Chief Quality Officer

As Chief Quality Officer, you will define and execute the company's global quality strategy, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer focus across the organization. You will lead Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, and Quality Systems while partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Production, Customer Support, and Executive Leadership to ensure our products consistently meet the highest standards of reliability, safety, and performance. This is a full-time office job. Candidates must be located in Kyiv. What is your Day to Day Mission: Develop and execute the company's Quality Strategy aligned with business objectives and international standards. Lead the global Quality organization, including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supplier Quality, and Quality Management Systems. Own and continuously improve the company's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100 (or equivalent aerospace standards), and applicable defense requirements. Establish quality objectives, KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting. Drive company-wide continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, and other operational excellence methodologies. Lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes and ensure sustainable problem resolution. Build robust supplier quality management processes, including qualification, auditing, performance monitoring, and supplier development. Ensure effective quality planning throughout the entire product lifecycle—from concept and design through manufacturing, field support, and product retirement. Partner with Engineering to improve Design for Quality (DfQ), Design for Manufacturability (DfM), and Design Validation processes. Lead internal and external audits and represent the company during customer, certification, and regulatory audits. Drive reliability engineering initiatives, failure analysis, and lessons-learned processes. Develop product quality metrics and establish predictive quality monitoring systems. Collaborate with Customer Support to improve customer satisfaction through structured feedback loops and field quality improvements. Build, mentor, and develop high-performing quality teams across multiple locations. Foster a company-wide culture where quality is everyone's responsibility.