Performance Assurance Group Leader (QPA Manager 4)

Performance Assurance Group Leader

Join us as a Performance Assurance Group Leader! We're looking for a visionary leader with the expertise to drive transformation in performance assurance. As part of our Institutional Quality and Performance Assurance Division, you will lead with strategic insight and operational excellence, spearheading innovative, customer-focused programs to ensure proactive assurance across our organization. This role requires a seasoned professional with a proven history in change management, cross-functional collaboration, and impactful team leadership. You will oversee critical assurance functions such as event reporting, risk management, and institutional audits while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, resilience, and growth. Your ability to engage stakeholders, drive efficiency, and deliver on key objectives will support our commitment to being a learning organization and meeting our mission with excellence. If you are a results-oriented leader with experience in high-stakes environments and a passion for building robust, agile teams, we invite you to shape the future of performance assurance with us.

Minimum Job Requirements :

• Performance Assurance Leadership : Advanced-level experience leading and implementing enterprise-level performance assurance elements, such as audits / assessments, risk management, lessons learned, institutional metrics, corrective action development, and event reporting.
• Staffing and Budget Experience : Experience as a line manager hiring, supervising, and developing staff and the planning and execution of developing and implementing staffing and budget plans for a group of approximately 20-40 employees (including Team Leaders), and then delivering the necessary support to programs with diverse needs.
• Change Management and Integration : The ideal candidate will possess expertise in change management and integration, with a proven track record in team building, community leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. Demonstrated experience in identifying, developing, and implementing innovative, requirements-based process improvements, ensuring solutions are tailored to meet specific organizational needs. Strong leadership skills and the ability to foster cohesive teams and engage diverse stakeholders are essential. Strategic and results-driven, with a commitment to driving efficiency and continuous improvement through structured change management principles (i.e. ADKAR, etc.).
• Communication : Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills that includes reporting on operations and business programs to Federal oversight partners and program owners, higher-level management, customers, and stakeholders.
• Leadership / Influence : Expert-level experience managing change and demonstrated ability to develop leaders, as well as influence senior management and stakeholders regarding program implementation and support planning.
• Clearance : Active Q Clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance, which typically requires U.S. citizenship.
• Education / Experience : Position requires a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution and 12 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. A master's degree in business or relevant field is preferred.

Desired Qualifications :

Work Location : The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position Commitment : Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.

Note to Applicants : Applicants are encouraged to include a comprehensive cover letter addressing how they meet the required and desired skills.

Where You Will Work : Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes :

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