Head of Quality & Strategy — Lead Continuous Improvement

Thales Group; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work schemes

Employee discounts

Stocks and shares

Paid volunteering day

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking a Senior Quality Leadership professional to drive excellence across the full programme lifecycle. You will lead quality teams spanning multiple sites, ensure QMS compliance, and own the QA strategy and budget.

The role involves significant stakeholder engagement, governance, and the continuous improvement of quality across defence, space, aerospace and digital security domains. You will shape quality strategy, partner with senior leaders, and ensure customer requirements

Qualifications

• Senior quality leadership experience across multi-site programmes.
• Proven track record in delivering governance, quality policy and QMS compliance.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting and reporting.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop large professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality teams across three key sites delivering QA across bids, projects, design and development lifecycles.
• Champion the Quality Policy and governance of the QMS across all process gates and lifecycle events.
• Provide independent quality reporting to senior stakeholders and represent QA in senior reviews.
• Drive strategy and a roadmap for continuous quality improvement and risk-based QA.
• Manage accreditations and certifications to meet domain needs.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Continuous improvement

Job description

Thales Group is seeking a Senior Quality Leadership professional to drive excellence across the full programme lifecycle. You will lead quality teams spanning multiple sites, ensure QMS compliance, and own the QA strategy and budget.

The role involves significant stakeholder engagement, governance, and the continuous improvement of quality across defence, space, aerospace and digital security domains. You will shape quality strategy, partner with senior leaders, and ensure customer requirements