Senior Technical Quality Manager (f/d/m)

Your mission

We are the leading provider of bike sharing and micromobility solutions in Europe. As our new Senior Technical Quality Manager (f/d/m) , you ensure that our products keep meeting the highest technical and safety standards for our users. You work closely with Product Development, suppliers, and our production to test, validate, and continuously improve the quality of components, systems, and complete bicycles. With your analytical mindset and hands‑on approach, you drive process improvements, manage supplier quality, and play a key role in maintaining the reliability and performance of our products. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Support our Product Development in testing and validating components, systems, and complete products in line with relevant quality standards and regulations
• Drive continuous improvement of quality processes in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Define , track , and analyze quality KPIs across production, ensuring consistent product and component performance through regular inspections
• Identify , troubleshoot , and resolve quality issues across the entire product lifecycle, working closely with our suppliers, internal/external manufacturers, and engineering teams
• Oversee Supplier Quality processes , including:
  • Preparing rejection reports and providing quality feedback throughout the product and component lifecycle
  • Defining and maintaining Acceptance Quality Levels (AQLs) and related technical documentation
  • Planning, coordinating, and following up on supplier audits and corrective actions

Your profile

• A completed technical Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a similar field (MBA or advanced degree is a plus)
• Excellent English skills (C1 level) and good German skills (B2 level or higher)
• Proven experience of 5+ years in production quality management and supplier quality management (ideally in the bicycle industry)
• Strong understanding of electric and pedal bicycles , and corresponding development and manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated ability to solve product issues from troubleshooting to implementation, and strong documentation skills
• Ability to work in a team, but also independent
• Great communication and stakeholder management skills, solution‑oriented working style, adaptability, and resilience
• Willingness to work on‑site (ideally 2 days per week ) at our headquarters in Leipzig‑Plagwitz
• Availability to travel nationally and internationally (up to 25%)

Benefits

• A job that sustainably improves your quality of life and that of others
• Flexible working models and structures to foster creative freedom
• A fixed workplace within the company as well as the option to work in the FlexOffice
• SpenditCard with a monthly credit top‑up
• Various offers & discounts through the Corporate Benefits shopping network
• Corporate health management including Body & Mind workshops
• A strong team culture with flat hierarchies
• An international network of colleagues
• Access to nextbike rental bikes