United Kingdom · Compliance Quality Health Safety · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director of Global Health & Safety

Here is the whole job, in plain words. What it is, a real day, what you decide, how you're judged, how people get here and where they go next. Then the part no course gives you: twelve AI tutors who learn your work.

Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
Direct reports25-100+ reports
Reports toChief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer
UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as VP of EHS · Global Head of OHS · Group H&S Director

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1What this role really is

This isn't just about ticking boxes; it's about shaping how we operate globally, ensuring everyone goes home safe, every single day. You'll be the strategic mind behind our worldwide health and safety programmes, making sure they're not just compliant, but truly embedded in our business strategy. Frankly, it's a huge responsibility, but the impact you'll have on people's lives is immense.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Enterprise EHS Platform (e.g., Intelex, Cority, Enablon)Strategic

Defining global requirements for the EHS platform, leading its selection and implementation, ensuring data governance, and leveraging executive dashboards for strategic insights and board reporting.

GRC Software (e.g., AuditBoard, ServiceNow GRC)Architect

Designing the enterprise-wide GRC framework, linking OHS risks to broader operational and financial risks, and presenting integrated GRC data to the board and executive team.

Data Analytics & Visualisation (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)Strategic

Defining the global H&S analytics strategy, interpreting complex data trends, and using data visualisation to create compelling narratives for executive leadership and to influence policy changes.

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)Strategic

Crafting executive-level presentations, developing complex strategic models in Excel (often with support), and leading global virtual meetings and collaboration initiatives.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choice	Coming in	Where you are now	The step above
Global H&S Strategy & Policy	N/A	N/A	Propose changes to H&S strategy and policy for specific workstreams, with Director review.
Global H&S Budget Allocation	N/A	N/A	Manage project budgets up to £5K; consult Director on larger expenditures.
Major Incident Response & Communication	Report incidents immediately; follow established emergency procedures.	Lead local incident investigations; communicate findings to immediate manager.	Facilitate complex RCA for significant incidents; recommend corrective actions to site leadership.
Team Leadership & Hiring	N/A	N/A	Mentor junior colleagues; provide input on team performance.

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Global Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

The number of lost time injuries per 100,000 hours worked across all global operations.

Target · Achieve a year-on-year reduction of at least 15% in LTIFR.

If our current LTIFR is 0.8, we'd expect to see it drop to 0.68 or lower by year-end, driven by your strategic initiatives.

Leading Indicator Engagement Score

A composite score reflecting proactive safety activities, such as safety observations, near-miss reporting, and safety training completion rates.

Target · Increase the overall leading indicator engagement score by 10% annually.

Boosting near-miss reporting by 20% and increasing proactive safety audits by 15% would contribute significantly to this score, showing a shift towards preventative action.

ISO 45001 Certification Status

Maintaining and expanding our ISO 45001 certification across all relevant global sites.

Target · Zero major non-conformances in external audits; achieve certification for new sites within 12 months of acquisition/establishment.

Successfully navigating the annual external audit across all 30 global sites without a single major non-conformance, and bringing two newly acquired sites into certification within the agreed timeframe.

Workers' Compensation Premium Reduction

The financial impact of improved safety performance on our insurance costs.

Target · Contribute to a 5-10% reduction in global workers' compensation insurance premiums over a three-year cycle.

By demonstrating a sustained reduction in claims and a robust safety management system, you'd help negotiate a significant saving of, say, £500K on our annual premiums.

H&S Budget Adherence

Managing the global H&S budget effectively, ensuring resources are allocated optimally.

Target · Operate within ±5% of the approved annual global H&S budget.

Successfully delivering all planned H&S programmes and initiatives for the year, coming in £100K under a £2M budget, showing smart resource allocation.

Executive & Board Trust

Being seen as the trusted advisor on all matters of health and safety, proactively informing and influencing strategic decisions.

Regularly invited to C-suite strategy sessions, board members seek your direct counsel on H&S risks, your recommendations are consistently adopted in major business decisions.

Global Safety Culture Maturity

Driving a measurable shift towards a proactive, interdependent safety culture across all business units.

Positive trends in employee safety surveys, increased participation in safety committees, anecdotal feedback from regional leaders about improved safety behaviours, successful implementation of culture change programmes.

Cross-Functional Integration

Successfully embedding H&S considerations into other key business functions (e.g., product design, supply chain, HR).

H&S requirements are integrated into new product development gates, procurement contracts include robust H&S clauses for suppliers, HR policies reflect best-practice H&S considerations.

Crisis Management Effectiveness

Leading the H&S response during significant incidents or emergencies with clear communication and decisive action.

Post-incident reviews highlight effective H&S leadership, clear and timely communication to all stakeholders, minimal negative media exposure, rapid recovery and learning from events.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy

Making a Tangible Difference in People's Lives

You'll be driving policies and programmes that directly reduce injuries, prevent illnesses, and create safer working environments for thousands globally. That feeling of knowing your work protects people is a powerful one.

Seeing a significant drop in a specific type of injury across a region after implementing a new safety protocol you championed, or receiving positive feedback from employees about feeling safer at work.

Shaping Enterprise Strategy

This role isn't just executing; it's about setting the agenda. You'll be influencing board-level discussions, integrating H&S into our overarching business strategy, and seeing your vision come to life at a global scale.

Successfully integrating H&S KPIs into the company's annual strategic objectives, or leading the H&S due diligence for a major acquisition that shapes the company's future.

Solving Complex Global Challenges

You'll be tackling multifaceted problems that span different cultures, regulations, and operational complexities. It's never boring; there's always a new puzzle to solve, from emerging risks to optimising global H&S systems.

Developing a unified global H&S standard that effectively addresses both strict European regulations and more nascent frameworks in developing markets, or designing a strategy to mitigate the H&S risks of new AI-driven manufacturing processes.

What frustrates people

Executive-level lip service to safety without genuine resource commitment.
Bureaucratic inertia that slows down critical safety improvements.
The constant tension between production targets and safety imperatives.
Dealing with the aftermath of serious incidents, including the emotional toll and intense scrutiny.
The challenge of harmonising H&S standards across wildly different global operations and cultures.
Budget battles where safety investments are seen as costs rather than strategic investments.

What this role does not give you

A quiet, predictable 9-to-5 job – incidents don't respect office hours.
A role where you can avoid difficult conversations or challenging senior leaders.
An environment where every safety recommendation is immediately adopted without question.
A purely technical role; this is about leadership, influence, and strategy.

6Who you work with

This role directly shapes our global operational resilience, employee well-being, and brand reputation. Your decisions impact everything from our insurance premiums and legal exposure to our ability to attract and retain talent. You're essentially safeguarding our most valuable assets: our people and our licence to operate.

Inside the business

C-Suite (CEO, COO, CFO)
Regional Business Unit Heads
Operations Leadership
HR & People Teams
Legal Counsel
Engineering & Facilities Teams

Outside the business

Regulatory Bodies (e.g., HSE, OSHA equivalents globally)
External Auditors & Certification Bodies
Insurance Providers
Industry Associations
Key Suppliers & Contractors

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

Proven track record of leading a significant H&S function (e.g., regional, business unit) within a large, complex organisation for at least 5-8 years.
Demonstrable experience in driving large-scale H&S culture change initiatives and achieving measurable improvements in safety performance.
Extensive experience in managing global H&S programmes, including incident management, risk assessment, and audit programmes.
Experience in presenting H&S performance and strategic proposals to executive leadership and/or Board members.
A deep understanding of ISO 45001 and its practical application across diverse operational environments.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

AI for Predictive H&S Analytics & Risk Modelling

The ability to predict where and when incidents are most likely to occur is a game-changer. AI and machine learning are moving H&S from reactive to truly proactive, allowing for targeted interventions and resource allocation. As a Director, you need to understand its capabilities to drive its adoption.

Machine Learning Fundamentals · Data Lakes & Integration · Ethical AI & Bias in H&S · Prescriptive Analytics

This month: Read a few white papers on AI applications in H&S, focusing on predictive analytics.
Next quarter: Engage with our Data Science or IT teams to explore existing AI capabilities and potential H&S use cases.
Next 6 months: Pilot a predictive analytics project within one business unit to demonstrate value.
Next 12 months: Develop a roadmap for enterprise-wide adoption of AI-driven H&S risk intelligence.

Quick win: Start asking your H&S data analysts about predictive capabilities in our current systems. Challenge them to move beyond descriptive reporting.

Digital Twin & Immersive Safety Training

Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and digital twins are transforming how we train employees and assess risks. These immersive technologies offer highly effective, low-risk environments for safety training and operational planning, especially for complex or hazardous tasks. As a Director, you'll need to champion these innovations.

Digital Twin Technology · VR/AR for Training · Human Factors in Immersive Tech · Wearable Tech Integration

This month: Research companies successfully using VR/AR for H&S training.
Next quarter: Arrange a demo with a vendor offering immersive safety training solutions.
Next 6 months: Identify a pilot project where VR/AR training could significantly improve safety outcomes (e.g., LOTO procedures, confined space entry).
Next 12 months: Develop a business case for integrating immersive tech into our global training programmes.

Quick win: Encourage your training teams to explore free VR safety simulations available online. It's a low-cost way to start understanding the potential.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up

Regularly attending global H&S leadership conferences and industry forums to stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices.
Participating in executive leadership development programmes, particularly those focused on global strategy, change management, and influencing skills.
Engaging with relevant industry associations and peer networks to benchmark performance and share insights.
Continuous learning in areas like ESG reporting, AI in H&S, and advanced data analytics.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: ESG & Sustainability Leadership

Investors, regulators, and customers are increasingly demanding robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. H&S is a critical 'S' component. Your ability to integrate H&S into a broader sustainability narrative is becoming non-negotiable for brand reputation and access to capital.

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The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

ESG & Sustainability Leadership

Investors, regulators, and customers are increasingly demanding robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. H&S is a critical 'S' component. Your ability to integrate H&S into a broader sustainability narrative is becoming non-negotiable for brand reputation and access to capital.

Integrated Reporting Frameworks
Stakeholder Capitalism
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Green H&S

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

Global H&S Governance & Framework Design
H&S Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions
Advanced Root Cause Analysis & Incident Management
Safety Culture Transformation
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Integration

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

1
Global OHSMS Manager (L5) within a large multinational
3-5 years at L5
Skills to master
- Leading a significant H&S function, managing a team of managers, setting global H&S objectives, and driving functional strategy. You'd have already demonstrated the ability to influence at a senior level.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully led a major H&S programme implementation across multiple regions.
- Consistently achieved significant reductions in H&S incident rates within your scope.
- Proven ability to manage a multi-million-pound H&S budget effectively.
- Received strong feedback on your leadership and ability to develop talent.
2
Head of H&S for a significant Business Unit (L5 equivalent)
4-6 years in a business unit leadership role
Skills to master
- Deep understanding of a specific industry's H&S risks, integrating H&S directly into business unit P&L and operational strategy, managing a large team, and reporting directly to a business unit President/MD.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully integrated H&S into the core operations of a business unit, showing clear commercial impact.
- Led H&S during a major operational change or expansion within the business unit.
- Demonstrated strong collaboration with other business unit functions (e.g., Operations, HR, Finance).
- Proven ability to influence business unit leadership on H&S investment decisions.
3
Senior H&S Consultant (Principal/Partner level) with a global firm
5-7 years at a senior consulting level
Skills to master
- Developing and implementing H&S strategies for diverse clients, managing complex H&S projects, client relationship management at an executive level, and deep expertise in various H&S frameworks and regulations.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully led large-scale H&S transformation projects for multiple global clients.
- Developed and sold significant H&S consulting engagements to C-suite clients.
- Demonstrated thought leadership in the H&S consulting space.
- Proven ability to translate complex H&S challenges into actionable strategic plans.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This Director role is a pivotal point in a distinguished career in Health & Safety. It's an opportunity to not only lead a critical function but to truly shape the future of our business and the well-being of our global workforce. Your journey here is just the beginning of making an even greater impact.

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The ten Future Fluencies

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The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director of Global Health & Safety is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

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13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Manage Health and Safety in own area of responsibilityLevel 5

Applied to your work in Director of Global Health & Safety

This unit aims to enable learners to understand and manage health and safety within their own area of responsibility. Learners will gain knowledge of legal responsibilities, risk assessment, and risk minimisation strategies to promote a safe working environment.

How the thinking builds

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No two people run this the same way

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Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
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Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

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Evidenced on your work in Director of Global Health & Safety

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

Global Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)The number of lost time injuries per 100,000 hours worked across all global operations.If our current LTIFR is 0.8, we'd expect to see it drop to 0.68 or lower by year-end, driven by your strategic initiatives.Achieve a year-on-year reduction of at least 15% in LTIFR.
Leading Indicator Engagement ScoreA composite score reflecting proactive safety activities, such as safety observations, near-miss reporting, and safety training completion rates.Boosting near-miss reporting by 20% and increasing proactive safety audits by 15% would contribute significantly to this score, showing a shift towards preventative action.Increase the overall leading indicator engagement score by 10% annually.
ISO 45001 Certification StatusMaintaining and expanding our ISO 45001 certification across all relevant global sites.Successfully navigating the annual external audit across all 30 global sites without a single major non-conformance, and bringing two newly acquired sites into certification within the agreed timeframe.Zero major non-conformances in external audits; achieve certification for new sites within 12 months of acquisition/establishment.
Workers' Compensation Premium ReductionThe financial impact of improved safety performance on our insurance costs.By demonstrating a sustained reduction in claims and a robust safety management system, you'd help negotiate a significant saving of, say, £500K on our annual premiums.Contribute to a 5-10% reduction in global workers' compensation insurance premiums over a three-year cycle.

and 1 more in the full scoreboard below.

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Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Director of Global Health & Safety to Chief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer (L7), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ Chief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer (L7)→ your design

Where this takes you

This Director role is a pivotal point in a distinguished career in Health & Safety. It's an opportunity to not only lead a critical function but to truly shape the future of our business and the well-being of our global workforce. Your journey here is just the beginning of making an even greater impact.

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Director of Global Health & Safety

Global H&S Governance & Framework Design
H&S Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions
Advanced Root Cause Analysis & Incident Management
Safety Culture Transformation
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Integration

This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director of Global Health & Safety is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

Chief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer (L7)
3-5 years
From business unit strategy to enterprise-wide strategy, board governance, and investor relations.
- Enterprise risk management framework ownership
- Global regulatory intelligence & advocacy
- Public policy influence
- Advanced crisis management at a company-wide level
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
5-8 years
From H&S functional leadership to full operational accountability for an entire business.
- Operational efficiency & lean methodologies
- Technology & automation strategy for operations
- Global logistics & distribution management
- Customer experience (CX) from an operational perspective

Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, as a Director of Global Health & Safety, your time is precious. You're meant to be strategising, influencing, and leading, not wading through mountains of data or drafting endless reports. The good news? AI is here to take a huge chunk of that operational burden off your shoulders.

Imagine having an intelligent assistant that can instantly summarise global incident trends, predict future risks, or even draft the initial outline of your board presentations. That's not science fiction; it's what AI can do for you right now. We're building an AI Productivity Hub specifically for our Compliance, Quality, Health & Safety teams, and as a Director, you'll be at the forefront of using these tools to transform how we work.

AI-Powered Strategic Risk Intelligence

Forget manually sifting through thousands of incident reports and audit findings. AI can analyse vast datasets from all global sites, identify subtle, emerging risk patterns, and predict potential 'hotspots' for serious incidents before they even occur. This gives you unparalleled foresight to proactively allocate resources and implement preventative measures, moving from reactive to truly predictive H&S management.

Automated Executive & Board Report Generation

Preparing those quarterly board reports or C-suite updates can be a massive time sink. AI can pull data from our EHS platforms, summarise key performance indicators (KPIs), highlight critical trends, and even draft initial narratives for your presentations. You'll spend less time on data collation and more time refining the strategic insights and messaging that truly matter to senior leadership.

Global Regulatory Horizon Scanning & Impact Analysis

Keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of international H&S regulations is a monumental task. An AI assistant can continuously monitor regulatory bodies and standards organisations worldwide, alerting you to new legislation or changes to ISO 45001 interpretations. Crucially, it can then provide a concise summary of the changes and an initial assessment of their likely impact on our global operations, saving your team countless hours of research.

Strategic Scenario Planning & Policy Simulation

Want to understand the potential impact of a new global H&S policy or a significant investment in safety technology? AI can help you simulate different scenarios, predicting outcomes like incident reduction, cost savings, or cultural shifts. This allows you to make more data-driven strategic decisions and present a stronger business case to the Board, showing clear ROI on safety initiatives.

Common questions

How do you become a Director of Global Health & Safety?

Common routes in include Global OHSMS Manager (L5) within a large multinational (3-5 years at L5), Head of H&S for a significant Business Unit (L5 equivalent) (4-6 years in a business unit leadership role) and Senior H&S Consultant (Principal/Partner level) with a global firm (5-7 years at a senior consulting level). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director of Global Health & Safety progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer (L7) (3-5 years) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) (5-8 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Director of Global Health & Safety in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 7 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Director of Global Health & Safety?

Increasingly, ESG & Sustainability Leadership. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

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What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

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Your path, personalised

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Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Director of Global Health & Safety: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 7

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Compliance Quality Health Safety

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

Your expertise in global H&S strategy, risk management, and cultural transformation is highly transferable across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, logistics, energy, pharmaceuticals, and even technology companies with significant operational footprints. The principles of protecting people and managing risk are universal.

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Director of Global Health & Safety

What's rising in its place

ESG & Sustainability Leadership

Skills this role draws on

Technical

How you actually get there, here

Global OHSMS Manager (L5) within a large multinational

Head of H&S for a significant Business Unit (L5 equivalent)

Senior H&S Consultant (Principal/Partner level) with a global firm

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

Roles this leads to

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

A conversation, not a course

No two people run this the same way

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Everything else the record holds

The career path, and where it branches

Chief Compliance_Quality_Health_Safety Officer (L7)

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Where AI is starting to help

AI-Powered Strategic Risk Intelligence

Automated Executive & Board Report Generation

Global Regulatory Horizon Scanning & Impact Analysis

Strategic Scenario Planning & Policy Simulation

Common questions

You’ve started things before

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.