LATAM Regional Security Director — Lead Crisis & Risk

The Great Yellow Brick Company; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing app

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Job summary

The LEGO Group seeks a Director of Regional Security, LATAM, to lead security operations across the LATAM region, including Monterrey, Mexico. You will shape security strategy, manage risk, and oversee crises while guiding a team of professionals to protect people, assets and continuity.

You will coordinate with Legal, People Operations, and site leadership, manage outsourced providers, and drive incident response and investigations with a global security mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in security within manufacturing or operational sites.
• Experience in international and multicultural organizations.
• Strong risk assessment and security solution design experience.
• Experience with access control and CCTV systems, Genetec preferred.
• Crisis management and emergency response program leadership.
• Advanced English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop regional security team across LATAM with engagement and capability building.
• Oversee day-to-day security operations across LATAM, ensuring compliance with standards, budgets, KPIs and audits.
• Manage outsourced security providers and vendor partnerships for performance and cost effectiveness.
• Drive regional risk assessment and business impact analysis to protect LEGO assets, facilities, IP, and staff.
• Ensure security systems and infrastructure meet global standards and certification requirements.
• Lead security project delivery, installations and expansions with stakeholders.
• Direct investigations related to theft, fraud and loss prevention in collaboration with Legal and HR.
• Lead crisis management preparedness, emergency response planning, and business continuity initiatives.
• Coordinate crisis response activities during incidents with clear communication to stakeholders.
• Provide security expertise in executive protection, event security, travel security, and security assessments.

Skills

People leadership

Corporate security

Risk assessment

Crisis management

Stakeholder management

Access control & CCTV

English proficiency

Tools

Genetec

Job description

The LEGO Group seeks a Director of Regional Security, LATAM, to lead security operations across the LATAM region, including Monterrey, Mexico. You will shape security strategy, manage risk, and oversee crises while guiding a team of professionals to protect people, assets and continuity.

You will coordinate with Legal, People Operations, and site leadership, manage outsourced providers, and drive incident response and investigations with a global security mindset.