Chief of Physical Security Governance & Intelligence

WesBanco, Inc.; Williamstown (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WesBanco, Inc. is seeking a Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence to lead the bank's enterprise security strategy. This role defines risk-based standards, policies, and escalation on protection of employees, customers, facilities, and assets.

You will advise senior leadership on threats, manage risk metrics, and coordinate with law enforcement and partners. The position emphasizes governance and program oversight over daily operations.

Qualifications

• ,Strong knowledge of physical security governance, risk management, threat assessment, protective intelligence, workplace violence prevention, investigations, and crisis management.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and executes the enterprise physical security strategy, governance framework, and multi-year program roadmap aligned to the Bank's risk appetite and business priorities.
• Establishes and maintains physical security policies, standards, control requirements, and risk assessment criteria, and defines clear roles, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability between governance and first-line operational teams.
• Provides oversight and constructive challenge of physical security operations, control execution, incident management, technology services, and third-party performance without assuming responsibility for daily operations.
• Leads enterprise and location-based physical security risk assessments, maintains the physical security risk register, and develops key risk indicators, metrics, and executive reporting to track risks, gaps, remediation, and program effectiveness.
• Develops and oversees a protective intelligence and threat management capability, assessing threats involving workplace violence, targeted violence, robbery, civil unrest, insider activity, criminal trends, executives, employees, facilities, and critical operations.

Skills

Governance & risk management

Threat assessment

Protective intelligence

Workplace violence prevention

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice / security fields

Job description

WesBanco, Inc. is seeking a Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence to lead the bank's enterprise security strategy. This role defines risk-based standards, policies, and escalation on protection of employees, customers, facilities, and assets.

You will advise senior leadership on threats, manage risk metrics, and coordinate with law enforcement and partners. The position emphasizes governance and program oversight over daily operations.