About Gallagher

Our purpose at Gallagher is ‘Protect what matters most’ and we live it every day. Our technology is used in more than 160 countries, protecting everything from government sites to global HQs, wildlife parks to dairy farms, palaces to prisons, and beyond.

Founded in 1938, we are a privately-owned technology company headquartered in Hamilton. With over 1,300 people globally, our products are designed and manufactured in New Zealand — giving our teams the pride of taking world-class technology to international markets.

Gallagher is a business that combines scale, expertise, and governance with the agility of a pioneering tech company, creating a unique environment for leaders who want to make a global impact.

About the Opportunity

Gallagher is seeking a Head of Compliance to take ownership of its global product and market compliance functions. This is a pivotal senior leadership role with global visibility, responsible for ensuring products are designed, approved, and launched confidently across multiple regulatory regimes.

Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will own the compliance strategy, governance, and roadmap, lead a specialist team of three, and act as Gallagher’s primary representative to regulators, standards bodies, and certification partners worldwide.

You’ll have the opportunity to build the compliance function from the ground up, move from reactive to proactive compliance, and embed governance into product development and lifecycle management.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Compliance Strategy & Governance - Own Gallagher’s global compliance strategy and frameworks. Set KPIs and dashboards to keep compliance consistent, auditable, and proactive.

• Regulatory Leadership & Market Approvals - Stay ahead of regulatory changes across NZ and key global markets. Lead approvals, labelling, documentation, and act as Gallagher’s primary liaison with regulators and industry bodies.

• Laboratory & NPD Compliance - Lead the IANZ-accredited lab (ISO/IEC 17025) and embed compliance-by-design into product development through the Compliance Working Group.

• Readiness & Response - Ensure recall and incident preparedness, CAPA management, and clear regulatory reporting. Translate complex compliance rules into practical, business-ready solutions.

The Fit

You are a trusted compliance leader with global experience and a track record of building frameworks that enable innovation at scale. You thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution, able to influence executives while guiding technical teams through complex regulatory landscapes.

In this role, you’ll bring:

Essential Experience:

• 10+ years in product compliance, regulatory affairs, or quality within electronics, hardware, agri-tech, IoT, or high-tech manufacturing

• Proven leadership of accredited electrical testing laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025) or equivalent quality systems

• Strong knowledge of IEC and UL electrical appliance standards , EMC compliance standards, Cybersecurity standards and future roadmaps

• Strong knowledge of New Zealand/Australia regulatory frameworks and experience with international approvals and certification.

• Confidence engaging senior leaders, regulators, auditors, and external partners

• Ability to translate complex regulations into practical, commercially-focused solutions

Desirable Experience:

• Exposure to export controls, trade compliance, or corporate governance

• Familiarity with ISO 9001, or other standards

• Experience influencing cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and operation
  
  Your Approach:

• Strategic, pragmatic, and hands-on - you make compliance work for the business, not the other way around

• An influential communicator who can translate technical detail for executives, technical teams, and regulators alike

• Forward-looking and curious, always scanning for regulatory change and opportunities to improve processes

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, you’ll join a supportive, family-friendly culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the core.

You’ll enjoy:

• Free parking and subsidised on-site café

• Life & Disability Insurance

• Boost App membership and staff discounts

• Team-building events, guest speakers, and social gatherings

This is a rare chance to lead compliance at scale, shape global governance frameworks, and accelerate the international success of New Zealand technology.

Apply now to join #TeamGallagher.

Applications are proposed to close at 5:00pm on 27th March.

Please note: that we may keep this advert open until the ideal applicant is found or close it earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. If this opportunity feels right for you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible — we’d love to hear from you!