Director of Quality Control, Hardlines
Basis Set Ventures (Basis Set) is an AI-native venture capital fund founded in 2017 that invests in early-stage AI companies, positioning itself as the first capital for founders. The firm backs startups across automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, serving early-stage AI founders and startups as its typical clients.
About Basis Set Ventures
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture fund founded in 2017, built on the science of minds and machines, that recently announced its $250M Fund IV. The firm positions itself as the first institutional capital for founders and provides hands-on, 24/7 'founder concierge' support, acting as its portfolio companies' first customer, sales rep, bug reporter, and recruiter. It invests in AI-first startups spanning categories such as automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, with portfolio companies including Quince, Cusp, Path Robotics, OpenArt, Entire, Tigris Data, Mem0, Vizcom, Simular, and Sakana. Basis Set also publishes original research and perspectives on topics like trucking operations, global customs, maritime transport, real estate, agriculture, and AI agent infrastructure, and runs a Basis Set AI Fellows program for individuals to work on hard problems within the firm and its portfolio companies. Its typical clients are early-stage, AI-native startup founders across a range of industries including consumer, infrastructure, robotics, and enterprise software.
Skills
About the Role
You will collaborate with Merchandising, Sourcing, and Product Development teams to proactively identify and address potential quality concerns during product development, and govern the necessary quality controls in pre-production and production to guarantee flawless execution. You will ensure products meet design, safety, construction, and regulatory standards for domestic and international markets. You will develop and execute failure mode and effect analysis for new product developments, and design product testing protocols and inspection plans to proactively mitigate potential quality or defect issues, including defining test and inspection criteria, pass/fail criteria, sample sizes, and ensuring successful execution of testing and inspection plans. You will be accountable for governing test protocols and inspection plans for Home Textiles, ensuring all team members and third parties use approved protocols and inspection forms. You will stay current on regulations and industry best practices, implementing adjustments for compliance as needed. You will build strong working relationships with key internal and external partners to ensure quality systems, best practices, and tools are properly rolled out and utilized. You will also lead a team of Quality Assurance professionals managing quality and compliance programs for Home Textiles.
Requirements
- Proven track record of ability to think strategically and communicate in a structured way
- Proven track record in driving impact such as defect reduction, continuous improvement and efficiency improvement
- Experience leading technical quality improvement initiatives for Home Furnishings
- Experience developing product testing protocols using industry accepted test methods
- Knowledge of relevant quality tools and methodologies such as FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Process Control
- Quality management experience within manufacturing or process engineering
- Strong understanding of total quality management principles
- Experience leading and developing top performing quality teams
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Merchandising, Sourcing, and Product Development teams to proactively identify and address potential quality concerns during product development
- Govern necessary quality controls in pre-production and production to guarantee flawless execution
- Ensure product meets design, safety, construction, and regulatory standards for domestic and international markets
- Develop and execute failure mode and effect analysis for new product developments
- Develop product testing protocols and inspection plans to proactively mitigate potential quality or defect issues
- Define test and inspection criteria, pass/fail criteria, and sample sizes required for testing and inspection plans
- Ensure successful execution of testing and inspection plans
- Govern test protocols and inspection plans for Home Textiles
- Ensure team members and third parties use approved protocols and inspection forms
- Keep up to date on latest regulations and industry best practices and implement necessary adjustments for compliance
- Establish solid working connections with key internal and external partners to roll out quality systems, best practices, and tools
- Lead a team of Quality Assurance professionals that manage quality and compliance programs for Home Textiles