Quality Manager

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The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) is a personal care company dedicated to creating cleanly-formulated and sustainably-designed products spanning categories across diapers, wipes, baby personal care, beauty, apparel, household care and wellness. Launched in 2012, the Company is on a mission to challenge ingredients, ideals, and industries through the power of the Honest brand, the Honest team, and the Honest Standard. For more information about the Honest Standard and the Company, please visit www.honest.com.

We're on a mission to empower people to live happy, healthy lives. We're a wellness brand with values rooted in consciousness, community, transparency, and design. Every day and in every way, we hold ourselves to an Honest standard. We believe that it is our responsibility to do our part to help create a healthy and sustainable future for all. 

The Quality Manager is responsible for managing the quality systems and supplier quality programs to ensure products meet all internal standards, cGMP requirements, and regulatory expectations. This role partners cross-functionally to drive compliance, manage risk, and support continuous improvement across the product lifecycle. The Quality Manager plays a key leadership role in supplier management, audit oversight, issue resolution, and performance management while contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Quality Management System at The Honest Company.

The ideal candidate is a proactive quality leader with strong supply chain and regulatory knowledge. The role balances hands-on quality execution with strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and a continuous improvement mindset to support business growth and product integrity.

• Manage the Honest Quality Management System to ensure compliance and improvement with internal programs, cGMP requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Manage the qualification, onboarding and continuous monitoring of suppliers by assessing quality systems, cGMP compliance, and technical and manufacturing capabilities in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Oversee and execute the supplier audit program, including audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up activities.
• Develop strong partnerships with suppliers to ensure on-going compliance with The Honest Company’s quality standards and to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership for the investigation and resolution of quality issues, including non-conformances, deviations, investigations, and Supplier Corrective and Preventive Actions (SCARs).
• Lead quality risk management activities, including supplier risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Manage and support development of quality metrics, including Supplier Quality Scorecards, quality, key performance indicators (KPIs), etc.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, R&D, Regulatory, Procurement, Suppliers and others to proactively manage quality risks and support business objectives.
• Guide internal team members and stakeholders on supplier quality expectations, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Listed responsibilities are essential but not exhaustive and may evolve based on business needs.

• A proactive leader. You lead with confidence, clarity, and accountability, and you’re comfortable owning outcomes.
• Strategic and analytical. You can translate data and risk into actionable quality strategies and business decisions.
• A strong communicator and influencer. You build trust and alignment across teams and with internal and external partners.
• Driven and adaptable. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and embrace change with a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in science or a related field).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in quality assurance within consumer products, cosmetics, OTC, or pharmaceutical industries, with demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• Prior experience with Quality Management Platforms preferred, including Veeva QualityOne.
• Strong experience working in a cGMP-regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of quality systems, supplier management, auditing, risk management, corrective and preventive actions, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and process-development skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization and build strong cross-functional and external partnerships.

Compensation

The pay range for this role is $121,400 - $150,000. Actual compensation is based on many factors including but not limited to depth of experience, skill level, ability, knowledge, education, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total rewards package for this position may also include base, annual incentive plan, benefits, retirement plan, equity, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

At Honest, we’re all about investing in our people. We’re dedicated to providing a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and balance. Check out our benefits and perks we offer to help you thrive both in and out of the office:

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness 🏥: We’ve got you covered with top-tier health, dental, and vision plans to keep you and your family feeling great.
• 401k with Company Match 💰: Your future matters to us. We match your 401k contributions to help you secure a strong financial future.
• Wellness & Fitness 💪: Stay healthy with a monthly fitness reimbursement and, for those in our Playa Vista office, an onsite gym to keep you active and energized.
• Work-Life Balance ⚖️: We value your time. We provide a generous and flexible vacation policy to relax, recharge, and spend time on what matters most.
• Family-Friendly Leave 👶: Growing your family? We offer generous maternity and paternity leave to support you during this exciting journey.
• Ownership & Equity 💼: Ownership isn’t just a mindset here—it’s real. Every full time employee is granted equity, giving you a direct stake in our future. When we win, you win.
• Education Reimbursement 🎓: We’re committed to your growth—whether it’s for professional development or a new passion, we offer education reimbursement to help you learn and level up.
• Pet Insurance 🐾: We love your furry family members too! Our pet insurance ensures your pets are taken care of, because they’re part of the family.

Please note: Benefits offerings may vary based on the position and geographic location.

California Privacy Rights Notice for Californian Job Applicants and Prospective Talent

Effective Date: January 1, 2020

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), The Honest Company, Inc. (“Honest” or “us” or “we”) is required to inform California residents who are our job applicants or prospective talent (together “job applicants” or “you”) about the categories of personal information we may collect about you and the purposes for which we use this information.  Click here if you are a California resident to read disclosures required by the CCPA. Note this notice applies only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA. 

Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We may collect the following categories of personal information about our job applicants, who are California residents:

• Name
• Signature
• Social Security Number
• Email and mailing address
• Telephone number
• Education
• Employment history

How We Use Job Applicants' Personal Data.  We use and disclose the personal information we collect for our business purposes.  These business purposes include, without limitation:

• Processing evaluating your application to determine your qualifications for the role to which you’ve applied, and communicating with you about your application, including to check references or your background, and communicate with you about other jobs that may interest you.
• Other business purposes as identified in the CCPA, which include:
• Auditing related to our interactions with you; 
• Legal compliance
• Detecting and protecting against security incidents, fraud, and illegal activity;
• Debugging;
• Performing services for us, such as analytics;
• Internal research for technological improvement; and
• Internal operations.

Other Interactions with The Honest Company.  More information about our privacy practices can be found in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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