Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety (Hybrid)

Location: Hybrid role based in Raleigh, North Carolina; Duncansville and Altoona, Pennsylvania; or Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Regular global travel of approximately 50% is required.

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company providing connected productivity, automation, multi-energy, payments, EV charging, carwash, and retail automation solutions for the transport sector.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the global EHS strategy, governance framework, standards, metrics, and accountability mechanisms.
• Advise the Chief Legal Officer, executive leadership, and Board committees on EHS risks, trends, performance, and strategy.
• Lead the global EHS organization, develop talent, and embed a proactive safety and accountability culture across regions, facilities, and business units.
• Oversee regulatory compliance, inspections, audits, investigations, enforcement actions, permits, reporting, litigation support, and corrective action programs.
• Reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, fatalities, environmental releases, and other incidents through management systems, analytics, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Legal, Risk, Sustainability, Security, Communications, and other functions on ESG reporting, emergency response, crisis management, and business continuity.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience, including significant experience leading EHS in a complex, global, multi-site organization.
• Executive-level experience in a public company or similarly regulated global enterprise.
• Demonstrated success building and executing global EHS strategies that improved safety, environmental compliance, and risk management performance.
• Strong knowledge of global environmental, occupational health, safety, industrial hygiene, and related regulatory frameworks and enforcement practices.
• Experience managing EHS compliance in manufacturing, industrial, chemical, energy, logistics, life sciences, technology hardware, or similarly complex operational environments.
• Experience advising senior executives and Board-level stakeholders on EHS risks, performance, and strategy.
• Experience leading global teams, influencing cross-functional leaders, and driving change across diverse geographies and cultures.
• Experience managing regulatory inspections, enforcement actions, incident investigations, audits, and corrective action programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline is required.
• Willingness to travel regularly, approximately 50%, across a global operating company portfolio.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, JD, or relevant technical master’s degree.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, CPEA, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with a global, cross-functional operating environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and families.
• Family-planning support, diabetes management, adult and elder care support, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, paid time off of up to 15 days, 13 paid holidays including 3 floating holidays, and paid sick leave.
• Annual and long-term incentive plan eligibility may be available for this role.
• Culture focused on inclusion, collaboration, continuous learning, work-life balance, and professional growth.