Global Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Advisor

At Veriforce, we help companies in high-risk industries keep their people, worksites, and supply chains safe and compliant. As a global leader in contractor and supply chain risk management, our SaaS platform simplifies contractor onboarding, credentialing, and compliance while providing powerful analytics and insights. Beyond software, we offer expert support, training, and consulting so our clients can operate with confidence. Together, we make workplaces safer every day.

The Senior Global HSE Advisor serves as a senior technical resource and recognized subject matter expert supporting Veriforce’s global contractor management, health, safety, sustainability, and risk management initiatives. Working closely with the Vice President, Global HSE & Sustainability, this position helps drive industry engagement, thought leadership, Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) initiatives, product innovation, and the development of scalable contractor management solutions. The role serves as a key link between industry developments, customer needs, emerging regulatory requirements, and Veriforce’s strategic direction. The position collaborates with clients, industry stakeholders, product teams, and internal subject matter experts across North America, Latin America, EMEA, and APAC to advance Veriforce’s market leadership and support the delivery of innovative, globally applicable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Advisory, Regulatory Intelligence, and Contractor Management

• Provide technical guidance related to contractor management systems, contractor qualification programs, supplier risk management, and health, safety, and sustainability performance.
• Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of contractor management frameworks and client programs.
• Monitor emerging regulations, standards, guidance documents, and industry trends relevant to contractor management, occupational health and safety, sustainability, environmental performance, and supply chain risk.
• Research and evaluate regulatory and industry developments to determine impacts on Veriforce products, services, and customer programs.
• Support development of client-facing methodologies, assessment tools, implementation frameworks, and technical guidance documents.
• Assist clients in identifying risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities through application of industry standards and best practices.

Product, Framework, and Solution Development

• Support development and maintenance of Veriforce’s contractor management solutions, technical content, and service offerings.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Global Parent Questionnaire (GPQ), jurisdictional frameworks, contractor qualification criteria, and associated technical content.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Operations, Client Success, and other stakeholders to define technical requirements, business rules, workflows, and content requirements.
• Translate industry learnings, customer feedback, regulatory developments, and market trends into recommendations for product enhancements and service innovation.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market benchmarking activities to identify opportunities for differentiation and continuous improvement.
• Monitor developments amongst other contractor management, supply chain, and risk management providers to identify market trends, opportunities, and emerging risks.

Industry Affairs, Strategic Advisory Board, and Thought Leadership

• Represent Veriforce at industry conferences, trade associations, standards committees, professional organizations, and stakeholder forums.
• Deliver presentations, webinars, workshops, and educational sessions on contractor management, health and safety, sustainability, risk management, and emerging industry topics.
• Participate in standards development organizations, industry committees, working groups, and professional associations as assigned.
• Participate in standards organizations, industry associations, and professional forums to support Veriforce's industry leadership and strategic objectives.
• Support development, coordination, and expansion of Veriforce’s Strategic Advisory Board initiatives and regional engagement activities.
• Contribute to white papers, articles, research reports, conference abstracts, webinars, podcasts, and other thought leadership content.
• Capture and communicate industry intelligence and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to support strategic planning, product development, and service delivery improvements.

Client and Business Support

• Support strategic client pursuits, proposals, RFP responses, executive briefings, and customer engagements requiring technical expertise.
• Participate in customer workshops, demonstrations, and executive discussions as a subject matter expert.
• Assist Sales, Marketing, Product, and Client Success teams in communicating Veriforce’s value proposition and differentiators.
• Collaborate with global teams to improve service delivery consistency, scalability, operational effectiveness, and customer outcomes.

Organizational Relationships

• Reports directly to the Vice President, Global HSE & Sustainability.
• Individual contributor role responsible for influencing cross-functional teams through technical expertise, collaboration, and thought leadership.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Risk Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in health and safety, contractor management, operational risk management, sustainability, consulting, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and geographically dispersed stakeholders across multiple regions and time zones preferred.
• Experience supporting organizations operating across multiple regulatory jurisdictions, including European Union directives and country-specific occupational health and safety requirements, is highly desirable.
• Experience with domestic and international business travel, conferences, customer engagements, and industry events preferred.
• Demonstrated experience presenting at conferences, facilitating workshops, conducting client engagements, or delivering technical training.
• Experience participating in industry associations, standards committees, advisory boards, or professional organizations preferred.
• Professional fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional proficiency in a second language is highly desirable. Spanish and French are particularly valued, although additional languages relevant to Veriforce’s global operations are beneficial.

Skills, Technical Proficiency, and Certifications

• Strong understanding of contractor management principles, contractor qualification processes, and contractor risk management practices.
• Working knowledge of health and safety management systems, sustainability frameworks, and risk management methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, research, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, public speaking, and presentation skills.
• Strong relationship-building, networking, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Ability to effectively operate within a globally distributed organization and collaborate across cultures, time zones, and business functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Experience utilizing contractor management, compliance, risk management, learning management, or enterprise software platforms.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled research, content development, analysis, and productivity tools is desirable.
• NEBOSH, CMIOSH, CSP, ASP, CRSP, CHMM, SMS, ISO 45001 Auditor, or equivalent professional certifications are preferred.

Travel Requirements

• Regional and international travel up to 30%, including customer engagements, conferences, industry association meetings, Strategic Advisory Board activities, and internal business meetings.
• Ability to travel independently and effectively manage work responsibilities while supporting business activities across multiple regions.
• Valid passport and ability to meet international travel requirements required.

Work ScheduleThis position operates within a global business environment and may be based remotely within Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. The role regularly supports clients and colleagues across EMEA, North America, Latin America, and APAC. Flexibility is required to periodically accommodate early morning and evening meetings outside traditional business hours.

Benefits

Here are just a few of the great reasons you should join our team:

• Work with a global team across North America and international regions
• Be part of a company where culture is a top reason people stay and grow their careers
• Generous paid time off
• Remote work flexibility
• Internet allowance

All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a background check.

Originally posted on Himalayas