Director of Safety – Security
Cart.com
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Ohio • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Define and execute Cart.com’s multi-year enterprise safety and security roadmap
- Establish governance frameworks across EHS, security, loss prevention, and hazmat
- Align safety strategy with business growth, new site launches, and new client verticals
- Serve as executive advisor on operational risk and regulatory exposure
- Report risk posture and performance to executive leadership
- Lead Cart.com’s enterprise Safety & Security functions
- Design field-level and corporate safety team structure aligned to growth plans
- Establish safety leadership standards across fulfillment sites
- Select and manage external security, compliance, and audit partners
- Standardize safety frameworks across all fulfillment centers
- Ensure OSHA, DOT, EPA, and state regulatory compliance
- Drive leading-indicator performance programs that reduce incidents before they occur
- Oversee enterprise incident investigation standards and systemic corrective action programs
- Support greenfield launches, M&A integrations, and operational expansions
- Establish enterprise security standards, shrink reduction strategy, and physical risk mitigation frameworks
- Oversee crisis management, emergency preparedness, and business continuity planning
- Develop investigation and escalation standards
- Modernize surveillance, access control, and vulnerability assessment programs
- Lead hazardous materials governance across storage, handling, and transportation
- Ensure compliance with DOT hazmat regulations and OSHA HazCom standards
- Partner with commercial teams to safely enable new regulated client capabilities
- Embed safety accountability into operational KPIs and leadership expectations
- Move culture from reactive compliance to proactive ownership
- Develop training frameworks that scale across distributed teams
- Champion psychological safety alongside physical safety
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in EHS, operational safety, security, or enterprise risk
- Led safety programs across multi-site logistics, fulfillment, manufacturing, or 3PL networks
- Built or transformed enterprise-level safety functions
- Reduced incident rates and shrink across distributed operations
- Managed OSHA compliance programs and regulatory audits at scale
- Oversaw hazardous materials operations and regulatory programs
- Led crisis response, emergency preparedness, or enterprise risk initiatives
- Managed leaders across multiple geographic regions
- CSP, ASP, CHMM, or equivalent executive safety certifications
- Experience in omnichannel fulfillment, eCommerce logistics, or high-volume distribution
- M&A integration or rapid multi-site expansion experience
- Familiarity with enterprise safety management systems and compliance platforms
- Experience presenting to executive leadership or Board-level stakeholders
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
EHSoperational safetysecurityenterprise riskOSHA compliancehazardous materials governancecrisis managementemergency preparednessincident investigationsafety frameworks
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic alignmentcommunicationcollaborationtraining developmentproactive ownershiprisk assessmentgovernanceperformance reportingcultural transformation
Certifications
CSPASPCHMM