Product Safety Lead

Location: Lisburn, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company developing products and services for the power and rail industries, with additional research and development projects across scientific sectors.

What you will do

• Establish and monitor product safety processes across all Digital Grid segments and products launched to market.
• Independently review project artifacts, risk assessments, hazard identification, mitigation measures, and residual-risk documentation across design, development, and deployment.
• Verify that product safety requirements, defined standards, emerging regulations, and quality requirements are consistently met.
• Conduct audits and assessments to verify compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate product safety representatives across segments to ensure risks are identified, assessed, managed, documented, and mitigated.
• Collaborate with project teams on safety risk management and promote continuous improvement of safety and compliance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Quality Management, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in product safety, functional safety, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated success in centralized governance, product safety, or quality management within the energy, utilities, or high-tech sectors.
• Deep proficiency in risk assessment frameworks, compliance auditing tools, quality management systems, and QMiP/process governance methodologies.
• Expertise in audit planning, FMEA, data analytics, and digital quality dashboards for cross-unit performance tracking.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills for aligning global teams and presenting findings to leadership.
• Meticulous, analytical thinking, advanced problem-solving skills, and the ability to enforce standards without compromising.

Nice to have

• Certifications in risk management, quality standards, or process governance, such as Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Experience with digital grid technologies, IoT-enabled devices, or smart infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative culture focused on working together and listening to learn.
• Values people and encourages continuous improvement rather than maintaining established practices.
• Focuses on responsible decision-making and doing the right thing.
• Equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.