Global Head of Accreditation and Compliance Full Time NEW

As BSI continues to drive compliance through simplicity, digital innovation and standardization, we are currently recruiting for a Global Head of Accreditation & Compliance. Reporting to the Global Quality and Compliance (Q&C) Director, this new role will provide strategic leadership and governance for accreditation and compliance across BSI’s Global Assurance Business.

It is a significant role in ensuring BSI’s Assurance Services maintains its compliance within the accreditation requirements, safeguarding impartiality, and drive effective and consistent implementation of the global management system. By leading the Accreditation and Compliance functions, this role enables trust, business growth, while safeguarding accreditation.

Key Responsibilities & accountabilities:-

• Define and lead the global accreditation strategy, ensuring continued compliance with international standards, regulatory expectations, and alignment with business objectives.
• Maintain strong global and regional accreditation relationships, overseeing all accreditation lifecycle activities, incl. initial applications, transitions, extensions to scope, and ongoing compliance.
• Lead global readiness for external audits (accreditation body, regulatory, and client audits), mobilising subject matter experts (SMEs) and business leaders in promoting a culture of continuous audit readiness, and ensuring timely closure of all findings.
• Oversee system design, integration, and governance of the Business Management System, ensuring it meets accreditation, regulatory, and business requirements across all functions and regions.
• Identify and mitigate risks to impartiality, compliance, and accreditation, including oversight of complaints, appeals, and coordination of the Global Impartiality Stakeholder Network (GISN).
• Develop and oversee the global internal audit programme, using audit outcomes to drive process improvement, risk mitigation, and capability development.
• Leverage data and horizon scanning to identify regulatory and accreditation changes, track performance trends, recommend improvements, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Build global Q&C capability, ensuring staff competence through training and development, supporting cross-functional collaboration, and representing BSI in external stakeholder forums when required.

To thrive in this role, you will have:-

• Robust experience in Conformity Assessment at regional/global level, with substantial knowledge of IAF Mandatory Documents, ISO/IEC 17021 and related accreditation/recognition requirements. Any background in accreditation management e.g. ISO/IEC 17021/17029/17064, and practical auditing experience will be desirable.
• Strong leadership, influencing and stakeholder engagement capabilities, ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure, together with knowledge in audit techniques, CAP management and root cause analysis.
• Experience in managing relationships with accreditation and regulatory bodies, as well as risk management, impartiality oversight, and compliance monitoring.
• High integrity, with strong commitment to impartiality and compliance who take initiative and proactively identify risks and drive the team for continuous improvements.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change, with experience in working across different regions and culture. Advanced professional certifications e.g. CQI/IRCA, Six Sigma or Risk Management will be advantageous.
• Excellent command in written and verbal English with experience in briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders is essential.

This role is open to both internal and external applicants globally, where BSI has a legal entity/office. The role will be homebased, with occasional in-person meeting with our global team as required. Application deadline is on Sunday 19th April 2026.

Internal applicants: please apply via Workday internally and attach your latest CV/resumé in the application.

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