Area Security Manager, Global Corporate Security

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Area Security Manager, where you'll lead security operations across various corporate sites in London. This role demands a seasoned professional with a passion for safety and security, responsible for implementing corporate security programs and managing incidents. You'll collaborate with local business leaders to enhance security measures and develop strategies to mitigate risks. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to shape security practices in a rapidly evolving environment, ensuring the safety of employees and visitors alike. If you're ready to make a significant impact in corporate security, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in security management in a global corporate environment.
• Experience managing service providers and conducting investigations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day security operations across multiple sites.
• Conduct security assessments and respond to incidents.

Skills

Security Operations

Risk Management

Crisis Communication

Project Management

Incident Investigation

Training Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice

Master's Degree in Business Management

Tools

SharePoint

Tableau

Asana

Smartsheet

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Area Security Manager, Global Corporate Security

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DESCRIPTION

Amazon Corporate Security is looking for an experienced, self-motivated, corporate security leader who embodies Amazon's Leadership Principles, in particular, Customer Obsession, Ownership, Earn Trust, and Bias for Action, to join the team as an Area Security Manager for London. The Area Security Manager reports to a Regional Security Manager, who leads a team of security experts. The Area Security Manager is responsible for implementation of all elements of the Corporate Security program at all Amazon corporate locations in their area of responsibility.
The Area Security Manager supports the Regional Security Manager with delivery and oversight of the day-to-day security operations at multiple sites across multiple locations in a highly ambiguous and dynamically fluid environment. The Area Security Manager conducts security assessments, ensures that the corporate sites meet or exceed all requisite security standards, and manages incidents and supporting crisis response. Finally, the Area Security Manager provides security consultancy to local business leadership, develops plans to mitigate gaps in security controls, and manages the guarding and access control programs.

Key job responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class security services focused on enhancing the safety and security of all Amazon employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Manage day-to-day security operations for a diverse portfolio of sites and customers with unique requirements.
• Be the trusted security advisor and subject matter expert in the assigned area of responsibility, through high quality communication and excellent briefing skills.
• Implement and improve security plans, policies, and programs.
• Coordinate security incident response.
• Respond to customer security concerns.
• Monitor the external threat environments in the defined area and take measures to minimize security risk to the business to the dynamic security environment.
• Successfully align ACS metrics, goals, and strategic direction across the geographic area to support the overall team and organizational mission.
• Earn trust through key customer and stakeholder engagements, and liaison with external partners.
• Communicate accurately and in a timely manner with stakeholders at the tactical and strategic level.
• Build and maintain close relationships with peers at other security functions at Amazon to exchange and share security concerns and collaborate on closing gaps and building best practices.

About the team
The Global Corporate Security team drives security operations for Amazon Corporate Security at corporate sites worldwide. Divided in three regions (Americas; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, and Africa) each led by a Head of Corporate Security, Global Corporate Security is a team of security experts who work closely together to protect and secure Amazon's people and business.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Criminal Justice, Security, Law Enforcement, Business Management, Accounting, International Relations or equivalent professional experiences.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in the security field in a global corporate environment or large-sized organization (e.g. NGO, public sector, police, or military), including experience in a managerial role.
• Experience managing service providers and vendors.
• Security operations, risk management, and crisis communication.
• Writing, reviewing, and publishing security standards and standard operating procedures.
• Training development and delivery.
• Security incident investigation.
• Project Management.
• Contract management.
Fluent in English, and able to communicate (written/verbal) clearly and concisely.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Business Management or equivalent, relevant certification, or experience.
• Experienced in corporate security for a global/large company.
• Understanding of crisis operations, risk management, and crisis communication best practices.
• Working knowledge of legal contracts, budgeting, and key terms.
• Substantive experience in physical security and technology.
• Experience writing and publishing security standards and policies.
• Skilled in developing metrics and in conducting security-related trend analysis.
• Experience in conducting basic investigations / fact finding.
• Skilled in the management and use of SharePoint, Tableau, Asana, Smartsheet, or other collaboration and work

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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