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Strategic Engagement Lead

Underwriters Laboratories Inc, Evanston, Illinois, us, 60208

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Strategic Engagement The **Strategic Engagement Lead** will provide strategic and operational support to the President & CEO and senior leadership, leading coordination and execution of the external engagement portfolio to advance the mission of UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE) to make the world safer, more secure, and sustainable. The Strategic Engagement Lead will manage executive facing engagement planning, coordination of centralized external events and engagement calendar, and logistics to ensure the right leaders are effectively represented across high-impact external forums, partnerships, and events. As a partner to senior leadership, the Strategic Engagement Lead will support preparation and follow-through for executive interactions, translating outcomes into coordinated action across teams. The Strategic Engagement Lead will leverage strong stakeholder coordination, executive support, and operational expertise to enable effective, well-orchestrated external engagement across a diverse partner ecosystem , we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have created new safety standards and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Standards teams who develop the standards required to put that knowledge into practice.**Strategic Engagement Lead you** will play a key role in the rapid growth of

experience working at : Our people make us special. You’ll work with a diverse team of experts respected for their independence and transparency and build a network, because our approach is collaborative. We collaborate across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response that today’s global challenges require.additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. Depending on your role, you may be able to discuss flexible working arrangements with your manager. We also provide employees with paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days. All employees at UL Standards & Engagement are eligible for bonus compensation. We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans and a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Moreover, we invest an **While no one candidate will embody every quality, the successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:**Demonstrated experience supporting and staffing senior executives in high-stakes, external-facing environments.Proven ability to manage complex workflows, competing priorities, and sensitive information with minimal oversight. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce polished, executive-level materials. Strong relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate effectively across functions and with external partners. **Professional education and experience requirements for the role include:** Minimum 8 years of experience in business operations, project leadership, strategic planning and implementation or related work experience. Demonstrated experience supporting senior leaders and managing complex external engagements.Experience coordinating across multiple teams or functions in a complex organization

dedicated to advancing safety science research through the discovery and application of scientific knowledge. We conduct rigorous independent research and analyze safety data,

experts worldwide to address risks, share knowledge through safety education and public outreach initiatives, and develop standards to guide safe commercialization of evolving technologies. We foster communities of safety, from grassroots initiatives for neighborhoods to UL Standards & Engagement translates scientific discoveries into standards and policies that have the power to make a systemic impact on public safety throughout the world.

Distinguished by our independent research and informed foresight, we've been driving cutting-edge science into practical standards since 1903. Our extensive library of standards helps to make everyday things safer, more secure, and more sustainable, from life jackets to batteries to autonomous cars.

It’s a mission we pursue across the globe. We partner with leading minds and national standards bodies around the world to draw upon an ever-growing body of scientific knowledge from UL Research Institutes and global experts. Together, we're creating a dynamic road map to a safer future. #J-18808-Ljbffr