[Hiring] Global Head of Technical Review @BSI

Role Description

The Global Head of Technical Review will lead the global technical review function, providing strategic leadership and oversight of technical review processes and performance. By ensuring a standardized global approach, the role is pivotal to drive efficiency and compliance with international standards, accreditation requirements, and internal policies, while maintaining a client-centric focus.

This role requires strong leadership to drive improvement of processes and influence a global team in upholding the highest levels of technical integrity, impartiality, and consistency whilst being solution-driven to fulfill our clients’ needs.

• Define and lead the global technical review strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, accreditation requirements, and all regulatory and internal standards.
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality, and compliant technical review process, safeguarding integrity, managing risks in technical decision-making, and acting as the escalation point for complex or high-risk cases.
• Represent the organization in technical and accreditation-related discussions, supporting internal and external audits and contributing to accreditation activities.
• Build and develop global technical review capability, leading, mentoring, and supporting the team while nurturing a culture of accountability, high performance, and knowledge sharing.
• Solution-driven and drive continuous improvement of technical review processes, identifying opportunities to enhance quality, efficiency, and client value through improved methodologies, tools, and operational practices.
• Leverage data and insights to identify trends, strengthen compliance, and deliver operational efficiencies, enabling consistent, informed, and effective technical decision-making.

Qualifications

• Worked in a highly-regulated and global business environment with in-depth experience in Conformity Assessment at regional/global level, with strong knowledge of IAF MD documents, ISO/IEC 17021 and related accreditation/recognition requirements. Additional knowledge in ISO/IEC 17029 will be advantageous.
• Been a qualified auditor who has a deep understanding of the processes of management system standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 55001) and certification schemes.
• Proven experience leading global teams in a certification, assurance or compliance environment, with strong strategic, analytical and communication skills for reporting to senior leadership and influencing cross-functional teams.
• The ability to lead, cultivate and influence a global team to drive for improvement on processes and procedures, whilst incorporating client-centricity and solution-driven approaches within the compliant framework.
• High integrity, with strong commitment to impartiality and compliance along with the adaptability and tenacity to achieve optimal outcomes.

Company Description

BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.

• Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
• Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfill theirs.
• Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.
• BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.