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Job Description
Certification Manager - workwear
As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a Certification Manager to join our Certification team in Oslo. This is an excellent opportunity for a certification, compliance, or product professional who is experienced in PPE regulations, standards, and product safety, and who enjoys working closely with product development teams to bring innovative products to market.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage certification activities for PPE garments and footwear according to market requirements, timelines, and product briefs.
- Ensure all certification milestones and deadlines are successfully achieved throughout the product development process.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, Development, Fabric, and Pattern teams.
- Support designers and developers with guidance on PPE standard requirements during product development.
- Work directly with notified bodies, testing laboratories, certification organizations, and other external stakeholders.
- Monitor and interpret changes in legislation, standards, and certification requirements to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Maintain certificates, test reports, technical documentation, and certification databases as well as ensure compliance in product marking.
- Provide certification-related information, training, and support to internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare certification cost overviews and support certification planning activities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, processes, and working tools within the Certification function.
Work Environment
Ability to thrive in a lean, dynamic, high-growth and non-hierarchical environment. The role is a full-time position based at our HQ in Oslo.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Approximately five years of relevant experience in certification, compliance, or product safety.
- Experience collaborating with testing laboratories, notified bodies, or regulatory stakeholders.
- Knowledge of PPE regulations, standards (such as ISO, ANSI, or NFPA), and product compliance.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
Skills
PPE certificationRegulatory complianceProduct safety standardsTechnical documentationProject managementStakeholder managementQuality assurance
Experience
mid-level
