Quality CoE Director

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit Job DescriptionAt Sealed Air, we are reimagining the industries we serve through innovation, automation, and sustainability. The Quality Center of Excellence (CoE) Director plays a critical role in that mission - leading a global team focused on advancing quality excellence, process standardization, and continuous improvement.Based in our Charlotte, North Carolina headquarters, this strategic leader will shape the future of Sealed Air's quality systems and analytics, strengthen supplier performance, and drive best-in-class customer outcomes. The Quality CoE Director will collaborate across regions, functions, and verticals to ensure global alignment, operational discipline, and lasting business impact.What You'll DoLead with purpose: Provide vision, direction, and leadership to the global Quality CoE team, aligning priorities with Sealed Air's business and quality objectives.Drive excellence: Oversee development and optimization of global quality management systems (QMS), including ETQ, FUSION, and Dynamics, ensuring consistency, reliability, and compliance across all operations.Transform processes: Integrate advanced problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies: such as 8D, hour-by-hour auditing, and process transformation - to eliminate recurring quality issues and elevate performance.Collaborate globally: Partner with vertical quality leaders and cross-functional partners to tackle major quality challenges, align best practices, and deliver sustainable results.Enable insight: Lead quality data reporting and analytics to enhance visibility, drive action, and inform decision-making across the enterprise.Develop talent: Mentor and grow a high-performing team, building technical expertise, leadership capability, and a culture of accountability and innovation.Strengthen supplier performance: Oversee supplier auditing and quality assurance programs to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement across the supply base.What We're Looking ForEducation: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related technical field required; Master's preferred.Experience: 8+ years in quality management, continuous improvement, or operational excellence roles, ideally within a manufacturing or global environment.Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional and global teams, set clear priorities, and deliver results in a complex business setting.Expertise: Deep knowledge of QMS frameworks, auditing standards, and quality system integration (ETQ or equivalent platforms).Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt strongly preferred.Skills: Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire across all levels of the organization.Why Sealed AirJoining Sealed Air means becoming part of a global team that's committed to solving critical packaging challenges and advancing a more sustainable future. We empower our people to lead change, think creatively, and drive meaningful impact — for our customers, our communities, and the planet.Work EnvironmentBased in Charlotte, North Carolina (Global Headquarters)In office Monday - Thursday, Remote Day on FridayMinimal travel (