Qualcomm is seeking an experienced and strategic Director, Global Head of EHS, to provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for our global environmental, health, and safety programs. This pivotal role is responsible for formulating and executing EHS policies and strategies that ensure regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions, protect our employees, communities, and reputation, and drive a culture of safety excellence and environmental stewardship. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of implementing effective EHS management systems in a complex, global, high-tech environment.

This position will also be a change agent for Qualcomm as the EHS program matures within the organization to influence line management and employee awareness, engagement, and accountability. In addition, this position will build, lead, and manage Qualcomm’s global EHS professionals.

The individual will serve as the lead EHS subject matter expert on technical and regulatory aspects, EHS management systems, EHS program standards, and EHS best practices. This role requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure ongoing compliance and risk management effectiveness.

**Position requires individual to be onsite in San Diego full time, 5 days a week

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement global EHS and other (e.g. water) policies and strategies aligned with company goals and regulations, promoting a "Safety First" culture.
Ensure adherence to global EHS regulations, manage risk assessments, and oversee incident investigations.
Lead and develop a global EHS team.
Act as the primary EHS liaison with regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders.
Present to executive leadership on EHS matters.
Implement and maintain robust EHS management systems.
Use data and benchmarking to drive improvements in EHS performance.
Monitor developments, trends, emerging issues, legislation, and regulations related to EHS, and best practice trends in the industry to ensure timely and effective communication to the organization and incorporate changes/updates to EHS programs.
Ensure regulatory compliance and reporting with all current and evolving international (e.g. CSRD), national and local environmental laws, standards and regulations concerning pollution, waste, water, and health and safety management.

IT Core Competencies

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint) and SharePoint.
Adapts to technology quickly to complete work objectives; confidently uses new techniques and/or technologies as a routine part of work assignments; has firm grasp of how to use core computer programs.

Required Competencies

In depth international experience in EHS strategic and tactical leadership.
Experience with executive reporting.
Exceptional strategic consulting skills balanced with a drive for execution, thinks with an enterprise-wide mindset. Demonstrates strong judgment in decision making and quickly gains trust. Able to consider the best solution/outcome for Qualcomm. Responds with agility in navigating complex business and organizational dynamics.
Experience establishing metrics, analyzing data and developing dashboards and reporting.
Broad experience managing efficient operations, including ensuring effective business processes and metrics-driven alignment to achieve goals. Excellent planning and prioritization skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a dynamic environment.
Highly effective team player and collaborator. Track record of partnering with and engaging others to realize change. Strong comfort leveraging expertise across functions and building local and global networks.
Skilled at seeing opportunities from challenges. Track record of being resilient and adaptable in navigating organizational structures and influencing others to adopt new behaviors and approaches. Visible and dynamic champion for EHS.

The ideal candidate will have:

Bachelor’s degree in environmental, health, safety or scientific or related engineering field.
15+ years’ experience in EHS, with demonstrated experience in managing global EHS programs in a company with international operations.
10+ years in a leadership role with direct reports.
10+ years’ experience in accredited EHS management systems.
Experience prioritizing and managing multiple and technical assignments concurrently.
Analytical, problem-solver, and project management experience.
Experience establishing and maintaining cross-functional working relationships.
Broad communication skills and demonstrated experience in understanding business value drivers.
Ability to travel, 25-30%, including international.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in EHS related field.

• Internationally recognized accredited safety professional certification or credential.

• 10+ years of experience working in a large organization.

• 10+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with no supervision.

• Provides supervision to other supervisors/managers who are direct reports.

• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.

• Oversees budgets, schedules, and performance standards.

• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact on the organization).

• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 11+ years of Environment Health & Safety related work experience.
OR
Associate's degree and 13+ years of Environment Health & Safety related work experience.
OR
High School Diploma or equivalent and 15+ years of Environment Health & Safety related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$164,000.00 - $246,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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