Director, Global Physical Security Design

BNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a highly experienced leader to serve as Director of Global Physical Security Design. This role will establish and evolve global security design standards across BNY locations, aligning with best practices, threat landscapes, and regulatory expectations.

You will lead development of security design standards for physical controls, access control, video monitoring, and specialized secure spaces, partnering with internal stakeholders and third parties involved in office design,

Qualifications

• Significant experience in physical security design, architecture, engineering, construction, or a related discipline with leadership responsibility across multiple sites or regions.
• Strong knowledge of physical security systems and controls, including perimeter security, access control, video surveillance, and protective design measures.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise standards and technical design specifications for physical security environments.
• Knowledge of CPTED principles and their practical application in workplace and corporate environments.
• Experience partnering with architects, facilities teams, project managers, construction teams, and external vendors.
• Strong understanding of national and local building code considerations relevant to security design.
• Ability to balance security requirements, operational needs, user experience, and aesthetic considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and provide clear design guidance.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure BNY physical security design remains aligned with industry best practices and continues to evolve in response to the global threat landscape.
• Develop and maintain standards for physical security controls, including doors and hardware, turnstiles, gates, fences, vehicle barriers, and similar controls, in a manner that addresses threat exposure while supporting BNY aesthetic expectations.
• Create and maintain standards for access control systems and video monitoring across BNY-occupied locations.
• Design specialized security solutions and technical specifications to address unique security, operational, and audit requirements for special-use rooms and sensitive spaces.
• Manage and oversee the security design of new office projects and office remodels in partnership with third-party architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors to ensure BNY standards are consistently achieved.
• Review design options for BNY offices with a focus on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, partnering with architects and design teams to enhance employee and visitor safety.
• Collaborate with Facilities and related partners to ensure physical security design properly incorporates and addresses broader facilities security concerns.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, design approaches, and solutions to improve the effectiveness and maturity of BNY physical security.
• Work with appropriate third parties to ensure all BNY security designs comply with applicable national, regional, and local code requirements.
• Ensure all designs submitted to Construction Project Management comply with BNY physical security standards and requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for physical security design-related matters, providing subject matter expertise and guidance across projects and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Security design

Stakeholder management

CPTED knowledge

Tools

CAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Job description

Job Description

BNY is seeking a highly experienced and strategic leader to serve as Director of Global Physical Security Design. This role is responsible for establishing and evolving global physical security design standards across BNY locations, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, changing threat landscapes, regulatory expectations, and enterprise design requirements. The position will lead the development of security design standards for physical controls, access control, video monitoring, and specialized secure spaces, while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and third parties involved in office design, construction, and renovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure BNY physical security design remains aligned with industry best practices and continues to evolve in response to the global threat landscape.
• Develop and maintain standards for physical security controls, including doors and hardware, turnstiles, gates, fences, vehicle barriers, and similar controls, in a manner that addresses threat exposure while supporting BNY aesthetic expectations.
• Create and maintain standards for access control systems and video monitoring across BNY-occupied locations.
• Design specialized security solutions and technical specifications to address unique security, operational, and audit requirements for special-use rooms and sensitive spaces.
• Manage and oversee the security design of new office projects and office remodels in partnership with third-party architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors to ensure BNY standards are consistently achieved.
• Review design options for BNY offices with a focus on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, partnering with architects and design teams to enhance employee and visitor safety.
• Collaborate with Facilities and related partners to ensure physical security design properly incorporates and addresses broader facilities security concerns.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, design approaches, and solutions to improve the effectiveness and maturity of BNY physical security.
• Work with appropriate third parties to ensure all BNY security designs comply with applicable national, regional, and local code requirements.
• Ensure all designs submitted to Construction Project Management comply with BNY physical security standards and requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for physical security design-related matters, providing subject matter expertise and guidance across projects and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in physical security design, architecture, engineering, construction, or a related discipline, with leadership responsibility across multiple sites or regions.
• Strong knowledge of physical security systems and controls, including perimeter security, access control, video surveillance, and protective design measures.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise standards and technical design specifications for physical security environments.
• Knowledge of CPTED principles and their practical application in workplace and corporate environments.
• Experience partnering with architects, facilities teams, project managers, construction teams, and external vendors.
• Strong understanding of national and local building code considerations relevant to security design.
• Ability to balance security requirements, operational needs, user experience, and aesthetic considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and provide clear design guidance.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in CAD
• Proficiency in Revit
• Proficiency in Bluebeam

Preferred Characteristics

• Strategic thinker with strong attention to detail
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex, global environment
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Collaborative and partnership-oriented approach
• Ability to assess emerging risks and translate them into practical design standards

Primary Interfaces

• Global Security
• Facilities
• Construction Project Management
• Corporate Real Estate
• Architects, engineers, and design consultants
• External vendors and integrators
• Audit and risk stakeholders, as needed

Role Purpose

This role is critical to ensuring that BNY’s global physical environments are designed to support safety, security, resilience, and operational effectiveness while maintaining consistency with enterprise standards and design expectations.

About Us

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits And Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.