Quality Director - Pool

Quality Strategy

You Will:

• Develop and execute the company’s quality Vision, Strategy, and Objectives.
• Lead the quality management system (QMS) deployment, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor performance metrics and lead initiatives to improve customer satisfaction, reliability, and yield.

Quality Governance & Programs

You Will:

• Own and deploy quality programs (Quality Culture initiatives, leading indicators).
• Establish and maintain compliance frameworks aligned with enterprise Quality Management System requirements.
• Ensure consistent application of quality standards across Product, Engineering, Operations, Supply, and Customer Service.

Quality Culture Leadership

You Will:

• Drive a culture of quality, accountability, and customer focus throughout the organization.
• Lead the Quality Culture strategy, including expectations, behaviors, and reinforcement mechanisms.
• Partner with functional leaders to embed quality-first decision making, early escalation, and prevention mindset.
• Define and track leading indicators of quality culture health (e.g., escalation behavior, corrective action discipline).

Risk, Escalation & Warranty Exposure

You Will:

• Govern warranty exposure, trends, and systemic risk mitigation in partnership with Customer Service and Finance.
• Lead cross-functional reviews of significant quality events, ensuring permanent corrective action.
• Serve as the quality risk integrator across Product, Engineering, Operations, Supply, and Service.

Quality System & Continuous Improvement

You Will:

• Govern deployment and effectiveness of enterprise and business quality systems (QMS, APQP governance, audits).
• Monitor quality performance trends and drive systemic corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen reliability, compliance, and customer trust.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in Quality leadership, governance, or systems roles.
• Ability to travel up to 50% as required to support business objectives and customer needs.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality governance, compliance, or enterprise programs.
• Strong understanding of: Quality Management Systems, Risk escalation and corrective action frameworks, Warranty and field-risk management.
• Proven ability to influence senior functional leaders without direct authority.
• Experience operating in matrixed, cross-functional environments.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, or similar methodologies preferred.
• Systems thinker with strong business acumen.
• Credible leader who can balance governance with empowerment.
• Comfortable making and escalating difficult risk-based decisions.
• Ability to translate customer and field signals into enterprise-level actions.
• Strong change in leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Pay

The anticipated annualized base pay range for this full-time position working at this location is from $149,000 - $276,700 per year. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, work location, and other relevant business or organizational needs. This position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as, annual incentive bonus.

Benefits

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, including health benefits, a generous 401(k), employee stock purchase program, disability benefits, life insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, parental leave, caregiver leave, tuition reimbursement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day.