Product Safety Manager
Product Safety Manager
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Job Description
The Product Safety Manager will be responsible for overseeing the safety compliance for our new line of decorative lighting products. This role will lead a team of QA auditors to ensure that products comply with rigorous safety standards using our testing protocols and criteria. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering and proven expertise in managing product safety programs particularly in consumer goods with electrical components.
This fulltime position reports to the Chief Safety Officer and is expected to work in a hybrid model which currently includes Monday Tuesday and Wednesday in our Burlingame and Redwood City offices. Frequent international travel to manufacturing facilities in Asia is required.
What youll do:
- Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with relevant safety regulations and standards (e.g. UL CE IEC and other applicable international standards)
- Conduct safety risk assessments and hazard analyses (FMEA Fault Tree Analysis) for electrical components and finished products
- Oversee product testing protocols including validation of safety features
- Program Leadership
- Refine update and enhance existing safety guidelines and testing protocols based on evolving product lines and new regulatory requirements
- Lead incident investigations for safetyrelated issues and coordinate corrective actions with factories
- Regulatory & Documentation
- Maintain documentation for safety certifications test results and compliance reports
- Contribute to development of safety labels user manuals and warnings compliant with global safety standards (e.g. UL 588 IEC 60598
- CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Provide technical guidance to internal teams including product development compliance and sourcing teams
- Partner with R&D engineering and legal teams to integrate safety into product design
- Train factory staff and QA auditors on safety protocols and emerging regulations
What you bring to the table:
- Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or a related field; Masters preferred
- 5 years of experience in product safety management with a focus on electrical/consumer products
- Technical skills:
- Expertise in electrical safety standards and testing methodologies
- Proficiency in risk assessment tools (FMEA Fault Tree Analysis)
- Familiarity with other compliance areas such as EMC Wireless and Environmental compliance
- Excellent problemsolving skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and ability to work crossfunctionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Willingness to travel internationally frequently (up to 40 of the time) to inspect factories and oversee testing processes
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in consumer electronics
- Knowledge of reliability engineering and statistical analysis for safety data
- Handson experience with lab testing equipment and product certification processes
- Proven leadership skills with experience managing QA auditors or safety teams
About Us: Balsam Brands is a global omnichannel retailer with roots in holiday and home dcor. Our flagship brand Balsam Hill is recognized for its quality and craftsmanship and beginning in 2026 as the new licensee for GE holiday lighting were excited to expand our portfolio through partnership with a strong established strive for excellence in everything we do and present a unique opportunity for those seeking to have a meaningful impact in a peoplefirst company that values relationship building authenticity and doing the right thing. We have steadily growing teams in Boise the Bay Area Dublin the Philippines Canada and Mexico.
The companys mission is to create joy together. We empower our team and partners to love what they do provide products and experiences that inspire meaningful moments with family and friends and give back to our families and communities in impactful ways. When you join Balsam Brands youll find a culture of caring people doing challenging work and building a welcoming workplace.
- Check out our flagship brand Balsam Hill:
- Balsam Brands in Forbes: Brands on LinkedIn: Balsam Brands we strive to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. For permanent fulltime team members our current package includes:
- Competitive compensation including a cashbased incentive plan; salary is reviewed yearly and may be adjusted as part of the normal compensation review process
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision coverage with 100 of monthly premiums covered for team members and 85 employerpaid premiums for other coverage tiers that include dependents
- Up to $2000 annual funding toward HSA accounts
- Medical transit dependent care FSA
- Infertility coverage offered on all medical plans
- Generous parental leave program and flexible return options
- Companypaid life and AD&D insurance
- Companypaid short and longterm disability insurance
- 401(k) with dollarfordollar company match up to $4000 per calendar year
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other mental health and wellness perks
- Paid holidays annual shutdown week PTO and volunteer timeoff (VTO) packages
- Paid 5week sabbatical leave after 10 years of employment
- Annual continuous learning benefit up to $1000 per person per fiscal year
- Up to $300 flexible reimbursement to support setup of new team members workfromhome environment
- Generous team member merchandise discount
- Valuable extras: identity theft protection subsidized parking monthly wellness pet insurance accident & critical illness insurance
The base pay range for this position is: $119000 to $149000. Please note that placement within the posted salary range is based on several factors including geographic location experience skills alignment with role requirements and other jobrelated factors. It is uncommon for offers to be made at the top of the range as this typically reflects a candidate who exceeds all role requirements and brings significant directly applicable experience. We benchmark our pay ranges against current external data sources and regularly review compensation for our team members. Balsam Brands is committed to providing our team members with an internally fair externally competitive and fiscally prudent total compensation package administered in a simple and consistent manner.
At Balsam Brands we strive to build a diverse equitable and inclusive team to fulfill our purpose to create joy together. Balsam Brands is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds ages abilities and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity religion national origin citizenship marital or family status disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy or caregiver status veteran status or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application and interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
