VP – SUSTAINING PROCESS QUALITY
SharkNinja France
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SharkNinja in Needham, MA is seeking a VP – Sustaining Process Quality to own end-to-end in-market quality and SKU performance across a global portfolio.
You will champion 5-star ratings, partner with Product Development, Marketing and Engineering, and drive cross-functional action to improve customer satisfaction and financial outcomes.
This role reports to the EVP of Product Excellence and demands a data-driven, transformational leader with deep experience in consumer electronics.
Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in product quality, consumer insights, product management, or operational excellence.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and challenge senior leadership.
- Strong analytical mindset with KPI ownership and data-driven prioritization.
- Deep understanding of the consumer journey from purchase to returns and warranty.
- Experience driving geo-expansion programs at a multinational consumer brand.
Responsibilities
- Champion 5-star performance for all in-market SKUs.
- Lead ramp-down and EOL for underperforming SKUs with pace.
- Translate in-market ratings into actionable feedback for Engineering, Marketing and Product Development.
- Provide cross-functional leadership for geo-expansion and SKU extension decisions.
- Own chargeback management end-to-end with root-cause analysis and prevention.
- Lead daily Quality KPI reviews with real-time performance data.
- Oversee warranty and returns to drive systemic resolution with Engineering and Operations.
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Job description
VP – Sustaining Process Quality
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.
This is a senior leadership role at the intersection of consumer satisfaction, product quality, and in‑market performance. You will own the full loop from how SharkNinja SKUs are rated and reviewed in market through to the upstream actions that improve — or remove — them.
Product Excellence’s mandate is simple: every product SharkNinja ships should earn and sustain 5 stars. Today, that standard is not universally met, and the path to achieving it requires a single, accountable leader who will champion the consumer, challenge the organization, and hold the line on quality with no compromise.
This role requires both a challenger and a connector. You will stand for the consumer voice in every cross‑functional conversation, push Product Development, Marketing and Engineering to act on what in‑market data is telling them, and ensure the commercial and operational levers — Supply Chain, Quality, Suppliers — are pulled in the right sequence when SKUs expand geographically or are wound down.
You report into the EVP of Product Excellence. This is a Product Excellence priority role with direct visibility at the most senior levels of the organization.
- Champion 5-star performance as the non‑negotiable standard for all in‑market SKUs.
- Proactively challenge any SKU rated below 5 stars — partnering with Product Development and Engineering to identify and close gaps.
- Drive a culture where consumer ratings are not a lagging indicator but an active management tool, reviewed and acted on in real time.
- Lead the ramp‑down and EOL process for underperforming SKUs, with rigor and pace.
- Challenge Product Development to maintain a forward roadmap for every SKU in decline — either a credible improvement plan or a replacement.
- Recommend and drive the removal of any SKU rated below 4.5 stars with no viable path to recovery.
- Translate in‑market ratings, consumer reviews, and CX data into structured, actionable feedback for Engineering, Marketing and Product Development.
- Ensure consumer signal — good and bad — flows directly into product roadmaps, design reviews, and engineering priorities.
- Partner with CX teams to close the loop between what consumers report and what the business fixes.
- Provide cross‑functional leadership for geo‑expansion and SKU extension decisions, ensuring quality is not traded for speed.
- Partner with Supply Chain & Retail to validate operational and logistics readiness before market entry.
- Engage suppliers early to confirm capability and quality alignment ahead of expansion commitments.
- Coordinate with Quality teams to ensure standards are met and documented before any new market launch.
- Own chargeback management end‑to‑end — root cause identification, cross‑functional resolution, and recurrence prevention.
- Establish clear reporting cadences and escalation paths to minimize financial exposure and drive systemic fixes.
- Lead daily Quality KPI reviews, maintaining a real‑time view of in‑market product performance across the portfolio.
- Define the quality metrics framework — ensuring the right data is visible to the right stakeholders, consistently and without delay.
- Drive accountability when thresholds are not met; accelerate with pace and precision.
- Oversee warranty and returns performance across the portfolio, identifying patterns and driving systemic resolution through Engineering and Operations.
- Set and pursue reduction targets for warranty claims and returns in partnership with Product Development and Supply Chain.
- Ensure consumer‑facing resolution is seamless, fast, and reflective of the SharkNinja standard.
SharkNinja does not ship average products. The standard is 5 stars — and maintaining that standard in market, at scale, across a global portfolio, requires a senior leader who will own it full time, and lead a team that consistently delivers on these outcomes.
Right now, the accountability for in‑market quality is distributed. Ratings data sits in one team. Return data in another. CX insights somewhere else. Engineering and Product Development receive feedback inconsistently, and the loop from consumer signal to product action is too slow.
This role closes that loop. You will be the person who is held accountable for what consumers experience after the product leaves the factory — and for ensuring that experience improves, continuously, across every SKU SharkNinja sells.
You will have direct visibility and accountability, the mandate to challenge anyone in the organization on behalf of the consumer, and the authority to drive real change across Product Development, Marketing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality. This is not a monitoring role. It is a transformation role.
- Required:
- 10 years of professional experience in product quality, consumer insights, product management, or operational excellence — ideally in a global consumer electronics or home appliance business.
- Proven ability to hold a senior cross‑functional standard: comfortable challenging Product Development, Engineering, and Supply Chain leadership when the consumer case demands it.
- Strong analytical mindset — you own KPIs, understand data, and translate complexity into clear, prioritized actions.
- Deep understanding of the consumer journey: from first purchase and first use through to returns, reviews, and warranty.
- Decisive and action‑oriented — you make calls with imperfect information, move with urgency, and course‑correct without hesitation.
- Strongly Preferred:
- Experience in consumer products or consumer electronics where quality metrics and in‑market ratings are core business drivers.
- Background working across Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering in a product‑led organization.
- Familiarity with return rate analytics, warranty cost modelling, and the commercial impact of quality failures.
- Experience managing or contributing to geo‑expansion programs at a multinational consumer brand.
- Skills & Competencies:
- Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration.
- Deep understanding of global manufacturing operations, and quality management systems.
- Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets, P&L, and cost control initiatives.
- Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
- High level of communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with executive leadership, employees, and external partners.
- Results-driven with a focus on achieving excellence in manufacturing and product quality.
- Innovative thinker with a passion for problem solving.
- Strong decision‑making ability, especially in high‑pressure situations.
- Highly adaptable, with the ability to navigate dynamic market conditions and evolving business needs.
- Excellent communicator, able to convey complex issues and solutions to a broad range of stakeholders.
The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short‑term disability insurance, long‑term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre‑paid legal insurance, back‑up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
$225,000—$300,000 USD
At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
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