Director, Transportation Safety

Location: On-site at least four days per week at the hirify.global Center in Livonia, MI or Maplewood, MN. Travel may include up to 50% domestic and international travel. Relocation may be authorized.

Expected compensation: $250,253–$305,864, including base pay and variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops engineered products and solutions across global markets, including transportation safety technologies.

What you will do

• Own global commercial growth and revenue targets for traffic signage, pavement markings, and vehicle registration products.
• Lead and scale international sales teams across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.
• Build executive-level relationships with Departments of Transportation, transport ministries, and infrastructure contractors.
• Develop regional go-to-market strategies and manage pricing, demand forecasting, margins, and profitable growth.
• Partner with Government Affairs to monitor transportation legislation, funding bills, safety mandates, and regulatory changes.
• Work with R&D and Product Management to prioritize portfolio investments, including retroreflective materials, durable pavement markings, secure vehicle identification, and digital registration technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, completed and verified before starting.
• At least 12 years of leadership experience combining global B2B and B2G sales with transportation safety or infrastructure policy.
• Experience in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Proven ability to manage cross-border sales teams and complex, long-cycle government procurement across multiple continents.
• Deep familiarity with global traffic device standards, such as MUTCD or European equivalents, and vehicle compliance frameworks.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Experience with B2G contracting, standards-setting bodies, regulated engineered-product portfolios, and transportation ministries.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural leadership and executive stakeholder influence.

Culture & Benefits

• Global collaboration across multiple regions, technologies, and product categories.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings and flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, paid absences, and retirement benefits.
• Support for employee well-being and competitive compensation benchmarking.
• Safety is a core value, with expectations around EHS compliance, hazard identification, and continuous improvement.