Manager, Business Security

General Mills, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. in Mumbai seeks a Regional Security Lead to elevate awareness of information, cyber, and physical risk across India operations.

You will partner with leadership to integrate security measures into business strategies, conduct sensitive investigations, and coordinate with law enforcement and vendors. The role requires 10+ years of global security management experience, strong decision-making, and the ability to respond 24/7 to urgent incidents while communicating clearly with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles.
• 10+ years of related experience in security leadership or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to enable business by integrating security risk mitigations into strategies and operations.
• Support security management and incident response across Global Security platforms.
• Conduct awareness training and maintain relationships with law enforcement and government agencies.
• Engage in sensitive investigations covering fraud, misconduct, and security incidents.

Skills

Security management

Risk assessment

Cross-functional partnerships

Investigations

Executive protection

Vendor management

Emergency response

Law enforcement liaison

English proficiency

Local language proficiency

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Security technologies

Job description

**JOB OVERVIEW**This Regional Security Lead (RSL) role serves to elevate awareness around security, resilience, and privacy as Global Security’s primary interface across General Mills’ India business. The priority is to enable the business by proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating evolving information, cyber, and physical risks as well as assisting in the response to active threats. Along with other stakeholders, this position will work closely with fellow RSLs, all Global Security platforms, and Global Business Solutions - Solutions Development (GBS-SD) to align strategies and leverage relevant expertise.No. of reportees-2 Individual Contributors**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES****Partner with leadership to enable the business by ensuring appropriate security risk mitigations are integrated into business strategies and operations:*** Identify and Assess: Develop a deep understanding of key business strategies, operations, and processes to identify and assess evolving information, cyber, and physical security risks* Awareness: In close coordination with Global Security leadership, elevate awareness of these evolving risks with leadership and other key decision makers and partners* Mitigate: Identify and help deliver solutions (behavior, processes, and tools) that mitigate evolving security risks* Sustain: Contribute to the development of relevant policies, standards, and processes that provide a sustainable governance framework to protect General Mills**Security management and incident response:*** Advocate for and help implement strategies across all Global Security platforms* Support travel security, executive protection, and special events security activities* Conduct awareness training with relevant stakeholders to enhance preparedness around security, resilience, and privacy incidents* Maintain professional network of corporate security peers, security consultants/vendors, and officials within law enforcement and government agencies* Partner cross-functionally, to include external resources and government authorities, to respond most effectively to security, resilience, and privacy incidents**Sensitive investigations:**Partner with Global Security’s investigations platform and Law, HR, Finance as appropriate to support investigations covering a range of sensitive, complex matters regarding potential violations of company policies, crimes directed against the company, and other allegations of misconduct that may include, but are not limited to the following areas:-Fraud and theft-Corruption (conflicts of interest, bribery, kickbacks, etc.)-Extortion-Loss of confidential information and intellectual property-Threatening behavior-Purposeful product tampering-Counterfeits and diversions**Goals and actionable metrics:*** Develop and gain alignment on goals/targets* Identify progress, trends, and opportunities* Communicate results and findings* Continuously develop knowledge of evolving best practices through peer benchmarking, industry events/associations, and educational opportunities**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** Education: Bachelors* Minimum years of related experience required: 10 years**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** Education: Masters* Minimum years of related experience required: 10+ years**SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED*** Global security management experience, including strategy development, metrics, and exception-based reporting* Ability to integrate security and risk management into business decisions and improve related processes* Broad knowledge of information, cyber, and physical security* Experience building cross-functional partnerships and strengthening security awareness* Experience conducting sensitive, complex investigations* Ability to respond decisively to urgent matters, including 24/7 situations* Professional relationships with law enforcement and government agencies* Knowledge of physical security technology, event security, and vendor management* Advanced English and professional proficiency in the local language* Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills in ambiguous or conflicting situations* Ability to manage shifting priorities and multiple projects* Executive presence, confidence, and effective verbal and written communication* Continuous learning mindset* Discretion, integrity, accountability, and ownership* Strategic thinking with a focus on measurable results