Job Summary

Do you want to lead quality management for a world-leading aviation software, driving digital transformation and continuous improvement? Then pay attention!

As a recruiting partner of Swiss AviationSoftware, we are looking for you as Head of Quality Management, 100%, for the location in Allschwil, Switzerland.

In your position, you will lead the development and implementation of the company's Quality Management System, further developing software quality policies and strategies. Swiss AviationSoftware, a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik, leads the digital transformation of the aviation industry. As the developer of the world's leading software AMOS, the organization manages maintenance, engineering, and logistics requirements for modern airlines in an international environment.

Look forward to driving data-driven improvements and fostering a culture of operational excellence. In addition, you will receive the opportunity to partner with senior leadership to embed quality and agile excellence into the organization's strategy.

Have we sparked your interest? Then schedule an initial interview with us now!

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring quality is embedded across products, services, and processes.
• Further develop software quality policies and strategies for Swiss AviationSoftware, its products, and its services.
• Ensure alignment of quality policies and strategies with other digital products within Lufthansa Technik’s Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem.
• Define and maintain quality policies, standards, methodologies, governance structures, and documentation to support organizational objectives and regulatory compliance.
• Establish quality metrics, KPIs, and audit frameworks to monitor performance, ensure compliance, and drive data-driven improvements.
• Lead the organization’s Continuous Improvement Program, coaching process owners and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Promote best-practice sharing and organizational learning, ensuring alignment of quality and agile practices across teams and departments.
• Partner with senior leadership to embed quality, continuous improvement, and agile excellence into the organization’s strategy, culture, and operating model.

What You Bring To The Job

• Master’s degree in computer science, science, information management or similar.
• At least 7 years leadership experience including management of several teams in a position similar to the described one
• Experience in change management, including supporting organizational transformation, stakeholder engagement, and the successful implementation of new processes and initiatives.
• Thorough practical experience in all aspects of the software development life cycle of complex software, ideally in the ERP domain.
• Very good experience and knowledge in automated testing of large and complex ERP system (backend, user interface, performance)
• Deep understanding and experience of Quality Management in general and in the context ofmsoftware development, product implementation and support in particular.
• Well versed in agile principles, tools and concepts.
• Very strong communication skills and expert in building connections.
• English mandatory: excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Additional languages are an advantage

Team

The team at Swiss AviationSoftware operates within an international environment, collaborating to lead the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

As a developer of world-leading software, the team fosters a culture of innovation and excellence, managing complex requirements for modern airlines.

Benefits

About Swiss Aviation Software

Swiss AviationSoftware is a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik. Along with their partners in the Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem, the company leads the 

digital transformation of the aviation industry in technical asset operation. As the developer of the world's leading software AMOS, Swiss-AS manages successfully maintenance, engineering, and logistics requirements of modern airlines and more than 230 customers worldwide. Profitable from the first day and highly successful over the last years (no other system has been sold more often and has more often been successfully implemented over the last five years), Swiss-AS has laid the foundation for a trend-setting future by strongly and continuously investing in manpower as well as research and development.

Despite the company’s fast growth, the Swiss-AS core team has been stable – being one of the biggest assets of the company. The low employee turnover has allowed to continuously increase the Swiss-AS know-how pool regarding MRO business processes and system technology, which is reflected in the product.