Bay Area Regional Security Leader - HQ Safety & Operations

EngineersOfAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord is seeking a Regional Security Manager for the Bay Area to lead its office security program and grow the security officer team at the San Francisco HQ. You’ll manage vendor guards, maintain security systems, and coordinate incident response while coordinating with IT and facilities to safeguard employees and guests.

This onsite role requires 5+ years in physical security with leadership experience, strong communication, and the ability to travel for training and events.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of physical security experience, including guard force management and corporate office security.
• 2+ years of people management experience.
• Experience with budgets, spend forecasting, and contracts.
• Experience with access control and video management systems (Brivo, Genetec, HID).

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety and security for Discord’s San Francisco HQ and European locations, including daily operations and long-term projects.
• Manage contract Security Officer teams and ensure high service levels.
• Serve as in-office security representative, handle inquiries, visitors, events, interviews, investigations and training.
• Develop SOPs and protocols for facility protection and personnel management within the vendor guard force.
• Act as incident response coordinator, lead exercises, and create training objectives.
• Define and manage KPIs/SLAs for security vendors and drive improvements.
• Monitor security systems, perform health checks, and plan security architecture (VMS, ACS, subsystems).
• Collaborate with IT, Workplace Services, and Facilities to ensure safety for employees and guests.

Skills

Security leadership

Vendor management

Project management

Budget management

Access control systems

Video management systems

Crisis response

Communication skills

On-call readiness

Travel readiness

Tools

Brivo

Genetec

HID access control

Job description

Discord is seeking a Regional Security Manager for the Bay Area to lead its office security program and grow the security officer team at the San Francisco HQ. You’ll manage vendor guards, maintain security systems, and coordinate incident response while coordinating with IT and facilities to safeguard employees and guests.

This onsite role requires 5+ years in physical security with leadership experience, strong communication, and the ability to travel for training and events.