Global PC Certification Director

BSI; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

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Job title: Global Certification Director, Product Certification.

Reports to: Group Director, Product Certification

Location: UK homebased with regular travel to laboratories in Hemel Hempstead and Loughborough

The Purpose of the Role:

BSI exists to have a positive impact on society, one of the ways we do that is through product certification. Our work helps our client access markets, comply, innovate & differentiate through certification.

Clients accelerate their progress by gaining access to new or global markets through CE marking, UKCA marking, Benchmark, or ESMA, as we help them meet local regulations and ensure product compliance across borders. This gives their consumers confidence in the outstanding quality, safety, and trustworthiness of their products with BSI Kitemark certification.

You can be part of leading that work as our Global Certification Director, leading the enablement of our clients to get products to market and comply with the latest requirements with comprehensive certification and testing.

The Successful Applicant will:

• have thorough knowledge of certification regulation & conformity assessment, with a broad technical understanding of industry/products certification & testing.
• be experienced in working with Subject Matter Experts in a commercial environment in the regulatory industry.
• be a strategic thinker with a commercial perspective & collaborative approach.
• have strong, motivational and coaching people leadership skills.
• have excellent communication skills, including presentation skills, and be improvement-minded.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Maintain the Product Certification Business Unit (BU) notified body status.
• Lead & manage the successful completion of all 17065 accreditation audits, and the BU’s certification & technical experts & support teams.
• Provide strategic & tactical advice & support to the BU. Develop & deliver against robust resource plans.
• Collaborate to ensure any nonconformities are rectified quickly & completely.
• Management of all certification schemes and ensuring they are updated to the latest regulations, accreditation, standards, and certification requirements.
• Meet Revenue and Gross Profit targets.

Do you believe the world deserves excellence?

As the leading global business standards company BSI helps 80,000 clients worldwide to improve their businesses. From business continuity to recycling waste, from medical devices to the exploration of space, we help businesses embed the habits of excellence so that they perform better, manage their risks more effectively, and achieve sustainable growth.

Our Excellence Behaviours: Client-centric, Agile, Collaborative. These three behaviours represent how we do things at BSI. They help us ensure that BSI is a great place to work and a highly successful business.

D&I Policy

BSI is committed to ensuring the diversity of our workforce reflects that of our clients and the communities in which we operate. Our goal is to create a sense of belonging for all employees by providing opportunities to develop, grow, and engage with our global organization all while having fun doing great work. BSI is a community where everyone can thrive.

If you require any reasonable accommodations to be made on account of a disability or impairment throughout our recruiting process, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner.

BSI is conducting face-to-face interviews where appropriate and possible. If you are invited to a face-to-face interview but feel more comfortable with conducting the interview virtually, please speak to a member of our recruitment team.