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

Global Director of Health & Safety

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Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
Reports toChief Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO)
UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Global Head of EHS · VP of Health, Safety & Environment · Group H&S Director

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1What this role really is

You'll be the architect of our global health and safety strategy, making sure everyone, everywhere, goes home safe. This isn't just about ticking boxes; it's about embedding safety into our DNA, from the factory floor in Manchester to the distribution centre in Singapore. You're the one who designs the playbook, then makes sure everyone actually follows it.

2What you'd actually use

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

Intelex, Cority, VelocityEHS, Enablon (EHS Management Platform)Strategic

Leading vendor selection (RFP process), owning the enterprise-wide implementation strategy, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the platform meets global H&S needs and reporting requirements.

BowTieXP, Sphera PHA-Pro, Isometrix (Risk Assessment Software)Strategic

Setting the corporate risk tolerance framework, standardising risk assessment methodologies across all global business units, and ensuring consistent application of ALARP principles.

Wolters Kluwer Enablon, Sphera, LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance (Regulatory Compliance DB)Strategic

Monitoring global regulatory trends to anticipate future compliance risks, influencing corporate lobbying efforts, and ensuring our global policies remain compliant with evolving legislation.

Power BI, Tableau (Data Visualization)Strategic

Defining the key H&S metrics for executive and board-level dashboards, ensuring data tells a compelling story about global risk and performance, and driving data-driven strategic decisions.

Cornerstone OnDemand, SAP Litmos, Docebo (Learning Management System)Strategic

Setting the global H&S training strategy, managing the budget for learning programmes, defining effectiveness metrics, and ensuring consistent, high-quality training delivery worldwide.

Diligent Boards, Nasdaq Boardvantage (Board Reporting)Strategic

Preparing and presenting the quarterly H&S report to the Board's Risk or ESG committee, defending global performance and strategy under scrutiny, and articulating key risks and opportunities.

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	Defines and approves global H&S strategy and overarching policies. Consults with CHSEO and Board for final endorsement.
Budget Allocation (H&S Function)	N/A	N/A	Manages and allocates global H&S budget (£2M-£10M+). Approves significant programme investments. Reports variances to CFO/CHSEO.
Major Incident Response (Global)	N/A	N/A	Leads and directs the global response to major H&S incidents, including operational shutdowns and external communications strategy (in conjunction with Legal/Comms).
Regulatory Engagement & Compliance Strategy	N/A	N/A	Defines the global approach to regulatory engagement. Directs responses to significant regulatory inquiries and audit findings across all jurisdictions.
Team Hiring & Organisational Design	N/A	N/A	Full authority for hiring, performance management, and organisational design within the global H&S function, including senior regional H&S managers.

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 Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) Reduction

The overall frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses across all global operations.

Target · Reduce global TRIR by 10-15% year-on-year.

If our global TRIR was 1.5 last year, you'd aim for 1.35 or less this year. This is a board-level metric, so expect scrutiny.

ISO 45001 Certification Coverage

The percentage of our global sites that have achieved and maintained ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification.

Target · Achieve 90% ISO 45001 certification across all global sites within 3 years.

If we have 100 sites, you'll need to ensure 90 of them are certified, driving the programme and supporting regional teams to get there.

Leading Indicator Score Improvement

Improvement in proactive safety behaviours, such as near-miss reporting rates, safety observation quality, and completion of preventative actions.

Target · Increase leading indicator scores (e.g., quality of safety observations, closure rate of identified hazards) by 25% year-on-year.

You'd see an increase in the number of high-quality safety observations submitted and a faster turnaround on closing out identified risks, showing a shift from reactive to proactive.

Global H&S Programme Budget Adherence

Managing the allocated budget for global H&S initiatives, training, technology, and personnel.

Target · Maintain H&S operational spend within ±5% of the approved annual budget (£2M-£10M+).

If the global H&S budget is £5M, you'll need to manage it to stay between £4.75M and £5.25M, justifying any significant variances to the CHSEO and CFO.

Board & Executive Confidence

The level of trust and confidence the Board and Executive team have in our global H&S strategy and performance.

You'll be regularly invited to present to the Board's Risk or ESG committee, your recommendations will be adopted without significant pushback, and the CHSEO will consistently refer to your insights in wider strategic discussions.

Regulatory Relationship Strength

The quality and proactivity of our relationships with key regulatory bodies globally.

We'll have a reputation for transparency and proactivity with regulators. You'll be engaging with them preventatively, not just reactively after an incident. Feedback from external audits will consistently highlight strong compliance and a collaborative approach.

H&S Culture Maturity

The shift in employee behaviour and attitudes towards safety, moving from compliance to genuine commitment.

Employee surveys will show increased engagement in safety programmes, a higher willingness to use 'Stop Work Authority', and anecdotal evidence of front-line workers taking ownership of safety beyond formal requirements. Less 'pencil-whipping'.

Effective Global Incident Learning

Our ability to learn from incidents (and near-misses) globally and implement systemic changes to prevent recurrence.

Post-incident reviews will consistently identify root causes beyond individual error, and corrective actions will be tracked, implemented, and verified across relevant global sites. You'll see a reduction in similar incidents occurring elsewhere.

5Would you like it

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

What people enjoy

Driving Global Impact & Protecting Lives

You get a real buzz from seeing a measurable reduction in global incidents, knowing that your strategies are directly preventing harm to thousands of people. You're driven by the fundamental belief that everyone deserves to go home safe, no matter where they work for us.

Successfully rolling out a new global 'Golden Rules' programme that demonstrably reduces high-potential incidents across all regions, knowing you've made a tangible difference to people's lives.

Shaping Enterprise Strategy & Governance

You thrive on defining the overarching H&S vision for a multi-national organisation, building robust governance frameworks, and influencing board-level decisions. You enjoy the challenge of integrating H&S into core business strategy, not just as a compliance function.

Presenting a compelling case to the Board for a multi-million-pound investment in a new global EHS platform, clearly articulating the ROI in terms of risk reduction and operational efficiency.

Navigating Complex Global Challenges

The thought of solving complex, multi-jurisdictional regulatory puzzles, managing diverse cultural expectations, and leading through global crises excites you. You enjoy the intellectual challenge of building a cohesive global programme from disparate parts.

Developing a unified global incident response plan that accounts for local emergency services, cultural reporting norms, and varying legal requirements across 50+ countries.

What frustrates people

Global budget fights for safety investments, often needing to justify every penny with a hard ROI against projects that generate immediate revenue.
The 'Safety Cop' stereotype, but on a global scale, constantly battling the perception that your role is to hinder operations rather than enable safe production.
Navigating the blame game and political manoeuvring after a serious global incident, where operational leaders might try to deflect systemic scrutiny.
Seeing valuable global incident data and near-miss reports sit unused because regional teams lack the resources or skills to analyse them for predictive trends.
The sheer complexity of harmonising H&S standards across wildly different regulatory landscapes and cultural norms, often feeling like you're herding cats.

What this role does not give you

A quiet, predictable 9-5 job with no surprises—global H&S is anything but.
The luxury of working in a single, homogenous regulatory environment.
A role where you don't have to constantly justify your existence and budget.
A position where you're always popular or seen as the 'good guy' by everyone.

6Who you work with

This role directly impacts the company's operational continuity, regulatory standing, brand reputation, and most importantly, the physical well-being of our entire global workforce. You're driving transformation at a business unit level, making sure our global footprint is safe and compliant.

Inside the business

C-Suite (CEO, COO, CFO)
Business Unit Managing Directors
Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Human Resources Leadership
Operations Leadership (Global & Regional)

Outside the business

Regulatory Bodies (HSE, OSHA, local equivalents)
External Auditors & Certification Bodies
Industry Associations & Peers
Insurance Providers
Board Risk Committee

7What you need before you start

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

Extensive experience (16+ years) in a senior leadership role within Health and Safety, preferably with global responsibility.
Demonstrable experience in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-wide H&S management systems (e.g., ISO 45001).
Proven track record of successfully influencing C-suite and Board-level stakeholders on H&S strategy and investment.
Significant experience in leading and developing large, geographically dispersed H&S teams.
Expertise in global regulatory compliance and managing H&S in diverse cultural and legal environments.
Strong financial acumen, including managing multi-million-pound budgets and demonstrating ROI for H&S initiatives.

8What to practise next

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

Advanced Data Analytics & AI for H&S

Moving beyond basic dashboards, you'll need to understand how to use advanced statistical models and AI to identify hidden correlations, predict incident hotspots, and measure the true effectiveness of complex interventions across global datasets.

Machine learning for anomaly detection in safety d · Natural Language Processing (NLP) for unstructured · Causal inference techniques for intervention effec · Data governance and privacy for global H&S data · Ethical considerations in predictive safety analyt

This week: Read up on a case study of AI in predictive safety analytics.
This month: Work with our Data Science team (if we have one) to understand their capabilities and how they could apply to H&S.
Month 2: Define a specific H&S problem that advanced analytics could solve for us.
Month 3: Champion a pilot project to use AI for one aspect of H&S data analysis.

Quick win: Use AI tools (like ChatGPT or Claude) to help summarise complex H&S reports or identify patterns in your existing incident data.

Integrated Global Risk Management

H&S risk can't be viewed in isolation. You'll need to integrate H&S risk management with broader enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks, understanding how H&S risks interact with financial, operational, reputational, and cyber risks on a global scale.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks (e.g., · Interdependencies between H&S and other business r · Quantification of H&S risk (financial modelling) · Board-level risk appetite and tolerance · Scenario planning for global H&S risks

This week: Review our company's latest ERM report or risk register.
This month: Meet with the Head of Enterprise Risk to understand their framework.
Month 2: Map how our key H&S risks feed into the broader ERM framework.
Month 3: Propose improvements to how H&S risk is integrated into our overall risk reporting.

Quick win: Ensure your H&S risk assessments explicitly link to potential business impacts beyond just safety, e.g., 'reputational damage', 'supply chain disruption'.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up

Regularly attend global H&S conferences (e.g., NSC Congress, Safety & Health Expo) to stay abreast of emerging trends and network with peers.
Participate in industry working groups or committees to influence H&S standards and share best practices.
Undertake executive leadership training programmes, particularly those focused on global leadership, change management, and board engagement.
Engage in continuous learning around AI, data analytics, and digital transformation in the context of H&S.

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 Reporting & Integrated Risk Management

Essential for future readiness in this role.

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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 Reporting & Integrated Risk Management

Essential for future readiness in this role.

GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Standards
SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) F
TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disc
Integrated Risk Reporting to the Board
Supply Chain H&S Due Diligence for ESG

Digital Transformation & H&S Tech Integration

Essential for future readiness in this role.

IoT for real-time hazard monitoring (e.g., gas det
Wearable technology for worker safety (e.g., fall
Predictive analytics for incident forecasting (bey
Digital twins for virtual risk assessment and trai
Cybersecurity considerations for H&S data

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

ISO 45001 Management Systems (Strategic Implementation)
Root Cause Analysis (Systemic Failure Identification)
Behavior-Based Safety (Global Culture Transformation)
Hierarchy of Controls (Enterprise-Wide Application)
Leading vs. Lagging Indicator Analysis (Board Reporting)
Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) Principles

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
Head of H&S (Business Unit / Major Region)
3-5 years in previous role
Skills to master
- Mastering full P&L responsibility for a significant H&S function, driving strategic change within a large business unit, and managing a senior H&S team.
You're ready to move on when
- Consistently exceeding H&S performance targets for a large business unit or region.
- Successfully leading complex H&S projects with significant business impact.
- Demonstrating strong influence over business unit leadership and effective team development.
2
Senior H&S Consultant (Global Focus)
5-7 years in previous role
Skills to master
- Developing deep expertise in diverse global regulatory environments, advising multiple clients on H&S strategy, and managing large-scale H&S transformation projects.
You're ready to move on when
- Successfully advising multiple large, multi-national clients on H&S strategy and implementation.
- Recognised as an expert in specific areas of global H&S (e.g., process safety, ESG integration).
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and deliver measurable H&S improvements across different organisations.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This role truly sets you up for a career where you can continue to make a profound impact, whether that's leading at the highest levels of our organisation, advising others, or shaping the future of health and safety across entire industries. It's a challenging path, but one with immense purpose and reward.

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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 Global Director of 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:

Strategic Commitment to Health and Well-BeingLevel 7

Applied to your work in Global Director of Health & Safety

1. To enable the learner to critically evaluate existing organisational strategies and policies concerning integrated health, well-being, and safety, incorporating relevant legal and regulatory compliance. 2. To enable the learner to comprehensively analyse the diverse occupational health and well-being issues impacting employee welfare, organisational reputation, and identifying associated threats. 3. To enable the learner to determine organisational adherence to risk assessment principles and develop robust strategies for engagement and improvement in occupational health and well-being. 4. To enable the learner to effectively promote and engage stakeholders at all organisational levels to ensure the successful implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of health and well-being strategies. 5. To enable the learner to outline time-bound measurements for strategic changes and improvements, demonstrating the full range of benefits across individuals, groups, and the wider organisation. 6. To enable the learner to cultivate and assess stakeholder understanding, commitment, and critical reflection towards established health and well-being objectives.

How the thinking builds

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Evidenced on your work in Global Director of Health & Safety

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Global Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) ReductionThe overall frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses across all global operations.If our global TRIR was 1.5 last year, you'd aim for 1.35 or less this year. This is a board-level metric, so expect scrutiny.Reduce global TRIR by 10-15% year-on-year.
ISO 45001 Certification CoverageThe percentage of our global sites that have achieved and maintained ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification.If we have 100 sites, you'll need to ensure 90 of them are certified, driving the programme and supporting regional teams to get there.Achieve 90% ISO 45001 certification across all global sites within 3 years.
Leading Indicator Score ImprovementImprovement in proactive safety behaviours, such as near-miss reporting rates, safety observation quality, and completion of preventative actions.You'd see an increase in the number of high-quality safety observations submitted and a faster turnaround on closing out identified risks, showing a shift from reactive to proactive.Increase leading indicator scores (e.g., quality of safety observations, closure rate of identified hazards) by 25% year-on-year.
Global H&S Programme Budget AdherenceManaging the allocated budget for global H&S initiatives, training, technology, and personnel.If the global H&S budget is £5M, you'll need to manage it to stay between £4.75M and £5.25M, justifying any significant variances to the CHSEO and CFO.Maintain H&S operational spend within ±5% of the approved annual budget (£2M-£10M+).

These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

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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 Global Director of Health & Safety to Chief Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ Chief Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO)→ your design

Where this takes you

This role truly sets you up for a career where you can continue to make a profound impact, whether that's leading at the highest levels of our organisation, advising others, or shaping the future of health and safety across entire industries. It's a challenging path, but one with immense purpose and reward.

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Global Director of Health & Safety

ISO 45001 Management Systems (Strategic Implementation)
Root Cause Analysis (Systemic Failure Identification)
Behavior-Based Safety (Global Culture Transformation)
Hierarchy of Controls (Enterprise-Wide Application)
Leading vs. Lagging Indicator Analysis (Board Reporting)
Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) Principles

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

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

Chief Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO)
3-5 years in current role
From L6 to L7
- Defining enterprise-level H&S vision and long-term roadmap (3-5+ years).
- Direct accountability for H&S performance to the CEO and Board.
- Leading M&A due diligence and integration from an H&S perspective at the corporate level.
- Influencing industry standards and thought leadership.
Chief Operating Officer (COO) with H&S Focus
5-8 years in current role
From L6 to L7
- Integrating H&S as a core component of operational excellence and efficiency.
- Leading multi-functional operational teams beyond H&S.
- Driving overall business performance while maintaining world-class H&S standards.
- Strategic capital expenditure planning and execution for operational improvements.

Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be real, managing global health and safety for a large organisation is a monumental task. You're drowning in data, regulations, and incident reports from every corner of the globe. What if you could cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters? AI isn't here to replace your strategic brain, but it can certainly give you a massive leg up on the heavy lifting.

Imagine having a digital assistant that sifts through thousands of incident reports, flags emerging risks before they become problems, and keeps you ahead of regulatory changes worldwide. That's the power AI brings to a Global Director of Health & Safety. It means less time buried in administrative tasks and more time shaping culture and preventing harm.

Automated Global Incident Triage

AI can analyse unstructured text from incident reports, emails, or hotline calls from any region, automatically categorising severity, identifying common themes, and flagging high-potential events for your immediate review. It's like having a super-fast, always-on global incident analyst.

Predictive Risk Hotspotting (Enterprise-Wide)

Use AI models to crunch historical incident, near-miss, and observation data from all your global sites, cross-referencing it with operational variables like shift patterns, production volumes, and even local weather. This helps predict where and when the next incident is most likely to occur, allowing you to deploy preventative measures proactively across your business units.

Global Regulatory Change Summariser

AI tools can constantly monitor regulatory bodies (HSE, OSHA, local equivalents) across all the countries we operate in. They'll provide you with concise, plain-English summaries of proposed changes, highlight their direct impact on our existing global policies, and even suggest updates. No more sifting through dense legal texts from a dozen different jurisdictions.

Strategic Safety Communications Generator

Need to draft a compelling 'Safety Moment' for the executive team, a global safety alert, or a tailored toolbox talk for a specific region? AI can help draft these communications, adapting the language, tone, and cultural references to resonate with diverse audiences, saving you hours of writing and refining.

Common questions

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

Common routes in include Head of H&S (Business Unit / Major Region) (3-5 years in previous role) and Senior H&S Consultant (Global Focus) (5-7 years in previous role). Times vary with prior experience.

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

This role can lead on to Chief Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO) (3-5 years in current role) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) with H&S Focus (5-8 years in current role), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Global Director of 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 Global Director of Health & Safety?

Increasingly, ESG Reporting & Integrated Risk Management and Digital Transformation & H&S Tech Integration. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

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What it costs

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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 skills in global risk management, strategic leadership, and cultural transformation are highly transferable. You could move into other highly regulated industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, energy, aerospace) or even into broader operational leadership roles where safety and compliance are paramount.

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Global Director of Health & Safety

What's rising in its place

ESG Reporting & Integrated Risk Management

Digital Transformation & H&S Tech Integration

Skills this role draws on

Technical

How you actually get there, here

Head of H&S (Business Unit / Major Region)

Senior H&S Consultant (Global Focus)

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 Health, Safety & Environment Officer (CHSEO)

Chief Operating Officer (COO) with H&S Focus

Where AI is starting to help

Automated Global Incident Triage

Predictive Risk Hotspotting (Enterprise-Wide)

Global Regulatory Change Summariser

Strategic Safety Communications Generator

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.