Vice President, Quality

Founded with the vision to electrify everything, Group14 is the leading commercial manufacturer of advanced silicon battery materials. Our breakthrough technology, SCC55®, is unlocking transformational performance for rechargeable batteries that power the world’s most critical innovations, from electric vehicles and AI-enabled electronics to eVTOLs and grid-scale energy storage. By enabling higher-density, faster-charging batteries, we are helping accelerate the global transition to an electrified future. Over the past year, Group14 reached major milestones that underscore our momentum. We closed a $463 million Series D round, bringing our total equity raised to more than $1 billion, and acquired full ownership of a battery materials factory in South Korea, strengthening global supply chains and scaling production to meet surging demand. Headquartered in Washington state with manufacturing operations worldwide, Group14 is backed by world-class investors and customers, including Porsche, ATL, Microsoft, and SK Inc. As we continue to grow, we are building a team united by passion for shaping the future of energy. As we scale production of SCC55 to meet surging global demand, we are looking for a Vice President, Quality to institutionalize precision at every level of our organization. This role offers the unique opportunity to design and lead a global quality organization from the ground up, ensuring that our innovative manufacturing processes yield consistent, world-class products whether manufactured in North America, Europe, or Asia. You will be the authoritative voice for quality at every level of the organization, transforming technical complexity into a competitive advantage for our automotive and electronics customers. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING : Strategic Product Stewardship: Partner with Business Development, R&D and Product Management to define and defend a Global Standard Product Specification; ensure that "special" customer requirements do not compromise the ability to manufacture reliably and consistently at scale across all three regions. Gatekeeper of Change Management: Rigorously uphold global Change Management standards; ensure that any customer-requested specification changes undergo a formal impact analysis regarding yield, cost, and process stability before approval. R&D to Production Bridge: Collaborate with R&D and Engineering to ensure "Design for Quality" (DfQ) and "Design for Manufacturability" (DfM), ensuring new silicon carbon formulations can transition smoothly from the lab to high-volume global production. Commercial Partnership : Support Business Development teams during the technical discovery and RFP phases; act as the technical authority on quality during high-level customer negotiations to build trust in our global consistency. Manufacturing Synchronization: Work closely with Global Operations to harmonize manufacturing processes (Control Plans, PFMEAs) across South Korea, Germany, and the US, ensuring a "Copy Exactly" philosophy so that a product shipped from any factory is indistinguishable to the customer. Global Quality Strategy: Design and deploy a unified global QMS that integrates ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards across all regional manufacturing sites. OEM Relationship Management: Act as the primary quality liaison for automotive OEMs. Lead the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for new material launches. Cross-Regional Compliance: Ensure all products and processes comply with regional regulatory requirements in the EU, North America, and Asia. Supplier Quality Excellence: Oversee the qualification and auditing of raw material suppliers to ensure upstream consistency. Team Leadership : Build and mentor high-performing regional quality teams, fostering a culture of "Quality First" from the R&D lab through shipping to the customer. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR : Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field. Minimum of 15 years in Automotive Quality management. Proven track record working for a Tier 1/2 automotive supplier or an automotive OEM. Deep mastery of IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and VDA 6.3 (German automotive standards). Native or business-level fluency in English. OTHER QUALITIES WE’D LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE: Master’s degree or MBA preferred. Direct experience in chemical manufacturing or battery component production. Language proficiency in Korean and/or German. Certification in one or more continuous improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma. The annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000. All positions come with a bonus plan and company stock options. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the position is located. Please note that this is an office based job that may be based in any of our offices: Sangju (South Korea), Moses Lake, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Woodinville, Washington (United States of America). Base Pay Range $200,000 — $250,000 USD GROUP14 OFFERS COMPELLING BENEFITS Medical, Dental, and Vision: 100% paid for by the company for employees (80% for dependents) with an HSA-eligible plan option for Medical Employee Assistance Program Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance Life Insurance and AD and D Insurance (100% Employer Paid) Option to purchase additional Life and AD and D Insurance (with guaranteed issue) and Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Insurance coverages for you and dependents at affordable rates Discounted rates on Pet Insurance 401(k) with Pre-Tax and Roth options and Compan