Associate Director - Security Technology

Job Summary

Northeastern University seeks an Associate Director, Security Technology to provide senior-level leadership for the design, deployment, governance, and continuous improvement of security technology across its global campus network. This role has enterprise scope and strategic responsibility for physical security systems, infrastructure, and technology standards that support public safety, emergency management, and institutional resilience worldwide.

About the Role

This role has enterprise scope and strategic responsibility for physical security systems, infrastructure, and technology standards that support public safety, emergency management, and institutional resilience worldwide. The Associate Director serves as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to senior safety leadership, facilities, IT, and global campus stakeholders. The role balances strategy, architecture, and governance with operational oversight and complex project execution.

Strategic Leadership and Global Program Ownership

• Lead the enterprise security technology program for Northeastern’s global campus network, including CCTV, access control, alarms, emergency phones, radio systems, and emerging security platforms.
• Define and maintain global standards, architectures, and lifecycle strategies for security technology systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and resilience across all regions.
• Partner with senior safety, IT, facilities, and international leadership to align security technology strategy with institutional risk, growth, and capital planning priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on security technology investments, risk mitigation strategies, and system capabilities.

Project and Capital Program Management

• Act as the university’s senior security technology project lead for major renovations, new construction, and campus expansions across domestic and international sites.
• Represent public safety interests in design and construction meetings with Facilities, Design and Construction, architects, engineers, and external partners.
• Lead complex, multi-site security technology projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and transition to operations.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specifications, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments for capital and operational projects.

Operational Oversight and System Governance

• Provide executive oversight of daily security technology operations, ensuring system reliability, compliance, and performance across the global network.
• Establish and enforce governance, testing, maintenance, and audit processes for all security technology systems.
• Serve as system owner and primary administrator for enterprise public safety technology platforms, including servers, networks, and integrations.
• Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory considerations are embedded into all physical security technology deployments.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Coordination

• Lead and develop security technology staff through clear expectations, mentoring, workload prioritization, and performance management.
• Cookordination work across internal teams, including public safety operations, emergency management, IT, and facilities.
• Manage and oversee external vendors, integrators, and consultants, including performance monitoring and contract compliance.

Training, Consultation, and Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide expert consultation and technical guidance to public safety leadership, campus partners, and international sites.
• Develop and deliver training, documentation, and operational guidance for security technology users and stakeholders.
• Support emergency response, crisis management, and business continuity efforts through technology readiness and system integration.