Product Safety Manager (f/m/d)

Are you looking for a new challenge within Product Safety and Liability? Are you native or fluent in German? Maybe this job as Product Safety Manager (f/md) in Fehraltorf, Switzerland is for you!
 

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is looking for a Product Safety Manager (f/m/d) in our Pedestrian Door Solutions business area. The business area focuses on the efficient flow for pedestrians and accessibility to buildings. With a complete portfolio of pedestrian door solutions under the ASSA ABLOY brand and an extensive service and maintenance offer, we help customers ensure reliable, safe and energy efficient operations. You will be part of a team (20 persons in total, 4 dedicated to Products Safety) and report to our Product Development Shared Services Manager in Sweden.
 

What you would do as our Product Safety Manager

As a Product Safety Manager in the Product Development organization, your primary role is to ensure that products meet regulatory requirements and safety standards. You oversee 3rd party tests in DACH countries, requiring fluency in German. Responsibilities include managing and informing about tests and approvals, providing plans and support for employees and projects, ensuring compliance with product declarations, participating in standardization committees, and traveling up to 90 days per year. Your role involves daily communication with global colleagues, driving projects, and delivering results within your area of expertise.

You would also:

• Thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks.
• Solid technical knowledge and understanding of product/process design.
• Machinery risk assessment experience.
• Experience with machinery safety and the functional safety of machinery controls.
• Worked notified bodies, such as TÛV.
• Worked with training of internal organization on how to interpret standards.
• Worked as a member of a technical committee.
• Accustomed to creating certification plans for product projects.

The skills and experience you need
We are looking for someone who:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in science and approximately 5 years of work experience (including three years of experience with TÜV, KRIWAN, RI.SE, or UL, and German standards).
• Deep technical understanding and experience with software-, electronics-, and/or mechatronic-based products is advantageous. The ability to align legal requirements with technical solutions and engage in standardization committees/working groups, along with collaboration with 3rd party test labs, is crucial.
• Pragmatic, thorough, and communicative individuals are preferred, demonstrating a strong drive, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to collaborate in a multi-functional global project organization.
• Proficiency in English is essential, as it is our corporate language and fluency in German. We expect candidates to have a high level of professional proficiency, enabling them to speak, read, and write effectively when interacting with international colleagues.

What we offer?

We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us – here’s what we have to offer:

• Learning and career development opportunities
• Modern infrastructure
• Flexible working hours and home office option for an optimal work-life balance
• Private accident insurance
• Discount portal… to name just a few!
  
   

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait
 

We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us. To make sure your personal data is safe, we don’t look at any applications sent by email or post. If you have any questions about the role or the process, email Ana Maria Gracia Fuchs, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at AnaMaria.GraciaFuch@assaabloy.com

Let’s create a safer and more open world - together!
 

To find out more about us, visit www.assaabloy.com

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 52,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.