Senior Manager, Safety Management System & Safety Culture (Aviation Safety)

Location: Montreal (St. Laurent), Canada

Company

hirify.global develops simulation, training, and mission-readiness solutions for critical operations worldwide, with a mission to make the world a safer place.

What you will do

• Lead governance, architecture, policy, methodologies, and continual improvement of the Global Safety Management System across Corporate, Operations, Civil, and Defence & Security business units.
• Develop global safety promotion, communications, awareness, leadership engagement, reporting culture, and organizational learning initiatives.
• Oversee safety risk methodologies, taxonomy, classification, risk profiling, management of change, and alignment with Enterprise Risk Management.
• Oversee aviation mishap response and investigation processes, safety assurance activities, audits, assessments, inspections, and effectiveness reviews.
• Establish Safety Performance Indicators, safety health metrics, predictive indicators, and executive dashboards while monitoring systemic trends.
• Lead safety and quality learning strategies, capability development, stakeholder engagement, and a team of safety professionals.

Requirements

• Current or former civil or military pilot qualification with current or previous operational flying experience in airline, military aviation, business aviation, or advanced aviation training environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in aviation, aeronautical science, aviation safety, aerospace engineering, human factors, occupational health and safety, or risk management.
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in aviation safety, safety management, flight operations, aviation risk management, aerospace operations, military aviation safety, business aviation safety, airline safety management, or a similar highly regulated operational environment.
• Experience managing or supporting Safety Management Systems in an airline, aerospace manufacturer, aviation services, defence, business aviation, military aviation, or equivalent complex operation.
• Experience leading safety culture, safety promotion, organizational learning, and safety communications initiatives.
• Understanding of flight operations, aviation risk management, operational decision-making, and safety culture in complex aviation environments.
• Experience working with leadership, operational leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and external parties in a global environment.
• Strong knowledge of Safety Management Systems and the four-pillar SMS framework, ICAO Annex 19, aviation safety investigations, risk management methodologies, and safety performance monitoring.
• Understanding of Environment, Health & Safety integration within broader safety systems; experience with safety databases, reporting systems, analytics tools, and digital management systems.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, influencing, presentation, and governance reporting skills in a matrixed organization without direct authority.
• International travel is required for safety initiatives, operational reviews, stakeholder engagement, investigations, audits, conferences, and business priorities.

Nice to have

• Formal Safety Management System qualifications, certifications, or specialized training.
• Aircraft accident investigation experience.
• Experience integrating multiple safety disciplines, regulatory frameworks, or management systems.
• Bilingual French-English capability.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment in a purpose-driven organization focused on safety, simulation, training, and mission readiness.
• Group insurance, telemedicine, and an employee and family assistance program.
• Employee stock purchase plan, group RRSP, and hirify.global pension or defined benefit plan.
• Sabbatical leave, flexible time, and enhanced parental leave.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support are available.