Job summary
Seeking an experienced Director of Safety to lead and expand safety initiatives for a distributed in-home care workforce. This leadership role focuses on minimizing injury rates and workers' compensation costs by leveraging data-driven insights and technology. The position involves managing safety programs, incident investigations, and partnering with cross-functional teams to implement scalable solutions to enhance client and caregiver safety. Fully remote with responsibility for a remote team, requiring strong communication and strategic leadership skills.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Tromsø
- Work setup
- Remote
Salary
USD 172800.00–192000.00 year
Responsibilities
Lead the development and management of safety operations, balancing immediate solutions with long-term systemic changes to support business growth. Design and implement safety programs addressing hazards related to in-home care environments. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build technological tools that reduce risks and automate safety processes. Take full accountability for workers' compensation strategy, including case management, vendor oversight, cost control, and compliance with OSHA and related regulations. Conduct incident investigations and root cause analyses, applying findings to prevent future occurrences. Maintain accurate safety and claims data, forecast budgets, and communicate financial impacts to leadership. Drive safety culture across all workforce levels, influence distributed teams without direct reporting lines, and present complex data in actionable terms to executives.
Qualifications
At least 8 years in safety, risk, or operations leadership within technology-enabled, distributed workforces, demonstrating experience in scaling programs. Proficiency with data analysis tools such as SQL and dashboarding, with a strong ability to work with imperfect datasets to identify risks and prioritize interventions. Proven experience in managing the full lifecycle of workers' compensation claims and related programs. Skilled in building business cases for safety investments and influencing diverse teams at all organizational levels. Experience managing remote teams and familiarity with regulatory compliance (e.g., OSHA). Preferably experienced in partnering with product and engineering to develop safety-enhancing technologies and tools, and in using modern case management software and BI platforms. Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential.