Ryan Hurley

Background

About Ryan Hurley

Experienced, strategic, and human-centred - I'm a safety executive with 15+ years’ experience in transformative safety outcomes across aviation, logistics, utilities, and government sectors. I specialise in shaping enterprise safety strategy, uplifting culture, and embedding systems thinking in complex, high-risk operational environments. My leadership spans national and multi-site organisations, where I’ve led enterprise-wide digital safety transformations, guided regulatory engagement (including CASA, Comcare, ATSB), and overseen Safety Management System governance at executive levels. I bring depth across WHS and aviation regulation, human factors, fatigue risk management, investigations, safety assurance, and safety data analytics—matched with a proven ability to lead high-performing teams and drive cultural safety maturity. What sets me apart is my ability to merge regulatory rigor and operational reality with a fit for purpose safety system while maintaining a people-first approach. I believe great safety leadership is not just about systems - it's about building trust, fostering accountability, and creating workplaces where safety is lived, not just logged. Key Strengths: • Safety strategy and transformation across complex, regulated industries • Strong regulator relationships and enterprise compliance leadership • Advanced safety analytics, digital tools, and reporting to executive/board • Cultural safety uplift and enabling success • Proven record in turning systems into outcomes, and people into safety