Director of Quality and System Engineering

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About the Role:
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Quality and System Engineering to lead our quality initiatives within the Product group. This leadership role is responsible for developing and implementing quality strategies, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration to enhance product and process quality while aligning with overall business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Strategy & Leadership
• Develop and implement quality strategies, policies, and standards that align with business goals.
• Set measurable quality objectives for products, services, and processes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality regulations and standards.
• Process Improvement & Risk Management
• Identify, analyze, and address quality issues and risks proactively.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions to enhance system reliability.
• Monitor and refine quality processes to drive continuous improvement.
• Team & Resource Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing quality and system engineering team.
• Ensure teams have the necessary resources, tools, and training for success.
• Collaboration & Customer Focus
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align quality initiatives with customer needs.
• Improve customer satisfaction through ongoing quality enhancements.
• Act as a key stakeholder in product development and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven leadership experience in quality and system engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, industry standards, and compliance regulations.
• Expertise in quality improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in managing teams and driving cross-functional initiatives.
   

The Longer Story:

OutSystems is a global leader transforming how companies innovate through software, empowering IT leaders with a better way to build the software that matters most.We are looking for talented and motivated people to join us in helping companies solve some of their most strategic business challenges, from modernizing their workplace processes to transforming their employee and customer experiences. As a member of the OutSystems global team, you will help build, deliver, manage, and evolve the software that is a low-code market leader and preferred by professional developers around the world.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 800,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in excellent work towards our vision. Our culture is focused on building agility at scale, which allows us to operate with a high drive in a competitive market. In our federation of teams culture, if we have every team operating like a startup, we can all learn, grow, and innovate while having the space to be proactive and creative. We encourage our team members to collaborate, focus on results, act quickly, understand our business, and adopt a growth mindset.

What do we have to offer you? 

• A company that continues to grow, change and innovate, and gives our teams the space to be proactive and creative. 

• Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Vertical career progression is an obvious possibility, but we also offer the possibility for lateral moves, joining different teams, and mastering specific skills. 

• Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you – and a team that is global. 

• Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it’s why our company exists.

• We “Ask Why” a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we’d love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.

Join us in disrupting the status quo of the low-code market, we give you the power to "Ask Why", you give our customers the power to innovate through software!