Website Specialized Bicycle
Employer Snapshot (Cycle-Jobs Insight)
- Transparency Score: 3.9 / 5 — Good (Industry avg: 3.2 / 5)
- Company Size: large
- Ownership: Privately held
- Glassdoor: ⭐ ⭐ 3.0 / 5
- HR Index: 75.14% ▲ (Industry avg: 53.14%)
- Commitment: Actively engaged in responsible business and transparency
- Official Salary: N/A
- Estimated Salary (Cycle-Jobs): 🇺🇸 18,000-28,000 USD / year
Company Overview
Specialized Bicycle Components Vietnam Company Limited is dedicated to creating high-performance products that improve lives through cycling. Since 1974, the company has focused on innovation, quality, and supporting health through cycling initiatives. Specialized is committed to pushing boundaries and values creativity, passion, and diversity. The company supports programs like Outride to promote better health through cycling. Made for riders, by riders.
Role Description
The Footwear Quality Assurance role ensures Specialized’s footwear products meet high standards from commercialization through mass production. The position is responsible for identifying risks, validating fit and materials, and collaborating with factory teams to resolve quality issues. This role is crucial to delivering consistent, production-ready footwear that aligns with the company’s commitment to excellence.
Position Snapshot
- Seniority: Mid-level
- Function: Engineering / Technical
- Department: Engineering
- Experience required: 3–5+ years
- Contract type: Full-time
- Work model: On-site
- Remote policy: On-site (strict)
Description
Join Specialized and help bring high-performance footwear to life. This Footwear Quality Assurance role works closely with factory teams and engineers to ensure our products are production-ready, high quality, and consistent at scale. You’ll be involved from commercialization to mass production, identifying risks early, validating fit and materials, and ensuring every pair meets our standards.
Responsibilities
- Support commercialization (T2–T4) and ensure production readiness.
- Monitor factory production quality and resolve issues on-site.
- Review lab tests, materials, and first production outputs.
- Perform in-line checks and final inspections.
- Partner with factory teams to drive quality improvements.
Location
This position is based in
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Compensation
Salary information not provided by employer.
Additional Information
- Languages: English
- Diversity & Inclusion: Regardless of your qualifications, if you think this could be you and you’re ready to make a difference, please apply! We hope that you will reach out and show us how you can make an impact here.
- Team & Reporting: Works closely with factory teams and engineers. Partners with factory teams to drive quality improvements. Collaborates with internal stakeholders.
Application Details
Posted: June 28, 2026
R0011779
To apply, please visit the following URL:https://specialized.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Specialized_External_Career_Site/job/Vietnam-Ho-Chi-Minh-Office/Footwear-Quality-Assurance_R0011779→
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- Employer data: company size, sector, and employee reviews.
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2) Core methodology
The transparency model is based on a weighted ratio between core and secondary information axes:
- Core fields (×2 weight): title, company, location, contract type, work model, salary, application link, posting date, main description, requirements, and responsibilities.
- Secondary fields (×1 weight): benefits, culture & mission, team hierarchy, diversity & inclusion, recruitment process, flexibility, language, and deadline.
Each field is marked as present or missing. The final score reflects the ratio of completed fields to the total possible weighted score.
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÷ (total_core × 2 + total_secondary × 1)
The result is converted to a 5-star scale (0–5, half-stars included) and displayed beside the Transparency Score badge.
3) Star rating and color scale
| Score (out of 5) | Label | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5 – 5.0 ★★★★★ | Excellent | All essential and most secondary details present. |
| 3.5 – 4.4 ★★★★☆ | Good | Major elements available; minor gaps remain. |
| 2.5 – 3.4 ★★★☆☆ | Moderate | Several missing sections or low specificity. |
| 0.0 – 2.4 ★★☆☆☆ | Low | Few key details provided; limited transparency. |
The badge color follows a red→green hue scale from low (0) to high (5) transparency. The average transparency across the cycling industry in 2025 is approximately 3.2 / 5.
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- Commitment: social responsibility, inclusion, and openness indicators.
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+ (0.2 × (1 − Turnover)) + (0.1 × Data Confidence)
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