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Senior Director, Quality
Arc'teryx
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3.7
North Vancouver, BC
$181,000–$249,000 a year
Full-time
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Job details

$181,000–$249,000 a year
Employee stock purchase plan, Paid time off, Vision care, Dental care, Employee assistance program, RRSP match, Extended health care
Full-time
North Vancouver, BC

Full job description

Department: Sourcing
Reports to: VP, Sourcing
Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Senior Director, Quality, you will lead Arc’teryx’s global Quality function, setting the strategic direction, operating model, and long-term roadmap for Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Materials Quality. You will define the departmental priorities required to support Sourcing and company objectives while ensuring our global manufacturing network delivers industry-leading product quality, integrity, compliance, and customer trust. Through cross-functional leadership and partnership, you will shape the systems, processes, and capabilities that enable the long-term evolution of our quality strategy.
Meet Your Future Team:
We are a high performing and versatile team of problem solvers and process makers in bringing design to life and maintaining our brand integrity. We embrace and live our brand values and are passionate about innovation.The Sourcing Team builds and executes a sustainable global sourcing strategy that enables us to deliver exceptional product at the right place, with the right quality and cost, and on-time. You will partner internally with Design, Product Development, Raw Materials, Sourcing and Supply Planning, and Sustainability as well as externally with our vendor partners to execute our strategy.

If you were the Senior Director, Quality now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

  • Building and leading a global organization of quality professionals and leaders, fostering a culture of growth, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

  • Defining and leading the long-term Quality strategy and roadmap, including the evolution of global quality systems, governance frameworks, organizational capabilities, and product integrity standards.

  • Ensuring your team achieves department operation and quality performance objectives and establishing metrics that support our long-term business goals

  • Establishing and monitoring KPIs that measure product integrity, vendor performance, risk management effectiveness, and overall quality excellence

  • Leading the Quality team to ensure effective quality structure and processes are in place at the factories to secure brand quality standards through product and standards documentation, capacity building, and risk and incident management

  • Developing and overseeing a global supply base quality performance strategy that drives continuous improvement, operational excellence, risk mitigation, and long-term capability building across the supply chain, which includes T1 and T2 qualification standards to support new partner selection

  • Collaborating with internal teams, external partners, and governing bodies to facilitate the certification of products and facilities

  • Partnering with ESG to propel the sustainability and traceability of our products

  • Partnering with Advanced Concepts to ensure product integrity and quality needs are considered and met as new product innovations move into bulk production

  • Partnering closely with Raw Materials to establish raw material sourcing, and quality process standards to ensure consumer quality, sustainability and regulatory expectations are met

  • Influencing strategic business decisions through expert understanding of product integrity, quality risk, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing capabilities and collaborating cross-functionally as a key member of our product leadership team

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

  • Developing a robust and effective Design-for-Manufacture process that assures quality and minimizes risks

  • Designing a vendor onboarding program that enables new partners to learn and adopt our processes and standards from Day One.

  • Proposing and developing long term strategy in the continual elevation of our product innovation and integrity

  • Building a talent pipeline that is inspiring and challenging to the team

Are you our next Senior Director, Quality?

  • You have a Bachelor’s Degree or Certification in Analytical QA Systems, Technology or Engineering, along with 15+ years of leadership experience in quality management. Experience in the apparel industry is an asset

  • You have an extensive knowledge of raw materials, technical construction, and quality systems

  • You have demonstrated success leading a large, complex, global quality function or department

  • You have proven ability to develop organizational strategy, operating models, systems, and functional capabilities

  • You have a strong knowledge of the end-to-end apparel development and manufacturing process

  • You have experience leading others through transformation and building high-performing global teams

  • You have a track record of being a thoughtful leader propelling a high performing team

  • You have excellent critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

  • You have proven performance history with domestic and offshore vendors and manufacturers

  • You have strong communication and influencing skills

  • You have extreme attention to detail

Compensation

The salary range for this role is CAD$181,000 - CAD$249,000

Total Rewards

Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.

We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.

In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:

  • Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
  • Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
  • Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
  • Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).

    *Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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