Global Director, Physical Security & Strategy

WSP Global Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 133,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in the United States seeks a Global Director, Physical Security to lead the development and translation of global security policy into scalable actions across offices, labs, and warehouses.

Reporting to the Head of Global Facilities and Physical Security, this senior role oversees security operations, risk assessment, and technology deployment while collaborating with regional Workplace teams to balance governance with regional needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Risk Management, Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Typically 12+ years of progressive corporate physical security experience including leadership across countries or regions.
• Experience implementing enterprise physical security programs, policies, standards, risk assessments, and control frameworks.
• Strong operational experience overseeing security services and physical security technology across a dispersed portfolio.
• Experience integrating physical security requirements into real estate, design, construction, and facilities management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the rollout and ongoing management of the global physical security risk assessment program across sites.
• Oversee day-to-day physical security operations across offices, laboratories, and warehouses.
• Define service expectations, performance measures, and escalation paths for regional teams and vendors.
• Collaborate with IT, cybersecurity, privacy, procurement, and project teams on architecture, data protection, and lifecycle needs.
• Embed security requirements into real estate, relocations, renovations, and major restacks.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Security operations

Vendor governance

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Security Management or related discipline

Job description

WSP Global Inc. in the United States seeks a Global Director, Physical Security to lead the development and translation of global security policy into scalable actions across offices, labs, and warehouses.

Reporting to the Head of Global Facilities and Physical Security, this senior role oversees security operations, risk assessment, and technology deployment while collaborating with regional Workplace teams to balance governance with regional needs.