QA/QC Product Owner - Global Quality & Compliance

Location: London - Hybrid (10 days per month onsite)Contract: 9-month fixed-term contract

We are looking for an experienced QA/QC professional to support a global Manufacturing & Production Quality and Compliance function within a leading international organisation.

This role will focus on driving improvements across global Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) processes, supporting laboratory operations and ensuring quality systems and processes remain effective, compliant and aligned with business requirements.

Working closely with global business stakeholders, laboratory teams, IT and external suppliers, you will help shape the quality systems roadmap, oversee improvements and support the delivery of key initiatives across the wider quality and compliance landscape.

• Drive and support global QA/QC initiatives, ensuring alignment between business requirements and technology solutions.

• Work closely with Quality Assurance, Quality Control and laboratory teams to identify opportunities for process and system improvements.

• Support the development and delivery of quality systems roadmaps, enhancements and transformation initiatives.

• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, features and user stories.

• Lead cross-functional delivery activities, coordinating business stakeholders, technical teams and external suppliers.

• Support the implementation, enhancement and optimisation of quality management systems and laboratory applications.

• Oversee testing, validation, UAT and deployment activities to ensure solutions meet quality and compliance requirements.

• Monitor system performance, incidents, risks and operational issues, ensuring timely resolution.

• Support continuous improvement across quality processes, workflows, documentation and compliance activities.

• Manage senior stakeholder relationships across a global manufacturing and production environment.

• Strong experience within Quality Assurance (QA) and/or Quality Control (QC) environments.

• Understanding of quality processes within manufacturing, production or laboratory environments.

• Experience working with quality management systems (QMS), laboratory systems or other quality-related applications.

• Knowledge of quality processes, including deviations, CAPA, change control, audits and compliance.

• Experience supporting system implementations, upgrades, enhancements or transformation programmes.

• Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and delivery plans.

• Strong stakeholder management experience, working across business, IT and external suppliers.

• Experience with testing, validation, UAT and regulated system environments.

• Comfortable working across global teams and managing competing priorities.

• Experience with LIMS or laboratory information management systems.

• Knowledge of GxP and regulated manufacturing environments.

• Experience with platforms such as Intelex or other enterprise quality management systems.

• Previous Product Owner, Product Manager, Quality Systems Lead or Project Manager experience.

• Experience working within a global FMCG, pharmaceutical, food or beverage manufacturing organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a global quality and compliance function, helping shape and improve QA/QC processes and systems across an international manufacturing environment.