Job Description

Xperi invents, develops and delivers technologies that create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of people around the world. Powering billions of consumer electronics, connected cars and digital content titles, we make entertainment more immersive, driving more intelligent and every interaction seamlessly personalized through our renowned consumer brands: DTS®, HD Radio™, IMAX® Enhanced and TiVo®.

Xperi (NYSE: XPER) is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA with over 2,000 employees across North America, Europe and Asia. Come join a thriving team where you can play an integral role in shaping the future of entertainment technology.

About the role:

Bring your enthusiasm, tenacity, and business-outcome focused experience to lead the Quality Management journey at Xperi. As Senior Director, Quality Management at Xperi, you will be the company’s top quality advocate both to our internal business divisions and our customers. Xperi’s customers are looking for standards-driven product quality from Xperi and, in this role, you will lead the organization through the business transformation necessary to reach these goals, with a primary focus our automotive industry segment. Xperi operates in four (4) distinct industry segments: Automotive (a.k.a., Connected Car), Consumer Electronics, Pay-TV, and SmartTV. This role reports to the Senior Vice President, Product Engineering Operations as an enterprise-wide role. Our Connected Car division has achived ISO-9001 certification, and is developing Automotive-SPICE capabilities.

The Senior Director, Quality Management, is a key leader who will drive our corporate level quality management system, quality management practices, and quality assessments across our industry segements in alignment with our overall business strategy. You will lead a global team of quality engineers to drive our corporate quality management system and guide standards-based quality programs (primarily ISO-9001 and A-SPICE) within business units that have adopted those standards.

What you will get to do:

• Lead the development, implementation, and improvement of the Quality Management strategy and system across the enterprise.
• Structure, mentor, and monitor an organization (i.e., people, processes, and tools) that delivers against objectives as a high performance team.
• Ensure the quality management system operates in support of the company strategy and drives positive businesss value for the organization.
• Collaborate with functional business leaders across the organization to development and lead programs to meet required quality standards.
• Monitor and advise on the performance of the quality management programs and standards compliance.
• Produce/collect data, track key measures, and report on performance.
• Communicate with customers on Xperi’s quality management practices and adherence for requested customer engagements.
• Facilitate quality assessments and audits.
• Develop educational materials and communicate the benefits and practices of quality management across the organization.
• Lead a global team of quality engineers.
• Plan, monitor, and manage the team budget and actively participate in annual planning cycles.

Who we are looking for:

Must have:

• Practical leadership experience in quality management, particularly in the automotive industry for software and machine learning technologies and products.
• More than (ten) 10 years professional experience in leading quality management teams and program that result is positive business outcomes.

• Five or more (5+) years of development experience on complex, software-enabled systems.

• Enthusiam, determination, and mentoring skills to influence and collaborate across a complex enterprise environment.
• Business transformation experience in introducting and evolving quality management practices in business units.
• Conducted multiple quality standards-based assessments and/or audits.
• Expert level knowledge in quality management and assurance; Automoitve SPICE, ISO-9001, functional safety, etc.
• Ability to translate company strategies into executable goals, deliverables, and actions.
• Proven ability to grow and develop a team of highly capable quality engineers.
• Willingness to travel globally as business needs requires.
• A-SPICE Provisional Assesor certification required (Competent or Principal preferred).
• Experience conducting ISO-9001 assessments.

Nice to have:

• CMMI, Six Sigma, Automotive Safety (ASIL) or other quality practices experience.
• Process design and engineering experience.
• Business proficiency in English and one or more other languages (e.g., German, Romanian, Japanese, or Chinese).

What will make you successful:

• Customer relationship and negotiation skills to represent Xperi to customer quality management teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, influencing, and mentoring skills in an enterprise environment.
• Expert organizational problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills for planning, organizing, tracking, and measuring the work of others.
• Ability to Independently create, implement, and achieve functional initiatives and goals that support the company’s overall goals and strategic direction.
• Ensure quality organization is aligned with the corporate strategic initiatives and prioritizes services and deliverables to maximize the benefit to the company.

Life @ Xperi:

At Xperi, we value People, Customers, Performance and Innovation. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.

Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Xperi supports personal well-being, builds financial security and enables employees to share in our collective success.

Rewards include:

• Competitive compensation (salary, equity and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
• Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
• Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, and fitness facilities.
• A flexible, hybrid work environment combining the best of in-office collaboration and community-building along with the benefits of working from home.

The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is $161,057 – $213,400 plus bonus, equity and benefits, and can vary if outside of this location. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

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Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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