Chief Physical Security & Risk Governance

WesBanco, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); 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 physical security governance program.

This role sets strategy, policy, standards, risk assessment methodology, oversight, reporting, and continuous improvement for protecting employees, customers, facilities, and assets. The position serves as the Bank's senior advisor for physical security risk, protective intelligence, threat management, and executive threat concerns,

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of physical security governance, risk management, threat assessment, protective intelligence, and crisis management.
• Ability to distinguish governance from first-line operational execution and to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive briefings, board reporting, policies, standards, risk assessments, and incident summaries.
• Ability to evaluate physical security technologies and services from risk, resilience, lifecycle, and regulatory perspectives.
• Strong relationship-management with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, and industry peers.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Experience briefing senior executives and translating threat/risk information into business recommendations.
• Experience working with federal, state, or local law enforcement and regulatory partners.
• Experience leading programs, personnel, investigations, or governance functions.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains enterprise physical security strategy and governance framework.
• Establishes policies, standards, and risk assessment criteria with clear roles and escalation paths.
• Provides oversight of operations and incident management without daily operational command.
• Leads risk assessments, maintains risk register, and reports on program effectiveness.
• Develops protective intelligence and threat management capabilities and briefs senior leadership.
• Serves as liaison with law enforcement, intelligence, and information-sharing partners.
• Advises on crisis management, business continuity, and post-incident reviews.
• Oversees vendor governance and third-party risk related to physical security.

Skills

Governance & risk

Threat assessment

Executive briefing

Communication skills

Relationship management

Leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or security-related field

Experience in lieu of degree

Job description

WesBanco, Inc. is seeking a Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence to lead the bank's enterprise physical security governance program.

This role sets strategy, policy, standards, risk assessment methodology, oversight, reporting, and continuous improvement for protecting employees, customers, facilities, and assets. The position serves as the Bank's senior advisor for physical security risk, protective intelligence, threat management, and executive threat concerns,