Quality Manager (Central Function)

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

The Quality Function Manager (Central Function) owns quality across the Volta fleet – from vendor quality and site inspection through to the test and commissioning standards that prove a facility is ready for compute. In an organization built on repeatable delivery, quality is what makes repetition worth having.

You will lead the quality leads embedded in each project team through a functional line, set the standards they work to, and build the assurance programs that keep every site honest. The role works closely with safety, commissioning and the DSX team.

• Own Volta's quality strategy, standards and management system across all projects

• Provide functional leadership to the quality leads embedded in each project team

• Set inspection and test plan standards across all major packages

• Build vendor quality and factory surveillance programs for critical equipment

• Own non-conformance management and drive root-cause resolution across the fleet

• Set the quality standards that underpin commissioning from level 1 through level 5

• Run quality audits and assurance reviews across active sites

• Embed right-first-time practices and share learning across projects

• Quality leadership on data center or mission-critical construction programs is essential

• Deep familiarity with commissioning practice on complex, MEP-heavy facilities

• Experience building or running quality systems across multiple projects

• A strong record in vendor quality and factory acceptance for critical equipment

• Structured root-cause problem solving and clear reporting

• The credibility to hold projects and contractors to standard

• Willingness to travel regularly across European sites
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At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success

• Retirement/pension contributions

• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits

• Generous number of vacation days each year

Background Checks

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