Brand Protection and Security Manager

About the role

Based in Milpitas, CA, the Security Manager will report to the Director, Loss Prevention & Brand Protection. You will manage and guide the implementation of safety and security programs, including assessing and mitigating risks, maintaining continuity and resilience of operations, and safeguarding personnel, Flex and customer assets, all while ensuring compliance with company and government standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute security programs including physical security, asset control, supply chain security, travel security, executive protection, information security, and report progress to site management and business units.
• Manage security programs for assigned sites, perform and publish threat and vulnerability assessments, physical security surveys and designs, personal protection awareness and travel briefings, periodic threat advisories, route and destination surveys, and protective service assessments.
• Identify, develop, implement, and maintain security processes, practices, and policies at sites to eliminate risks, attend incidents, and limit exposure and liability in all areas of information, financial, physical, personal, and reputational risk.
• Perform investigations involving allegations within Corporate Security’s management, including burglary, theft, in-transit shortages, crimes against persons and property, and business abuse.
• Partner with Legal and Human Resources to assist with due diligence investigations as needed.
• Manage fraud, waste, and abuse reporting and information reward programs.
• Build strong partnerships across site and regional teams with customer security service providers, site management, and law enforcement to address risks, benchmark standards, and provide ethical and innovative solutions.
• Oversee criminal intelligence collection and research.
• Support site crisis management through resiliency programs and communicate policies and requirements to site management and employees.
• Administer counter-terrorism and counter-espionage programs.
• Assist Flex’s marketing efforts by establishing protection and risk plans for customer visits and conducting site visits with customers and their security representatives.
• Guide the activities of contract site security officers and other contracted security providers.
• Influence and maintain security metrics and awareness programs.
• Prepare and manage the site security budget and forecasting.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and training.
• Typically requires 9+ years of progressively responsible positions within corporate security or a related area.
• Strong communication skills and customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Advanced knowledge of the specific discipline and manufacturing operations business; knowledge of Flex business is a plus.
• Detailed expertise in complex functional/technical areas or broad knowledge across multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.
• Thorough knowledge of related security systems and software.
• Expert knowledge of the function and a comprehensive understanding of Flex and related business.