Quince is looking to implement a performance quality system to ensure every product launched meets their standards for durability, functionality, and consistency, moving from guesswork to data-driven decisions.
Requirements
- 8+ years in product quality, testing, and QA—ideally across apparel, accessories, and/or home
- Ownership experience in building or managing category-level quality specs from concept to launch
- Expertise in ASTM, AATCC, and vendor-facing testing protocols
- Proven ability to set quality standards and interpret test results to make business-critical decisions
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and able to scale standards through process and tools
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition and enforcement of performance quality standards across the full development process—from early product briefs (NPC) through final production approval.
- Write test specification frameworks by product type (e.g., linen shirts, knit joggers, outerwear).
- Establish clear targets for pilling, shrinkage, tensile strength, colorfastness, seam durability, and other key metrics.
- Develop a structured system of performance requirements—organized by product family—with test methods, pass/fail thresholds, and historical benchmarks.
- Establish required tests and checkpoints by round (e.g., yarn testing, PPS, TOP).
- Determine what must pass before proceeding to the next development phase or launch.
- Build reusable templates and SOPs for the Quince Product Development team and collaborate with the QA team to ensure QC and Vendor adoption of quality testing frameworks across future collections.
Other
- Strong documentation, system design, and cross-functional communication skills
- If you require reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please contact accommodations@onequince.com. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates.
- Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations.
- Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase.
- Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services.
- Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing.
- If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.
