# General Manager; Quality Systems & Governance

Description DESCRIBE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB: The General Manager, Quality Systems & Governance owns and continuously improves the Nikon Instruments Inc. Quality Management System and serves as the company-wide catalyst for clear process ownership, accountability, evidence, corrective-action closure, and operational effectiveness. The position reports directly to the President & CEO to preserve independence and carries authority to convene functions, require documented responses, issue QMS and governance findings, assign response deadlines through accountable leaders, and escalate unresolved material risks. The role combines independent QMS leadership with a limited enterprise-governance and continuous-improvement mandate. It does not assume operational ownership of the functions it reviews. Functional and Process Owners remain accountable for business decisions, control execution, performance management, and implementation of approved corrective actions. Competencies Accountability Governance & Compliance Communication & Influence Risk Management & Internal Controls Continuous Improvement & Process Excellence Strategic Business Acumen Cross Functional Collaboration Strategi

- **Id**: 3023764
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nikon-general-manager-quality-systems-governance>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-21T15:27:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T12:25:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 22
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8976
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Digital Cameras & Photography, Optics & Photonic Components

## Company

- **Id**: 50300
- **Name**: Nikon
- **Domain**: nikon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nikon>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paylocity

## Salary

- **Min**: 156000
- **Max**: 234300
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 234300

## Technologies

- **CAPA** — Optional: no
- **SharePoint** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 22

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-21T18:29:44Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 59
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.788
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 21
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 234300
- **Is top pay**: yes

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