Global Security Program Manager

About the role

Site security business partner for major tier‑one facilities, offices, and laboratories. Responsible for implementing strategy, using effective tactics to assess and mitigate risk, driving situational and threat awareness, and continuously improving security through documented processes, SOPs, and best practices. The role requires strong problem‑solving and analysis skills, manages and delivers tactical security objectives, aligns with senior management, and supports employees in meeting their security responsibilities. Serves as Program Manager for all Global Security programs and systems—including travel security, duty of care, event security, controlled access, intelligence, guard service, and supply‑chain security—while coordinating contracts with outside vendors and leading Enterprise Security governance. Builds and maintains organizational readiness through management of the technology roadmap, risk register, and annual reporting.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Tactics
  • Owns local site security operations activities related to the protection of individuals, assets, and property.
  • Ensures high‑quality, uninterrupted security coverage at predetermined levels.
  • Executes security activities in accordance with budgetary and strategic plans.
  • Develops, implements, and manages site‑level security processes, practices, and policies; establishes calibrated standards and controls.
  • Serves as the local manager for security‑related crises and incidents.
  • Implements state‑of‑the‑art technology solutions and innovative security management techniques to safeguard personnel, assets, intellectual property, and trade secrets.
  • Determines site operational expenses and manages forecasts.
• Situational Awareness
  • Develops and delivers appropriate threat and awareness training.
  • Administers trainings required for compliance with security requirements.
  • Briefs site leadership and management on the status of security issues.
• Vulnerability and Threat Assessments
  • Supports local and regional global security assessment plans.
  • Organizes, conducts, and delivers written security assessment presentations and reports.
• Emergency Management and Crisis Response
  • Manages response to troubling persons, security‑related crises, incidents, and associated legal matters.
  • Writes, reviews, and submits formal security documentation such as incident reports, summaries, program proposals/recommendations, and other communications.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Compiles annual site risk assessments.
  • Creates detailed recommended courses of action to improve security levels.
  • Implements approved courses of action.
• Investigations
  • Collaborates on internal investigations and conducts interviews as needed.
  • Develops working relationships with law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
  • Conducts investigations into security‑related breaches and incidents.
• Global Programs Management
  • Maintains organizational readiness through management of global security programs and processes (annual reporting, risk register, technology roadmap, etc.).
  • Collaborates with Global Security leadership on governance cadences, report submission, and aggregation.
  • Contributes to the global common operating picture by maintaining a running estimate of all program statuses.
  • Develops and maintains solid cross‑functional relationships with stakeholders.
  • Available on‑call 24/7 to discuss or respond to anomalies, events, or emergencies.
• Acts with integrity and exercises sound independent judgment in carrying out responsibilities and other assigned activities.

Requirements

• Degree in Homeland Security, Security Management, Intelligence and Policy Analysis, or a closely related field (or local equivalent) – required.
• 7–10 years of full‑time experience leading and executing high‑level security responsibilities.
• 5+ years of people‑management or team‑lead experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of security operations management and best practices.
• Ability to understand and apply risk and security concepts.
• Working knowledge of regulatory environments, compliance programs, analytics, intelligence, and preventative security measures.

Competencies

• Strong sense of urgency, self‑awareness, and adaptability.
• Willingness to share bad news and highlight challenges.
• Ability to lead multiple sites and cross‑functional areas for the enterprise.
• Develops and implements operating plans and strategies with short‑to‑mid‑term business impact (1–3 years).
• Solves complex, undefined problems through extensive investigation and analysis to improve processes and systems.
• Influences others, communicates effectively, and can persuade executive leadership.
• Incorporates external factors into business strategy.
• Builds bridges and empowers cross‑functional teams.
• Creates an environment that encourages decision‑making and calculated risk‑taking.
• Fosters agility and a nimble organizational