Quality & Risk Manager

Nscale; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading GPU cloud provider in the UK is searching for an experienced Quality & Risk Manager to oversee and enhance risk management frameworks and quality standards across GPU and data center projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality assurance and risk management within technology environments, and will work collaboratively with senior project managers and engineers to ensure project integrity and compliance with established standards. This role contributes significantly to safe and effective program delivery.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Inclusive workplace

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in quality assurance, risk management, or PMO roles.
• Strong understanding of programme and portfolio risk management frameworks.
• Experience defining and enforcing quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the enterprise risk management framework.
• Define and maintain standardized risk processes and templates.
• Facilitate structured risk identification workshops.

Skills

Risk management discipline

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Quality assurance

Facilitation skills

Education

Experience in quality assurance or risk management

Relevant certifications (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, PMI-RMP)

Tools

Risk management frameworks

Quality management standards

Job description

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We deliver cost‑effective, high‑performance infrastructure that enables AI‑first companies to scale rapidly while reducing complexity across design, build, and operations. Our platform supports strategic business outcomes across performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

We operate with a culture of ownership, accountability, and relentless improvement. As an Nscaler, you’ll work alongside high‑performing teams to build the systems, processes, and infrastructure that power the future of AI at scale.

Role Overview

The Quality & Risk Manager is responsible for establishing and operating Nscale’s risk and quality assurance framework across all enterprise and business‑as‑usual (BAU) deployments. This role provides independent oversight, structured challenge, and practical support to ensure that complex GPU and data‑centre programmes are delivered safely, predictably, and to defined standards.

The role sits at the intersection of programme delivery, engineering, and governance. The successful candidate will bring strong risk management discipline, an eye for quality, and the credibility to work with senior PMs, architects, and engineers while escalating issues decisively when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise risk management framework across all GPU and data‑centre deployments.
• Define and maintain standardised risk processes, templates, thresholds, and escalation paths for Enterprise and BAU programmes.
• Facilitate structured risk identification workshops and ensure every programme maintains a live risk register with clear ownership and mitigations.
• Maintain a consolidated, portfolio‑level view of risks across all deployments, including capacity, supply chain, power, fabric, multi‑DC dependencies, and regulatory considerations.
• Identify cross‑programme and systemic risks and elevate critical items to senior leadership.
• Support leadership decision‑making by providing clear risk insights, mitigation options, and contingency scenarios.

Quality Assurance & Project Assurance

• Define and own quality standards covering design, build, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Establish checklists, acceptance criteria, and documentation requirements aligned to Nscale’s reference architectures (e.g. 10K / 20K / 50K GPU designs).
• Plan and conduct independent assurance reviews at key delivery gates, including design freeze, pre‑build, pre‑go‑live, and post‑implementation.

Support to PMs, Architects & Engineering Teams

• Coach project teams on the practical application of risk and quality standards.
• Support PMs in structuring effective risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Lead or support root‑cause analysis when issues occur, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are clearly defined.
• Ensure lessons learned are systematically captured and fed back into standards, playbooks, and reference designs.

Compliance, Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor adherence to defined methods, standards, and risk processes across all programmes.
• Track exceptions, trends, and recurring issues and report them to the Head of Enterprise Deployments.
• Define, track, and report KPIs related to risk and quality performance (e.g. unmanaged high risks, assurance findings, defect rates, audit outcomes).
• Risk Management Framework & Playbook – documented processes, RACI, templates (risk registers, impact/likelihood matrices, escalation paths) tailored to GPU and data‑centre deployments.
• Programme & Portfolio Risk Register – up‑to‑date risk logs for each major deployment and a consolidated portfolio‑level risk dashboard for leadership review.
• Quality Management Plan & Standards – defined quality criteria for designs, engineering work packs, test plans, and handover documentation, aligned to Nscale reference architectures.
• Assurance Review Reports – formal outputs from design reviews, readiness reviews, and post‑implementation reviews, including findings, risk ratings, and agreed actions.
• Compliance & Audit Evidence – clear evidence of alignment with internal policies, safety and regulatory requirements, and any external standards adopted by Nscale.
• Lessons Learned & Continuous Improvement Log – structured records of issues, root causes, and improvements feeding back into updated standards, playbooks, and training for PMO and Engineering teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in quality assurance, risk management, programme assurance, or PMO roles within large‑scale infrastructure, data‑centre, or technology environments.
• Strong understanding of programme and portfolio risk management frameworks.
• Experience defining and enforcing quality standards across complex engineering or infrastructure programmes.
• Comfortable operating across multiple concurrent programmes with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and elevate when necessary.
• Experience in GPU, data‑centre, cloud infrastructure, or high‑availability environments strongly preferred.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, PMI‑RMP, ISO, or similar) are a plus.

Inclusion & Accessibility

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

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