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Director, Network Facility Security

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics · Frankfort, IL · 1 wk ago
Management$161k–$201k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the executive owner of the U.S. customer contractual security program.
  • Interpret customer security requirements and translate them into standardized operational policies and procedures.
  • Ensure all security obligations are implemented, documented, maintained, and audited throughout the customer lifecycle.
  • Partner with Commercial, Customer Success, Solutions Design, and Operations teams during customer pursuits, onboarding, and implementations.
  • Act as the primary executive contact for customer security matters, audits, escalations, and compliance reviews.
  • Establish scalable governance processes to ensure consistent execution of customer security requirements across all U.S. locations.
  • Own the physical security governance program for all U.S. Contract Logistics facilities.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise security standards, policies, procedures, and operating guidelines.
  • Implement network-wide security scorecards, performance metrics, and executive reporting.
  • Lead customer, internal, and third-party security audits.
  • Ensure timely remediation and sustainable closure of audit findings.
  • Monitor ongoing compliance with contractual, corporate, and regulatory security requirements.
  • Conduct facility security assessments and enterprise-wide risk evaluations.
  • Identify vulnerabilities and prioritize mitigation activities based on business and customer impact.
  • Partner with site leadership to establish corrective actions and drive long-term compliance.
  • Lead investigations involving significant physical security incidents.
  • Develop preventive controls and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce future risk.
  • Provide security approval and governance for new facilities, customer implementations, expansions, and major facility modifications.
  • Ensure security requirements are incorporated during facility design and implementation phases.
  • Establish standards for access control, CCTV systems, visitor management, intrusion detection, perimeter security, key control, guard services, and physical security technologies.
  • Partner with Engineering, Facilities, Construction, IT, and Operations teams to certify facilities are customer-ready prior to launch.
  • Collaborate with global Security, Operations, Compliance, Engineering, and Quality teams to drive standardized security programs and practices.
  • Support enterprise security policy development and audit methodologies.
  • Share best practices, lessons learned, emerging threats, and customer expectations across regions.
  • Support global customer audits and enterprise compliance initiatives involving U.S. operations.
  • Lead, mentor, and influence cross-functional teams responsible for security program execution.
  • Partner with Operations leadership to ensure security supports operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
  • Develop annual operating plans, budgets, capital investment strategies, and multi-year security roadmaps.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, customer focus, and operational discipline.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of leadership experience in physical security, corporate security, logistics, supply chain, or distribution operations.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multi-site security programs across the United States.
  • Experience managing customer contractual security requirements within logistics, manufacturing, distribution, or third-party logistics environments.
  • Experience leading customer audits, compliance programs, and risk management initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of physical security technologies, governance frameworks, and compliance programs.
  • Prominent ability to influence senior leaders across Operations, Engineering, Facilities, Commercial, IT, Legal, and Compliance functions.
  • Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 40%.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Protection Professional (CPP).
  • Physical Security Professional (PSP).
  • Experience within third-party logistics (3PL), supply chain, fulfillment, or e-commerce operations.
  • Experience supporting Fortune 500 customer security programs.
  • Knowledge of CTPAT, TAPA, ISO 28000, and other supply chain security frameworks.

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