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Even with the improvement of tools and technologies, defect leakage continues to be a problem for multinationals product engineering teams. As systems become more complex due to distributed development, cloud-native platforms and microservices, the traditional approach to quality assurance (QA) is becoming less effective. This paper examines the reasons for leakage of defects into global product teams and suggests the Shared Quality Ownership Framework for spreading the responsibility for quality throughout the life of the product. The aim is to move away from “reactive” QA and towards a more “proactive” and collaborative quality management. This conceptual review combines the theories behind software quality, Shift-Left Engineering, DevOps, and organizational behavior. The Shared Quality Ownership Framework is designed, focusing on team collaboration across engineering, product management, design, Quality Engineering (QE), DevOps/SRE, and product market activation teams. It’s all about predicting future defects and ongoing feedback cycles. The framework facilitates early defect identification, improved product stability, and quicker release cycles. It creates better functional coordination, decreases the escape rate of defects, and increases release confidence, and encourages a culture of shared responsibility. When quality is built into the product throughout the design process, it not only stabilizes the product, but also streamlines the innovation process and decreases the number of defects. The Shared Quality Ownership approach creates engineering excellence and enhances product teams around the world.