Global Quality Leader: Unite & Elevate Worldwide Quality

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, seeks a Global Quality Director to lead the global Quality organization across four regions. You will shape the quality vision, empower regional leaders, and drive standardized systems for reliable, compliant delivery of products and services worldwide.

You will challenge the status quo, elevate organizational capability, and build scalable solutions that create long-term value for customers, employees, and the business.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Quality programs in a global industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading leaders and developing geographically dispersed teams across multiple regions.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to set direction, establish priorities, clarify expectations, and drive accountability through leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across functions and geographies.
• Willing and able to travel internationally up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate the vision, strategy, priorities, outcomes, and expectations for the Global Quality organization.
• Lead, develop, and empower Quality leaders across the Americas, Middle East, Europe, and Asia Pacific, establishing clear accountability and effective regional execution.
• Build one globally aligned Quality organization with common standards, systems, metrics, governance, and operating rhythms.
• Set and execute the global Quality strategy aligned with business priorities and long-term value creation.
• Build and scale quality management systems, driving standardization, consistency, and continuous improvement across all global sites.
• Partner with business, engineering, manufacturing, commercial, service, and regional leaders to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, regulatory, and enterprise risk.
• Drive quality excellence across product realization, supplier quality, manufacturing, and service operations.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and other appropriate problem-solving methods.
• Ensure compliance with applicable global, regional, and local quality regulations and standards.
• Use data, analytics, and leading indicators to drive accountability, inform decisions, identify systemic opportunities, and enable proactive improvement.
• Support quality audits, root cause investigations, and corrective action processes with a focus on learning, prevention, and sustained results.
• Build leadership capability and succession depth across the global Quality organization.

Skills

Global leadership

Quality programs

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Executive collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or related technical field

Job description

John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, seeks a Global Quality Director to lead the global Quality organization across four regions. You will shape the quality vision, empower regional leaders, and drive standardized systems for reliable, compliant delivery of products and services worldwide.

You will challenge the status quo, elevate organizational capability, and build scalable solutions that create long-term value for customers, employees, and the business.