Vice President, Transformation, Global Quality and Operational Risk
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Management
Operations Manager, Program / Project Manager
Vice President, Transformation, Global Quality and Operational Risk
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Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future.
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Job Description
About the Role
Fluence is seeking an accomplished Leader to become our Vice President of Transformation, Corporate Quality & Operational Risk. This role serves as the company’s internal engine for enterprise-wide transformation
, driving strategic and operational improvements across Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Project Delivery, Services, and Regional Operations.
The VP owns Fluence’s global Quality Management System (QMS) and Operational Risk Framework
, ensuring that all core processes—from design and sourcing to manufacturing, commissioning, and service—are reliable, compliant, and continuously improving. The leader will refresh the QMS to reflect new industry, regulatory, and market requirements (e.g., ISO 9001:2015 Amendment 1 on climate context; EU Battery Regulation; updated UL/NFPA/IEC standards relevant to energy storage).
This executive partners deeply with leaders across the entire value chain to embed sustainable processes, quality-by-design, and proactive risk management
, while building the capabilities, tools, and culture needed to support Fluence’s rapid global growth.
Key Responsibilities
Global Transformation Office- Lead Fluence’s global Transformation Office, operating as an internal management consultancy that drives high-impact, cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives.
- Identify, prioritize, and structure transformation programs using data-driven assessments, business cases, and value hypotheses; ensure alignment with ELT and functional/regional leaders.
- Drive structured problem-solving and operational excellence (Lean, Six Sigma, process re-engineering, value-stream mapping, Agile program delivery, portfolio management).
- Lead and coach multidisciplinary transformation teams (internal consultants + functional stakeholders) in the execution of major initiatives.
- Establish enterprise standards for process design and change execution, ensuring transformation outputs result in sustainable, repeatable, auditable processes tightly integrated with the QMS.
Foster a culture of operational rigor and continuous improvement, reinforcing the principle that Transformation = Sustainable Quality
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- Own the global QMS strategy and roadmap aligned to ISO 9001; incorporate the 2024 climate‑context amendment into risk and context analyses, objectives, and management reviews.
- Establish governance, assurance, and continuous improvement across the lifecycle (design, sourcing, supplier qualification, incoming, build, commissioning, service).
- Deploy lifecycle tools and core methods (AIAG‑VDA FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC; APQP/PPAP‑style gated readiness for new products/suppliers) in collaboration with operational quality teams.
- Set and publish quality KPIs (e.g., DPPM, FPY, CoQ, warranty cost, FRACAS closure time, MTBF/MTTR, software defect escape); run executive reviews and drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Lead customer/third‑party audits and certifications; standardize audit practices and ensure rapid, effective CAPA closure.
- Design and run a global operations risk framework aligned to ISO 3100—identify, assess, prioritize, and treat risks spanning supply chain, manufacturing, project execution, commissioning, and service.
- Run risk reviews for strategic programs and high‑value projects; provide clear risk posture and options to the ELT.
- Integrate safety‑critical and compliance risks from energy‑storage codes/standards (e.g., UL 9540/9540A, NFPA 855, IEC 62933) with contractual and regulatory…
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