Director, Global Head of EHS

Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

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Environment Health & Safety

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, health, safety or scientific or related engineering…