Director, Security

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 149,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. The Director, Corporate Security leads a proactive, risk-driven program protecting assets across generation sites, offices, and personnel, while overseeing the corporate travel program.

This role partners with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to embed security and travel considerations into daily operations, major projects, and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Criminal Justice, Security Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in corporate, government, or law enforcement, including leadership roles.
• Experience with local law enforcement, threat intelligence, geopolitical analysis, investigations, security risk management within corporate security.
• Demonstrated experience protecting geographically dispersed operational assets (e.g., energy, infrastructure, industrial environments).
• Experience managing or overseeing corporate travel programs and vendors preferred.
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles and security program development.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of security technologies and information systems.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (~25%).
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of enterprise security programs protecting generation sites, offices, and personnel, including standards for physical security design, access control, surveillance, and site hardening.
• Partner with Operations, EHS, and Development teams to ensure security is integrated across the full project lifecycle, including development, construction, and operations.
• Develop and implement an enterprise security risk management (ESRM) framework aligned with business priorities, including ongoing assessment of threats, vulnerabilities, and geopolitical risks.
• Drive a proactive security posture through intelligence, monitoring, and risk mitigation strategies, and define key security metrics to inform executive decision-making.
• Own and lead the end-to-end corporate travel program, including policy, governance, vendor management, and employee experience, ensuring alignment with safety, cost, and operational efficiency.
• Oversee travel operations, including policies, booking practices, approvals, and vendor relationships (e.g., travel management companies and International SOS), and ensure integration of travel risk considerations into broader processes.
• Monitor global conditions and provide guidance and advisories to employees and leadership regarding travel-related risks.
• Oversee and maintain a corporate investigations program addressing internal and external incidents, including theft, fraud, workplace violence, and threats to personnel or assets, in coordination with HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit.
• Identify trends and systemic risks arising from investigations and translate findings into preventative actions and improvements.
• Partner with Reliability Compliance to ensure alignment with NERC Reliability Standards and CIP requirements, supporting compliance across low, medium and high impact systems.
• Partner with crisis management and business continuity teams to support preparedness, exercises, and response efforts where security or travel risks are present, providing subject matter expertise on physical security and travel risk.
• Build and maintain relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and external security networks to strengthen situational awareness and response capabilities.
• Collaborate with Risk Management and Procurement to incorporate security and resilience requirements into vendor risk management and third-party engagements.
• Provide executive-level reporting on security risks, incidents, travel program performance, and overall program effectiveness.
• Provide discreet security support and risk-informed guidance for senior leadership travel and key engagements, ensuring measures are commensurate with risk and aligned with business priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Security program development

Travel program management

Geopolitical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Criminal Justice, Security Management, or related field

Tools

Security technologies

Information systems

Job description

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Director, Corporate Security Position Overview

The Director, Corporate Security is responsible for protecting the company’s critical assets—including generation facilities, corporate offices, and employees—through a proactive, risk-driven security program. This role leads the development and execution of an enterprise-wide security posture that anticipates threats, reduces vulnerabilities, and enables safe, resilient operations across all locations.

This position also owns and oversees the company’s corporate travel program, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-governed travel operations for employees and leadership worldwide. The Director will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to embed security and travel considerations into daily operations, major projects, and strategic initiatives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Lead the strategy and execution of enterprise security programs protecting generation sites, offices, and personnel, including standards for physical security design, access control, surveillance, and site hardening.
• Partner with Operations, EHS, and Development teams to ensure security is integrated across the full project lifecycle, including development, construction, and operations.
• Develop and implement an enterprise security risk management (ESRM) framework aligned with business priorities, including ongoing assessment of threats, vulnerabilities, and geopolitical risks.
• Drive a proactive security posture through intelligence, monitoring, and risk mitigation strategies, and define key security metrics to inform executive decision-making.
• Own and lead the end-to-end corporate travel program, including policy, governance, vendor management, and employee experience, ensuring alignment with safety, cost, and operational efficiency.
• Oversee travel operations, including policies, booking practices, approvals, and vendor relationships (e.g., travel management companies and International SOS), and ensure integration of travel risk considerations into broader processes.
• Monitor global conditions and provide guidance and advisories to employees and leadership regarding travel-related risks.
• Oversee and maintain a corporate investigations program addressing internal and external incidents, including theft, fraud, workplace violence, and threats to personnel or assets, in coordination with HR, IT, Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit.
• Identify trends and systemic risks arising from investigations and translate findings into preventative actions and improvements.
• Partner with Reliability Compliance to ensure alignment with NERC Reliability Standards and CIP requirements, supporting compliance across low, medium and high impact systems.
• Partner with crisis management and business continuity teams to support preparedness, exercises, and response efforts where security or travel risks are present, providing subject matter expertise on physical security and travel risk.
• Build and maintain relationships with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and external security networks to strengthen situational awareness and response capabilities.
• Collaborate with Risk Management and Procurement to incorporate security and resilience requirements into vendor risk management and third-party engagements.
• Provide executive-level reporting on security risks, incidents, travel program performance, and overall program effectiveness.
• Provide discreet security support and risk-informed guidance for senior leadership travel and key engagements, ensuring measures are commensurate with risk and aligned with business priorities.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Criminal Justice, Security Management, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in corporate, government, or law enforcement, including leadership roles
• Experience with local law enforcement, threat intelligence, geopolitical analysis, investigations, security risk management within corporate security
• Demonstrated experience protecting geographically dispersed operational assets (e.g., energy, infrastructure, industrial environments)
• Experience managing or overseeing corporate travel programs and vendors preferred
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles and security program development
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Working knowledge of security technologies and information systems
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (~25%)
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Professional certifications (CPP, PSP, PCI) preferred
• Experience leading complex investigations, including threat management, insider risk, or protective intelligence
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Portuguese) preferred

Base Pay

$149,000.00 - $206,000.00 USD Annual

Bonus: 30% - 40%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education and skills.
In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.

• Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.