Group Manager, Occupational Health and Safety

Join the Microsoft Global Occupational Health and Safety team to realize our commitment to health and safety through our investment in injury and illness prevention, hazard elimination, and risk reduction, all of which help provide an environment where our employees can thrive.

As a Group Manager, Occupational Health and Safety (People Manager), you will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of global health and safety programs within your region and team. You will work to ensure that Microsoft employees have a safe and healthy working environment by recognizing risks and unsafe practices, identifying and leading improvement initiatives, and monitoring performance and compliance. You will help support implementing and ongoing management of the health and safety programs, including Microsoft’s approach to occupational medicine. You must be an experienced technical professional in occupational health and safety and occupational medicine, with a history of success in implementing processes at a large company. We are looking for someone with experience working directly with global OHS stakeholders to manage compliance across various countries and someone who can be a thought leader with a collaborative mindset to help us shape our culture of health and safety through innovative, world-class offerings.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

**Responsibilities**:
As a Group Manager, OHS you will:

- Be responsible for people management within Western Europe by delivering success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring as well as attracting and retaining great people.
- Be responsible for implementing global programs locally in your country and support a regional team in disseminating information related to OHS requirements and standards.
- Be responsible for establishing and maintaining mandatory documents regarding occupational risk assessment and prevention, including psychosocial risks,
- Develop, implement and monitor an action plan to prevent occupational risks, ensuring continuous improvement and compliance with health & safety standards.
- Represent the company in health & safety matters, taking part in the Health & Safety committees.
- Develop and implement Microsoft’s Occupational Medicine global function and strategy.
- Conduct health-at-work activities to safeguard the health of workers throughout their working life.
- Help your team implement a communication framework to educate and build local awareness of OHS.
- Partner with stakeholders via cross-functional projects and specifications.
- Provide teams with strategic guidance as they interpret and analyze reports and manage the documentation of the health and safety impact locally.

**Qualifications**:
**Required Qualifications (RQs)**
- Bachelor's Degree in Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or related field AND multiple years experience in Health and Safety worldwide Regulations
- OR equivalent experience

**Preferred Qualifications (PQs)**
- Medical degree, specializing in Occupational Medicine within France, or workplace psychologist or related field AND extensive Health and Safety Worldwide Regulations experience
- OR equivalent experience
- Multiple years people management experience, including managing geographically distributed teams
- Internationally recognized safety and health certifications

The complexity of our activities requires knowledge and technical capabilities in Occupational Health and Safety. Some examples of specific processes that this role would ideally require experienc eknowledge in:

- Supplier management
- Developing and implementing OHS programs in alignment with ISO 45001 and local OHS regulations for countries you manage such as INRS.
- Psychosocial risks.
- Ergonomics within an office and laboratory environment
- Written and spoken French and English (fluent)
- Working with teams in research and development laboratories on topics related to lasers, noise, respirator use, machine hazards, exposure assessment (Industrial Hygiene), heavy material handling, hazardous substances handling