EE Regulations & Standards Quality Leader (d/f/m)

Baker Hughes Inc.; Firenze; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Inc. in Italy seeks an EE Regulations & Standards Quality Leader to drive the regulatory compliance and standards program across New Unit, OPEX, Upgrade, Repair, and Digital portfolios.

You will partner with Engineering, Quality, HSE, Sourcing and Operations to deploy governance processes, ensure lifecycle compliance, and lead a global team of project managers. You will guide regulatory strategy, oversee product certification, and ensure alignment with international standards,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Regulatory Compliance, Product Compliance, Quality Systems, or Standards Management.
• Experience leading compliance, certification, audit, and continuous improvement programs.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Strong knowledge of international regulations, standards, conformity assessment methodologies, and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the Regulations and Compliance Program, ensuring adherence to applicable country-specific regulatory requirements.
• Establish quality governance, compliance strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Ensure product, project, and process compliance with applicable regulations, standards, certifications, and environmental requirements.
• Partner with Engineering teams to define and execute Product Compliance Specifications and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support NPD, ITO, and OTR activities by providing regulatory expertise and project compliance oversight.
• Manage environmental and substances regulatory compliance programs.
• Define global regulatory and market access strategies for complex international markets.
• Act as the technical authority for certification and compliance matters across EE and GTS.
• Coordinate certification activities with external agencies and certification bodies.
• Lead internal compliance audits, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification activities.
• Ensure Early Warnings, compliance risks, and non-conformances are identified, tracked, and effectively resolved.
• Develop and monitor KPI dashboards to measure compliance performance and program effectiveness.
• Lead supplier compliance loop-back programs, reducing certification gaps to improve ITO competitiveness and minimize OTR certification-related costs and risks.
• Drive annual compliance planning and ensure adequate budget allocation for regulatory and certification activities.
• Develop and deliver compliance training programs to build organizational awareness and capability.
• Communicate compliance status, risks, and strategic priorities to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a global team of Regulations & Standards Project Managers.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Product compliance

Quality systems

Standards management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk-based guidance

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Regulatory auditing

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Job description

EE Regulations & Standards Quality Leader

Driving the Regulatory Compliance and Standards program

Do you enjoy working with Regulations and Standards?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes stands as a leading global energy‑technology company, delivering innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient across the entire value chain. Operating in more than 120 countries, the company blends deep industrial expertise with advanced engineering and digital technologies to support energy production, transformation, and decarbonization. With over a century of heritage, Baker Hughes partners with customers in oil and gas, industrial sectors, and emerging energy markets to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable energy future

Fuel your passion

The Regulations & Standards Quality Leader is responsible for driving the Regulatory Compliance and Standards program. The role defines and drives the enterprise regulatory strategy across New Unit, OPEX, Upgrade, Repair, and Digital portfolios, ensuring compliance with complex global regulatory frameworks while enabling business growth, operational excellence, and risk mitigation, ensuring compliance with applicable global and local regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle, while partnering with Engineering, Quality, HSE, Sourcing, and Operations teams to deploy effective compliance strategies, governance processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Acting as the primary technical authority for regulatory and certification matters, the role provides technical leadership during New Product Development (NPD), Inquiry-to-Order (ITO), and Order-to-Remittance (OTR) phases, ensuring regulatory and certification requirements are identified, managed, and executed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

As EE Regulations & Standards Quality Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and implementing the Regulations and Compliance Program, ensuring adherence to applicable country-specific regulatory requirements.
• Establishing and drive Quality Governance, compliance strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Ensuring product, project, and process compliance with applicable regulations, standards, certifications, and environmental requirements.
• Partnering with Engineering teams to define and execute Product Compliance Specifications and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Supporting NPD, ITO, and OTR activities by providing regulatory expertise and project compliance oversight.
• Managing environmental and substances regulatory compliance programs.
• Defining global regulatory and market access strategies for complex international markets.
• Acting as the technical authority for certification and compliance matters across EE and GTS.
• Coordinating certification activities with external agencies and certification bodies, including obtaining and maintaining required product certifications.
• Leading internal compliance audits, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification activities.
• Ensuring Early Warnings, compliance risks, and non-conformances are identified, tracked, and effectively resolved.
• Developing and monitor KPI dashboards to measure compliance performance and program effectiveness.
• Leading supplier compliance loop-back programs, reducing certification gaps to improve ITO competitiveness and minimize OTR certification-related costs and risks.
• Driving annual compliance planning and ensure adequate budget allocation for regulatory and certification activities.
• Developing and deliver compliance training programs to build organizational awareness and capability.
• Communicating compliance status, risks, and strategic priorities to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Leading and develop a global team of Regulations & Standards Project Managers.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience, in complex global regulatory and certification requirements (EU, China, Korea, Canada, and EAC).
• Proven experience in Regulatory Compliance, Product Compliance, Quality Systems, or Standards Management.
• Experience leading compliance, certification, audit, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ability to work independently and influence cross-functional stakeholders in a global organization.
• Fluent in English and Italian.
• Proven ability to influence business decisions through risk-based regulatory guidance.
• Strong knowledge of international regulations, standards, conformity assessment methodologies, and certification processes.
• Experience supporting regulatory compliance throughout NPD, ITO, OTR, Upgrade, Repair, and Digital project lifecycles
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Significant experience in global regulatory compliance and certification leadership roles.
• Familiarity with market access and conformity assessment processes.
• Knowledge of TRS ris