risk frameworks across multi‑region supply chains and EPC/project environments.
• Ability to translate consultancy-grade problem-solving, analytics, and structured execution into sustainable processes within a global industrial/technology organization.
• Familiarity with energy‑storage safety and installation standards (UL 9540, UL 9540A, NFPA 855) and IEC 62933 for grid‑integrated systems; ability to translate into quality/risk controls.
• Prior experience in a top-tier management consultancy, with a strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional strategic or operational improvement programs.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance