Quality System - Product Development Manager
Pubblicato il 04-08-2026 - Iveco Group in Ficarazzelli-bagni Italia
ABOUT US:
We are Iveco Group, a Company committed to transforming our business and leading the change to a more sustainable future. We constantly push towards new solutions and drive innovation in our products and services.
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Our diversified business portfolio, strong presence across the full range of commercial vehicles, complete powertrain offering, and focus on advanced sustainable solutions make us a global leader in the transport and commercial vehicle industries, serving customers around the world.
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ABOUT THE ROLE:
- We are seeking a Quality System – Product Development Manager to lead the governance, deployment and continuous improvement of product development quality processes within the Iveco Group organization. The role is accountable for ensuring that engineering and development activities are consistently executed in compliance with corporate Quality System requirements, automotive standards, customer expectations and applicable regulatory requirements.
- The ideal candidate combines solid experience in automotive product development with managerial capability, structured problem solving, risk-based thinking and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders. The position requires leadership in process governance, audit readiness, quality planning, performance monitoring and cultural change across Engineering, Program Management and related functions.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERTISE:
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the definition, maintenance and continuous improvement of product development Quality System processes, procedures and governance models, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and automotive requirements such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, FMEA and ASPICE where applicable.
- Ensure robust process deployment across Product Development by defining clear ownership, roles, responsibilities, milestones, deliverables and escalation mechanisms.
- Promote structured quality planning and risk management throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring effective use of methodologies such as APQP, Design Reviews, DFMEA, lessons learned, maturity assessments and quality gates.
- Define and monitor process performance indicators, identify systemic gaps and improvement priorities, and report quality system performance to senior stakeholders with clear recommendations and action plans.
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives with Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Customer Service and other functions to ensure end-to-end consistency of product development quality practices.
- Lead, coach and develop team members or functional contributors involved in Quality System activities, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement mindset.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
- Significant experience in automotive product development, quality, engineering processes or program quality management, preferably in complex multinational organizations.
- Strong knowledge of automotive quality standards, process frameworks and core tools, including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, FMEA, PPAP logic,
ASPICE principles and customer-specific requirements where applicable.
- Managerial leadership, influencing skills and ability to align senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams and technical experts around common quality objectives.
- Strong analytical mindset, structured problem solving, decision-making capability and ability to translate complex process issues into clear priorities and actionable plans.
- Experience in defining KPIs, preparing management reporting and driving continuous improvement based on data, lessons learned and process performance evidence.
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, collaboration and dashboarding tools is considered an advantage.
- Mandatory: fluent Italian and English.
Why Join Us
- Managerial role with direct impact on the robustness, compliance and effectiveness of product development quality processes.
- High cross-functional visibility within a dynamic automotive environment, contributing to process excellence, risk prevention and product quality improvement from concept to launch.
Salary Informations:
- Applied Contract: CCSL Contratto Collettivo Specifico di Lavoro Iveco Group
- Grade: 1° gruppo qualificato
- Salary range: Euro 58650 – 69000
- Variable payment as per CCSL
Starting from recruitment, management of people is based on legitimate business considerations only, such as experience, knowledge, skills, education, performance, potential, and the Company’s core values. xkiyazw The Company is committed to acting impartially to eliminate any form of direct or indirect discrimination or undue preference, while supporting and nurturing a culture based on mutual respect and on valuing differences to foster and promote the expression of everyone’s potential: this is both due to its people and in the interest of its own progress.