Director, Global Quality & Compliance Programs

KBR, Inc.; Beavercreek Township (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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Employee benefits

Job summary

KBR, Inc. seeks a Director of Enterprise Quality Programs to lead the global quality management framework across domestic and international operations. You will set strategy, govern QMS, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer-focused outcomes.

You will partner with executive leadership, manage enterprise-wide policies, and champion Lean/Six Sigma to elevate quality maturity across diverse contracts and geographies.

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in quality management, compliance, operational excellence, process improvement, or related disciplines.
• 7+ years of leadership experience managing quality programs, teams, and enterprise initiatives within complex, multi-site organizations.
• Demonstrated experience supporting government, defense, aerospace, engineering, technology, or mission-focused organizations.
• Experience managing enterprise quality systems across multiple business units, functions, and geographic regions.
• Proven success leading quality transformation initiatives, compliance programs, audit readiness efforts, and enterprise process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise quality vision, strategy, roadmap, and operating model in alignment with corporate objectives and growth initiatives.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continual improvement of the corporate Quality Management System (QMS).
• Serve as the senior advisor to executive leadership on quality performance, compliance risks, process maturity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of quality excellence, accountability, customer-focused decision making, and continuous improvement across the enterprise.
• Establish and maintain enterprise quality policies, standards, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements, including ISO 9001, AS9100, CMMI, customer-specific standards, government contracting requirements, and applicable international frameworks.
• Lead enterprise readiness activities for certification audits, surveillance audits, recertifications, customer assessments, and regulatory reviews.
• Direct corrective and preventive action programs arising from audits, assessments, customer findings, or internal evaluations.
• Monitor emerging industry standards and regulatory developments and ensure timely integration into enterprise processes and governance structures.
• Partner with business unit leadership, program management offices, and functional organizations to deploy enterprise quality initiatives and standards.
• Provide strategic quality leadership and consultation across government and commercial programs.
• Balance enterprise standardization with operational flexibility to support diverse customer and business requirements.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and influence decision-making across matrixed and geographically dispersed organizations.
• Establish and oversee enterprise quality metrics, dashboards, KPIs, and leading performance indicators.
• Analyze enterprise quality trends and provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
• Drive data-informed improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance, strengthen compliance, and reduce business risk.
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, process optimization, and operational excellence methodologies across the organization.
• Advance process maturity, corrective action effectiveness, and enterprise performance improvement initiatives.
• Integrate quality and compliance principles into enterprise risk management processes.
• Evaluate quality-related risks associated with programs, operations, suppliers, and strategic business initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders to improve customer outcomes, contract performance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure timely resolution of quality concerns and strengthen customer confidence through proactive engagement and governance.

Skills

ISO 9001

AS9100

CMMI

Quality Systems

Auditing

Risk Management

Executive Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Business Administration, Industrial Management, Operations Management, or a related field

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Quality Management, Operations Management, or a related field

ASQ CMQ/OE (preferred)

Job description

KBR, Inc. seeks a Director of Enterprise Quality Programs to lead the global quality management framework across domestic and international operations. You will set strategy, govern QMS, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer-focused outcomes.

You will partner with executive leadership, manage enterprise-wide policies, and champion Lean/Six Sigma to elevate quality maturity across diverse contracts and geographies.