Sr. Quality Program Manager

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Program Manager to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Quality team based in Skellefteå. Reporting to the Senior Director of Quality, you'll be responsible for the product launch within the project management triple constraints (time, cost, scope | quality), manage and oversee quality projects. With your expertise we will shape how we manage and deliver projects in quality, making an impact on our sustainable future.

Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities will include

• Responsible for launching a product on a production line on time within cost and time.
• Responsible for passing Launch QA process steps QA0-QA6.
• Secure facility design meets manufacturability and Quality at steady state, by being involved in early design and development of Quality Facilities and in line on line quality systems
• Manage Ad Hoc quality priority projects
• Oversee other quality projects from a delivery perspective of On Time In Full

About You

The ideal candidate has a strong background in project management, including concurrent engineering and PMO and a passion driving a project management mindset into the business unit quality. As a Senior Quality Program Manager, you excel in project leadership, effective communication, strategic alignment and risk management. Your skills include problem-solving, change management, financial acumen, quality focus, and technical proficiency, making you a versatile and impactful leader

You are a proactive and results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Your ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities ensures timely resolution of customer quality issues. You have a customer-centric mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement in product quality and customer satisfaction.

Join us in our mission to shape a sustainable future through unwavering commitment to quality as a Senior Quality Program Manager. Apply today with your CV in English or your comprehensive LinkedIn profile.

Skills & Requirements

Qualifications and experience

• A relevant university degree (B.Sc. / M.Sc. or similar). Engineering degree preferred but not required.
• 5+ years working experience of relevant industrial experience of product launch, operational excellence and/or factory ramp-ups.
• Project management experience in a demanding industrial environment.
• Must have worked in multi-cultural environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Specific skills

• Track record as Industrialization or Project Manager/Program Manager driving complex project elements in design and execution.
• Experience of launching product lines and product

Personal success factors

• Highly execution-oriented
• Methodological and structured way of working in a dynamic shifting environment
• Has a “can-do’ attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to build and lead small teams, drive through matrix organisations.

About the company

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.