Quality & Compliance Lead (Part-Time)

Are you an ISO 9001-certified Auditor and Quality Professional looking for a flexible, high-impact role where you combine hands-on quality specialist work with auditing rigor across two growing organizations?

We’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented Quality & Compliance Lead (Part-Time) to report directly to our VP of Compliance & Quality and serve as the operational backbone of our QMS initiative.

The Role 

As we scale our operations and product offerings, establishing a lean, risk-based Quality Management System (QMS) and achieving ISO 9001 certification are top operational priorities.

In this role, you will balance hands-on QMS development with Lead Auditor responsibilities. You will work closely with our VP of Compliance & Quality to translate standard requirements into practical, streamlined workflows.

As our Quality & Compliance Lead, you will:

• Author Core QMS Procedures: Directly write, update, and maintain foundational quality system procedures and templates, including Document & Record Control, Change Management, Internal Auditing, and CAPA.


• Audit & Review Department SOPs: Review and audit operational procedures drafted by functional teams; deliver constructive feedback to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards without adding bureaucracy.


• Lead Internal Audits: Plan, schedule, and execute thorough internal audits across functional areas, drafting objective audit reports, logging nonconformities, and identifying improvement opportunities.


• Drive Certification Readiness: Coordinate closely with external certification bodies and auditors; prepare teams for Stage 1, Stage 2, and subsequent surveillance audits under the guidance of the VP of Compliance & Quality.


• Manage CAPA & Root Cause Investigations: Partner with process owners to investigate nonconformities, conduct structured root-cause analyses (e.g., 5 Whys), track corrective action items to closure, and verify effectiveness.


• Support Quality Governance: Assist the VP of Compliance & Quality with quality dashboards, KPI tracking, risk registers, and materials for periodic Management Review meetings.


• Coach Cross-Functional Teams: Guide team members on quality requirements, documentation standards, and audit preparedness to foster a shared culture of accountability.
  
  

Working Schedule & Location: Part-time commitment with scheduling flexibility is expected (minimum 50% allocation / ~2.5 days per week). 
Role is based in Turkiye, preferred to be in Izmir but not mandatory. Candidates based outside of Izmir must be available for in-person meetings in Izmir as part of team collaboration.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Lead Auditor Certification: Mandatory, recognized ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification (ISO 9001:2015).


• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline.


• Balanced Experience (Author + Auditor): 3+ years of hands-on quality experience, combining internal audit execution with authoring core quality procedures and reviewing department SOPs.


• Certification Exposure: Practical experience participating in or preparing an organization for external ISO 9001 certification or surveillance audits.


• Fluent English Communication: Fluent written and verbal English skills are essential, with the clarity and confidence to collaborate daily with North American leadership, team members, and external auditors.


• Pragmatic, Lean Approach: Strong ability to balance strict standard compliance with operational agility, avoiding over-engineered paperwork.


• Structured & Self-Directed: Highly organized with strong attention to detail; able to manage audit schedules, track open action items, and deliver quality outputs independently under a part-time framework.
  

About Us

SCW.AI by Supply Chain Wizard, a two-time Inc. 5000 honoree and a Gartner Cool Vendor in Supply Chain Execution Technologies, is an innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm and a global leader specializing in digital factory and digital supply chain solutions. SCW partners with manufacturers in designing, developing and implementing scalable digital solutions using state-of-the-art technologies such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through its cloud platform to enable end-to-end digital supply chain transformations in life sciences, pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries. SCW.AI is dedicated to adding sustainable value through data-driven decision-making from shopfloors to executive boardrooms. 

In November 2022, SCW.AI raised a $10M Series A venture funding round led by Atlanta-based venture capital firm, Panoramic Ventures. Among other investors participating in the round are Sabanci Ventures (Corporate Venture Capital arm of Sabanci Holding) and Birthing of Giants (14 of the CEO members of the preeminent Leadership Fellowship Program).

The diversity of investors who took part in this round including venture capital, private equity, strategic, corporate and angel investors demonstrates a strong support for SCW.AI's vision in helping manufacturers achieve fully digital, highly automated and self-driving factories, which will enable the long-term objective of developing self-learning and self-driving supply chains.

In 2022, SCW.AI by Supply Chain Wizard has been Certified™ Great Place to Work® and named on the list of “Top 10 Best Workplaces in Information Technology - Turkey 2022”. This is the Great Place to Work to grow your career.

Learn more about us at:
https://scw.ai/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scw-ai-by-supply-chain-wizard/