Senior Manager, Product Quality Assurance

SE599 Valmet AB; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valmet is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Quality Assurance to lead the Global Product Quality Assurance function and harmonize quality requirements across the product lifecycle.

You will partner with Product Management, Engineering and Technology Transfer to embed quality from the start, drive standardization of engineering processes, and build digital quality data models using AI-driven insights to improve decision-making and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience in quality management or related roles, including line manager responsibilities.
• Understanding of quality management principles, QA frameworks, lifecycle-based quality management.
• Experience using quality and failure data to identify trends, risks, and improvements; knowledge of AI applications in quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Product Quality Assurance function and develop product quality requirements across business areas and lifecycle.
• Partner with Product Management to identify CTQ and CTS characteristics across product families.
• Use quality data to strengthen product, engineering, and technology transfer requirements.
• Drive standardization of engineering processes and embed them into a unified Engineering Quality Framework.
• Lead development of digital quality data models and QA governance for Technology Transfer, including SOP development.

Skills

Quality management

Quality assurance frameworks

Data analysis

AI in quality

Lifecycle quality management

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field

Tools

Quality data models

SOP development

Requirement traceability

Job description

Shape the Future of Product Quality as a Senior Manager, Product Quality Assurance

Join a global quality transformation journey. In this role, you will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Technology Transfer teams, and other key stakeholders to develop and harmonize product quality requirements across the product lifecycle, strengthen engineering quality practices and standardization, and further develop Technology Transfer quality governance. You will help ensure that quality is built in from the beginning, while turning experience and lessons learned into preventive improvements. You will also help build digital quality frameworks by leveraging AI and data-driven insights to improve decision‑making, organizational learning, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities Lead the Product Quality Assurance function and develop product quality requirements across business areas and the product lifecycle. Partner with Product Management to identify and harmonize critical‑to‑quality (CTQ) and critical‑to‑safety (CTS) characteristics across product families and technologies. Use quality cost, nonconformance, failure, and feedback data to strengthen product, engineering, and technology transfer requirements. Drive standardization of engineering processes and embed them into a unified Engineering Quality Framework across global networks. Lead the development of digital quality data models and technology transfer QA governance, including Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development and product‑specific applications.

Expectations for you

Expectations for you Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field. Strong experience in quality management or related roles, including line manager responsibilities. Solid understanding of product quality management principles, quality assurance frameworks, lifecycle‑based quality management, and engineering development processes. Experience using quality and failure data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Understanding of digital tools and AI applications in quality assurance, data analysis, and requirement traceability.

To succeed in this role

You combine strategic thinking with practical execution and can translate a broad quality vision into clear priorities and frameworks. You build strong relationships across functions, influence stakeholders through data and business impact, and stay focused on the initiatives that create the greatest value. You are comfortable working in an evolving environment and driving continuous improvement through structured quality practices and digital innovation.

Valmet’s Leadership Principles

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

• Take accountability – Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through
• Lead with courage – Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly
• Build on trust – Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety
• Collaborate for growth – Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

For more information about the position, please contact Mikko Iitti via email at [e-mail].

When everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting‑edge technologies and services as well as mission‑critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation or political views.

Join the team – and lead the way with us! www.valmet.com/careers http://www.valmet.com Valmet is a global technology leader in serving process industries. We work with our customers throughout the lifecycle, delivering cutting‑edge technologies and services, as well as mission‑critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 18,500 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2025, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.2 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

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