Director, Global Security Operations

McKesson; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Director of Global Security Operations in Richmond, VA. The role leads global security operations to protect employees, executives, facilities, and assets, reporting to the VP of Global Security & Environmental Health & Safety.

It requires strategic and operational leadership for incident management, investigations, protective services, and crisis response across regions. The position emphasizes developing security strategies, risk mitigation, and a security audit program.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional security experience and 4+ years of management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or related field; CPP/PSP preferred.
• Experience leading security incidents, investigations, and executive protection.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations across facilities, offices, and projects.
• Establish operating standards and governance for security programs.
• Lead enterprise security incident management and response coordination.
• Lead investigations involving workplace violence, theft, fraud, and threats.
• Direct protective services for executives and manage travel and event security.

Skills

Executive protection

Incident response

Security operations

Threat management

Investigations

Security risk mitigation

Access control

CCTV systems

Badging/access management

Security leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or related field

CPP/PSP certification preferred

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Director, Global Security Operations

Location

Richmond. VA (hybrid (3 times/week or on-site full time))

Competitive base pay, bonus and benefit eligible

Position Overview:

The Director, Global Security Operations is responsible for leading the organization’s global security operations function, ensuring the protection of employees, executives, facilities, assets, information, and business operations. Reporting to the VP, Global Security & Environmental Health & Safety, this role provides strategic and operational leadership for incident management, investigations, protective services, event security, crisis response, and regional security operations.

The Director develops and executes operational security strategies that identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the organization while maintaining a safe and secure environment for employees and business activities. The role will also be responsible for instituting a facility security audit program. This position requires a highly experienced corporate security leader with strong operational expertise, exceptional judgment, and the ability to manage complex security challenges in a global business environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations across all facilities, corporate offices, business activities, and special projects
• Establish operating standards and governance processes for security operations programs while ensuring consistent implementation of security policies and procedures
• Lead the enterprise security incident management program and oversee security incident response and coordination for events affecting personnel, facilities, operations, assets, and reputation
• Lead global security investigations involving workplace violence, theft, fraud, misconduct, threats, policy violations, workplace disruptions, and other security-related matters
• Lead protective services programs supporting executives, board members, and other designated personnel; overseeing risk assessments, advance planning, travel security, and event security operations
• Institute security trainings for employees and operations globally
• Support Fleet operations through the continued deployment of security and compliance requirements
• Partner with real estate, facility and property management teams on physical security requirements and deployments
• Design, deploy, and manage a physical security audit program to assess adherence to established policies, standards, and security controls

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience. 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience

Specialized Knowledge / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business, Public Administration, Homeland Security, or a related field
• CPP, PSP, or other relevant professional designations preferred
• Significant experience managing security incidents, investigations, and executive protection activities
• Experience managing workplace security operations and regional security functions with a strong understanding of workplace violence prevention, threat management, and security risk mitigation
• Demonstrate developing and managing enterprise incident response programs and leading cross-functional response efforts during complex security events and crises
• Experience conducting and overseeing corporate investigations with knowledge of investigative methodologies, interviewing techniques, and case documentation
• Management of executive protection programs and protective intelligence activities while understanding executive travel security and event security planning
• Understanding of access control architecture, CCTV systems, visitor credentialing and badging/access management operations
• Prior experience in law enforcement, federal service, intelligence, military security, or corporate security leadership roles

About McKesson Medical-Surgical

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS), which is expected to become Wellverse in early 2027, is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets – often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care – include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8,000 employees, a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles, we collaborate with more than 2,200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200,000 customer accounts across the U.S. Our catalog includes more than 270,000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products – from bandages to specialty pharmaceuticals and COVID-19 tests.

Career Level - M4

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$121,500 - $202,500

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.