Head of Quality Management

Are you passionate about quality and process development, and are you eager to shape the future of sustainable mobility? We are looking for a Head of Quality Management to bring our ways-of-working to the next level.

In this role you will be part of a Strategy & PMO team driving our transformation journey and we offer you the possibility to make a difference by working with our most critical strategic topics.  We are now launching a company-wide program to develop our quality management and processes, and you will have the opportunity to shape and lead this effort.

We are looking for a proactive team player. You are an experienced process development professional who enjoys working and delivering results together with a wide network of stakeholders.

The position will be based in our office in Helsinki or Stockholm.

Main responsibilities include 

  • Development and ownership of VR Group’s common process and quality management practices: governance, methodologies, tools and quality management system. 
  • Facilitate and train business unit and common function key personnel in process management tools and practices.
  • Evaluate and identify new improvement opportunities to drive process effectiveness and efficiency across business units and functions.
  • Driving and leading specific strategic and critical process improvement projects.

You have 

  • Several years of experience in demanding process improvement, quality management, and/or operations development focused roles
  • Project management experience with a track record of successful implementation of process improvement initiatives.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive data-driven decisions
  • Experience from operations-intense and/or safety-critical service businesses is advantageous
  • Master of Science Technology or equivalent educational degree
  • Continuous improvement certifications (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean) are advantageous
  • Excellent written and oral English language skills. Native-level Finnish and/or Swedish is a plus.


10 reasons to join VR

  1. As VR team member you affect the daily life and travel of hundreds of thousands of people and the movement of thousands of tons of cargo
  2. We reduce society’s carbon footprint through our activities 
  3. A total of almost 9000 nice colleagues and professionals in Finland and Sweden 
  4. Many kinds of training and learning opportunities and different career paths 
  5. Competitive monthly salary and incentive compensation models
  6. Flexible working hours for different life situations and the possibility of remote work 
  7. Versatile travel and recreation opportunities at staff prices in Finland and abroad
  8. Sport and culture, and lunch benefits
  9. Extensive occupational health care services
  10. Modern tools and work spaces 

At VR, we accelerate the future of sustainable mobility. We are a modern service company owned by the Finnish state, specializing in travel, logistics, and maintenance, increasing the popularity of carbon-neutral rail and urban transport. We ensure smooth everyday journeys in Finland and Sweden and support the industry's backbone in domestic logistics. In 2023, we facilitated 258.6 million journeys and transported 23.4 million tons of goods. Our turnover was 1 224 million euros, and we employed about 9100 professionals. More information: https://www.vrgroup.fi/

Interested? 

Great! Submit your application by 26.5.24 via the attached link. 

If you want to hear more about the position, the team, or the content of the work, please contact hiring manager SVP Strategy Ilkka Anttila. You can call Ilkka (040 862 5700) on 14.5. between 10-12 am and 20.5. between 15-17 pm.

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