EMEA Regional Security Lead (Lisbon & Amsterdam)

Discord; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is building its Lisbon engineering hub and seeks a Regional Security Manager, EMEA to lead safety and security for Lisbon, Amsterdam, and remote EMEA staff. You will manage security operations, incident response, and partnerships with IT, Workplace Services and Facilities to safeguard people and the workplace.

The role requires extensive security experience, people leadership, and fluency in English plus another European language, with on-site duties at the Lisbon office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of physical security experience, especially corporate offices.
• 3+ years in people management and team leadership.
• Experience in project management and vendor relationships.
• Budget management, spend forecasting, and contract oversight.
• Expertise in access control and video management systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication; de-escalation skills.
• Ability to multitask, adapt to incidents, and travel as needed.
• English fluency plus another major European language.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety and security for Discord's Lisbon and Amsterdam offices and remote EMEA staff.
• Serve as in-office CorpSec representative: engage visitors, interviews, events, trainings.
• Support security operations across EMEA including events, travel, and protection.
• Act as incident response coordinator for Discord EMEA and lead exercises.
• Detect, triage, investigate and escalate threats to people and platform.
• Monitor security systems and architecture; ensure uptime and health.
• Collaborate with IT, Workplace Services, and Facilities to protect staff and guests.

Skills

Physical security

People management

Project management

Budgeting & forecasting

Access control

Video management

Communication & de-escalation

Incident response

Education

Tools

Brivo

Genetec

HID

Job description

Discord is building its Lisbon engineering hub and seeks a Regional Security Manager, EMEA to lead safety and security for Lisbon, Amsterdam, and remote EMEA staff. You will manage security operations, incident response, and partnerships with IT, Workplace Services and Facilities to safeguard people and the workplace.

The role requires extensive security experience, people leadership, and fluency in English plus another European language, with on-site duties at the Lisbon office.