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United Kingdom · Compliance, quality and safety · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director of Standards & Governance

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Direct reports25-100+ reports
  • Reports toVP, EHS & Quality
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as VP, Standards Development · Head of Compliance Standards · Director, Regulatory Affairs & Standards

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1From this job to a course

The qualifications matched to this job

GQA Level 5 Diploma in the Practice of Process Safety Management GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 5 · covers 3 of 13 standards
CICM Level 5 Diploma in Credit and Collections Management Chartered Institute of Credit Management · Level 5 · covers 1 of 13 standards
GQA PAA\VQ-SET Level 3 Diploma for a Bulk Storage Operator (Technician) GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 3 · covers 2 of 13 standards
GQA PAA\VQ-SET Level 3 Certificate in Laboratory Technical Skills GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 3 · covers 1 of 13 standards
IAO Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management Innovate Awarding · Level 5 · covers 1 of 13 standards

Matched from the standards this job is measured against: a suggestion, not an official ruling.

The units you would start with

Understand how to comply with the relevant Regulations, Industry Standards and Management Requirements for Process Safety GQA Level 5 Diploma in the Practice of Process Safety Management
Compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements CICM Level 5 Diploma in Credit and Collections Management
Comply with External and Internal Obligations within a Bulk Storage Operations Environment GQA PAA\VQ-SET Level 3 Diploma for a Bulk Storage Operator (Technician)
Principles of Safe Manufacture of Quality Medicines in the Pharmaceutical Environment Open Awards Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians (Diploma)
Good Manufacturing Practice GQA PAA\VQ-SET Level 3 Certificate in Laboratory Technical Skills
Managing quality and quality systems IAO Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management

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6 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Understand how to comply with the relevant Regulations, Industry Standards and Management Requirements for Process Safety GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 3 of 13 standards Level 5
  2. Compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements Chartered Institute of Credit Management · covers 1 of 13 standards Level 5
  3. Comply with External and Internal Obligations within a Bulk Storage Operations Environment GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 2 of 13 standards Level 3
  4. Principles of Safe Manufacture of Quality Medicines in the Pharmaceutical Environment Open Awards · covers 2 of 13 standards Level 3
  5. Good Manufacturing Practice GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 13 standards Level 3
  6. Managing quality and quality systems Innovate Awarding · covers 1 of 13 standards Level 5
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  • Ethical AI Governance & Bias Mitigation
  • Complex Geopolitical Risk Integration
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3What this role really is

A Director of Standards & Governance sets and oversees the rules that keep a business safe, ethical and effective. The work means building a compliance framework that protects the organisation while staying practical for people to follow day to day, and leading a team to make it work.

4What you'd actually use

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

ServiceNow GRC, Intelex, Cority, MasterControl (GRC/QMS Platform) Strategic

Leading the selection, architectural design, and enterprise-wide deployment of the GRC/QMS platform. You'll own the strategic vendor relationship, ensure data integrity for board reporting, and drive continuous optimisation to support our entire governance framework.

Wolters Kluwer Enablon, Compliance.ai, Red-on-line (Regulatory Intelligence) Strategic

Defining the scope and strategy for enterprise-wide regulatory monitoring. You'll ensure intelligence feeds are integrated into our GRC platform, oversee impact analysis, and ensure timely dissemination of critical regulatory updates to the C-Suite and relevant business leaders.

Jira, Confluence, MS Teams (Collaboration & PM) Strategic

Establishing the governance model for how these tools are used across the entire Compliance, Quality, Health & Safety function. You'll ensure they support efficient standards development, incident management, and knowledge sharing at scale, driving productivity for your large team.

SharePoint (with versioning/workflows), Veeva QualityDocs (Document Control) Strategic

Setting the enterprise document lifecycle policy and approving the system architecture for all controlled documents and records management. You'll ensure our document control systems meet stringent regulatory requirements and support auditable processes across the business unit.

Power BI, Tableau, Excel (Power Query, PivotTables) (Data & Analytics) Strategic

Defining the key metrics, KPIs, and reporting framework for the entire CQHS function. You'll present high-level, actionable dashboards to the C-Suite and board, using data to drive strategic decisions and demonstrate compliance performance.

Diligent, Nasdaq Boardvantage (Board Reporting) Intermediate

Preparing and uploading comprehensive board packs related to compliance and governance. You'll manage permissions for committee members and present data directly from the tool during board and executive committee meetings, ensuring transparency and accountability.

5What 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 choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Strategic Direction of Standards Programme Follows defined programme plan, escalates deviations. Proposes minor adjustments to programme plan within established parameters. Designs and owns a significant workstream's strategic plan, makes recommendations on programme scope.
Budget Allocation & Resource Management Manages own time within allocated project hours. Manages project-level spend up to £5K, flags resource constraints. Manages workstream budget up to £50K, makes recommendations on hiring for specific projects.
Regulatory Interpretation & Response Researches specific regulatory clauses, drafts summaries for review. Interprets routine regulatory updates, proposes internal impact assessments. Leads impact analysis for complex regulatory changes, recommends company position to legal.
GRC/QMS Platform Architecture & Vendor Selection Uses the platform for daily tasks, reports system issues. Configures standard workflows, creates basic reports. Designs complex workflows, builds custom dashboards, evaluates new features for existing platform.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Incident Rate Reduction
The year-over-year reduction in serious incidents (Lost Time Injury Rate - LTIR, Serious Incident Frequency Rate - SIFR) within your business unit, directly attributable to improved standards and their adoption.
Target · Contribute to a 10% year-over-year reduction in LTIR/SIFR.

If the LTIR was 0.8 in Q1 2023, we'd expect it to be 0.72 or lower in Q1 2024, showing our standards are making a tangible difference to safety.

Cost of Non-Conformance (COPQ) Reduction
The measurable financial savings achieved by preventing rework, recalls, regulatory fines, and warranty claims through more effective standards and governance.
Target · Reduce COPQ by £2M-£5M annually across the business unit.

Identifying a systemic flaw in product quality standards that led to £3M in warranty claims last year, and implementing new standards that cut that by £1.5M this year.

Regulatory Audit & Certification Success
Maintaining 100% successful certification for key standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001) with zero major findings, and a significant reduction in minor findings.
Target · Achieve 100% successful certification with zero major findings and a 25% reduction in minor findings year-over-year.

Successfully renewing our ISO 9001 certification with no major non-conformances and only two minor observations, down from eight last year.

Regulatory Engagement & Influence
Your active participation and influence in relevant industry bodies and regulatory discussions, helping to shape future standards and ensure our voice is heard.
Target · Active participation in 2-3 key industry standards committees, with demonstrable influence on upcoming regulatory changes.

Successfully advocating for a more pragmatic implementation timeline for a new environmental regulation, saving the company significant compliance costs.

Strategic Standards Roadmap Maturity
The clarity, ambition, and alignment of your standards development roadmap with the business unit's strategic objectives and emerging risks. This means having a clear plan for what standards need developing, updating, or retiring.
  • Regularly presenting a well-defined, forward-looking standards roadmap to the VP and C-Suite. The roadmap clearly links to business goals, identifies key risks, and shows resource allocation. It's not just a list of documents
  • it's a strategic plan.
Organisational Standards Adoption & Culture
The degree to which standards are genuinely embedded in daily operations, understood by employees at all levels, and seen as a tool for improvement rather than just a bureaucratic hurdle. This is about cultural shift.
  • Feedback from internal audits consistently shows high levels of compliance and understanding at the frontline. Operations leaders proactively seek your team's input on new projects. Employee surveys show a positive perception of safety and quality culture. You're seen as a partner, not just the 'compliance police'.
GRC/QMS Platform Optimisation & Impact
The effectiveness with which the GRC/QMS platform is configured, used, and continuously improved to support standards management, incident reporting, and audit processes. It's about getting real value from our tech.
  • The platform is the single source of truth for standards. Dashboards provide real-time, actionable insights for leadership. User adoption rates are high, and there's a clear feedback loop for continuous improvement, leading to measurable efficiency gains in compliance activities.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Protecting the Organisation & its People

You'll feel a deep sense of responsibility for preventing harm, ensuring ethical operations, and safeguarding the company's reputation. This means constantly scrutinising risks and building robust defences.

Successfully implementing a new safety standard that demonstrably reduces workplace injuries, giving you immense satisfaction.

Shaping Strategic Direction

You'll thrive on defining the long-term vision for compliance and governance, influencing executive decisions, and seeing your strategic roadmap come to life across the business.

Presenting a 3-year compliance strategy to the board and getting their full endorsement, knowing you're steering the ship.

Building High-Performing Teams & Systems

You'll get a kick out of mentoring and developing your team, seeing them grow, and architecting elegant, efficient governance systems that work seamlessly.

Seeing a junior manager you mentored step up to lead a critical, complex standards project independently and succeed.

What frustrates people
  • Death by Committee: Watching a clear, strong, data-driven standard get watered down into a vague, meaningless document to appease every single stakeholder in the review process.
  • Accountability without Authority: Being held responsible for an incident when a business unit knowingly failed to implement or follow the standard you wrote, often due to budget or schedule pressures.
  • Glacial Timelines: Spending 18 months developing a critical standard, only to have the underlying technology or regulation change right before publication, forcing you back to square one.
  • The 'Not Invented Here' Syndrome: Battling fierce resistance from individual sites or departments who believe their 'special' way of doing things is better than the standardized corporate approach.
  • Fighting for Budget: Constantly having to justify the function's existence by calculating the 'cost of avoidance,' trying to prove the value of incidents that didn't happen because of your work.
What this role does not give you
  • A quiet, predictable routine with minimal stakeholder interaction.
  • The ability to make unilateral decisions without extensive consultation and buy-in.
  • A direct, immediate link between every piece of work and a tangible, positive outcome.
  • A role where you can avoid difficult conversations and challenging established norms.

8Who you work with

This role directly shapes the compliance posture and risk profile of a major business unit. Your decisions influence everything from product design to manufacturing processes, employee training, and how we respond to incidents. You're essentially the guardian of our operational integrity, ensuring we meet our ethical and legal obligations, which, in turn, protects our brand and financial performance.

Inside the business
  • C-Suite (CEO, CFO, COO)
  • Legal & Risk Management
  • Operations Leadership (Plant Managers, Regional Heads)
  • Engineering & Product Development
  • Internal Audit
Outside the business
  • Regulatory Bodies (e.g., HSE, FDA, local authorities)
  • Industry Associations & Standard-Setting Bodies
  • External Auditors & Certification Bodies
  • Key Suppliers & Partners

9What you need before you start

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

  • Extensive experience (10+ years) leading large-scale standards development, quality management, or regulatory compliance programmes within a complex, multinational organisation.
  • Demonstrable track record of successfully influencing C-Suite and board-level stakeholders on critical compliance and governance matters.
  • Proven experience managing and developing large teams (20+ people, including managers) across multiple locations or disciplines.
  • Deep, practical expertise in implementing and auditing major international management system standards (e.g., ISO 9001, 45001, 14001).
  • Significant budget management experience (£1M+ annually) for a functional department or major programme.
  • Experience in managing and optimising GRC/QMS platforms at an enterprise level.

10What to practise next

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

Advanced GRC/RegTech Integration & Automation

The future of compliance isn't just about having a GRC platform; it's about integrating it seamlessly with operational systems, leveraging automation for continuous monitoring, and using RegTech solutions to predict and prevent non-compliance. This requires a strategic, technical vision for our entire governance technology stack.

API-led Integration Strategies · Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) · Blockchain for Traceability & Trust · Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Compliance

  • This quarter: Research leading RegTech vendors and their capabilities beyond our current GRC platform.
  • Next 3 months: Work with IT to map our current GRC integration points and identify automation opportunities.
  • Next 6 months: Develop a business case for a 'predictive compliance' pilot project using advanced analytics and automation.
  • Next 12 months: Lead the selection and implementation of a new RegTech solution to enhance our continuous monitoring capabilities.

Quick win: Identify one manual, repetitive compliance reporting task within your team and explore how RPA could automate it with IT's help.

Data Governance & Compliance Analytics at Scale

Data is the lifeblood of modern compliance. As a Director, you'll need to ensure we have robust data governance frameworks that support accurate, reliable compliance reporting and predictive analytics. This means understanding data architecture, quality, and security from a governance perspective, not just an IT one.

Data Lineage & Provenance · Data Quality Management for Compliance · Data Privacy & Security Architectures · Predictive Compliance Modelling

  • This quarter: Partner with the Head of Data & Analytics to understand our current enterprise data governance framework.
  • Next 3 months: Identify the top 3 critical data sources for your compliance KPIs and assess their data quality.
  • Next 6 months: Develop a 'compliance data dictionary' for your business unit, defining key terms and data ownership.
  • Next 12 months: Lead a project to implement a new data quality monitoring tool specifically for compliance-critical data.

Quick win: Review your current compliance dashboards and identify any data points where you lack full confidence in the underlying data quality.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regular participation and speaking engagements at international compliance, quality, or health & safety conferences and industry forums.
  • Enrollment in executive leadership development programmes focused on strategic influence, change management, and board engagement.
  • Active involvement in industry standards-setting bodies or regulatory advisory groups to stay ahead of emerging trends and influence future policy.
  • Continuous learning in emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and advanced analytics, specifically their application in governance and risk management.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

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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.

Ethical AI Governance & Bias Mitigation

As AI becomes embedded in everything from risk assessments to automated decision-making, ensuring these systems are fair, transparent, and unbiased is paramount. Regulators are already looking at this, and ethical failures can lead to massive reputational and legal damage. This isn't just an IT problem; it's a core governance challenge.

  • AI Ethics Principles
  • Algorithmic Bias Detection
  • AI Audit Frameworks
  • Explainable AI (XAI)

Complex Geopolitical Risk Integration

Global supply chains, international operations, and increasing geopolitical tensions mean that compliance risks are no longer purely domestic. Sanctions, trade wars, and regional conflicts can rapidly create new, complex compliance challenges that impact our standards and operations. You need to be able to factor these into your strategic planning.

  • Sanctions & Export Control Regimes
  • Supply Chain Resilience & Compliance
  • ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Reporting Standards
  • International Data Transfer Regulations

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • ISO Framework Interpretation & Strategic Implementation
  • Enterprise Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & Systemic Prevention
  • Regulatory Deconstruction, Foresight & Gap Analysis
  • Technical Committee & Consensus Management (Executive Level)
  • Management of Change (MOC) Programme Ownership
  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) & Risk Architecture

14The pathway

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. 1

    From Standards Development Manager (L5)

    3-5 years as a Manager

    Skills to master

    • Transitioning from managing a team to leading a function, developing strategic foresight, engaging with C-Suite, and owning a significant P&L.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led a major standards harmonisation programme across multiple business units.
    • Consistently exceeded performance targets for standards adoption and audit success.
    • Demonstrated strong leadership in developing and mentoring junior managers.
    • Proactively identified and mitigated significant compliance risks at a departmental level.
  2. 2

    From Head of Regulatory Affairs (External)

    5-7 years in a Head of Regulatory role

    Skills to master

    • Deepening understanding of internal operational standards, integrating external regulatory knowledge with internal governance, and leading a broader compliance function beyond just regulatory liaison.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Proven track record of successful engagement with major regulatory bodies.
    • Experience translating complex regulations into actionable internal policies.
    • Demonstrated ability to build and lead a team focused on regulatory intelligence and compliance.
    • Strong understanding of the business impact of regulatory changes.
  3. 3

    From Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (External)

    5-8 years as a Senior Consultant for large firms

    Skills to master

    • Moving from advisory to direct operational accountability, building and leading internal teams, and owning the long-term strategic vision rather than project-based engagements.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Led major compliance transformation projects for large clients.
    • Developed and implemented enterprise-wide risk management frameworks.
    • Strong client relationship management skills at the executive level.
    • Experience managing project teams and delivering complex solutions.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This role can lead to wider compliance or risk leadership, such as Chief Compliance Officer or Chief Risk Officer, or into governance and ESG strategy at a senior level.

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Where it leads

Roles this leads to

The record names a next step, but the catalogue has no page for it yet:

  • VP, EHS & Quality

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  • ISO Framework Interpretation & Strategic Implementation
  • Enterprise Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & Systemic Prevention
  • Regulatory Deconstruction, Foresight & Gap Analysis
  • Technical Committee & Consensus Management (Executive Level)
  • Management of Change (MOC) Programme Ownership
  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) & Risk Architecture
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16The 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 Standards & Governance is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. VP, EHS & Quality

    3-5 years in the Director role

    Level 7 (C-Suite)

    • Defining enterprise-wide risk appetite and compliance policy
    • Leading global EHS and Quality functions across multiple business units
    • Driving cultural transformation at a corporate level
    • Engaging with external stakeholders at the highest levels (government, NGOs)
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, a Director of Standards & Governance has a mountain of strategic work, but often gets bogged down in the sheer volume of information and administrative overhead. AI isn't here to replace you; it's here to give you back precious time, sharpen your insights, and amplify your strategic impact.

Imagine having a highly intelligent assistant that can sift through thousands of regulatory updates, analyse complex incident data, and even draft your initial board reports. That's the reality with AI. For a Director, this means less time on the tactical grind and more time shaping policy, influencing stakeholders, and driving real change across the business unit.

Regulatory Change Automation (Strategic View)

AI platforms will scan global regulatory changes daily, not just flagging them, but providing a preliminary impact assessment on your specific standards and operations. You'll get a concise summary of critical changes, potential risks, and recommended actions, letting you proactively adjust strategy rather than reactively scramble.

Advanced Incident & Risk Trend Analysis

Beyond simple dashboards, AI uses Natural Language Processing to analyse unstructured incident reports, audit findings, and near-miss data. It identifies subtle, systemic patterns and emerging risks that human analysis often misses, giving you deeper insights to target standards improvements and prevent future major incidents. This informs your strategic priorities.

Global Standards Benchmarking & Harmonisation

Before embarking on a major harmonisation programme, AI can rapidly research and compare our internal standards against international best practices, competitor approaches, and emerging global frameworks. It'll highlight critical gaps and opportunities, giving you a data-driven foundation for your strategic standards roadmap and helping you make the case for change.

Executive Summary & Board Report Drafting

Once your team has the data, AI can generate the first draft of executive summaries, board report sections, and key stakeholder communications. It can distil complex compliance performance into clear, concise narratives, freeing you up to refine the strategic message and focus on the presentation, not the initial writing.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director of Standards & Governance?

Common routes in include From Standards Development Manager (3-5 years as a Manager), From Head of Regulatory Affairs (External) (5-7 years in a Head of Regulatory role) and From Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (External) (5-8 years as a Senior Consultant for large firms). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director of Standards & Governance progress to?

This role can lead on to VP, EHS & Quality (3-5 years in the Director role), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Director of Standards & Governance?

Increasingly, Ethical AI Governance & Bias Mitigation and Complex Geopolitical Risk Integration. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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17Where 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.

 More jobs in compliance, quality and safety

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.
If you leave this industry

The skills built in this role carry into other regulated industries, such as finance, pharmaceuticals or energy. They can also lead into strategic consulting, advising other organisations on compliance and governance.

This role profile is © 2026 Growth Engineering Technologies Ltd. Built from UK occupational standards and regulated qualification data, and written for Zavmo.

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