Global Physical Security Lead

sierra.ai; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Life Insurance

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Fertility & family-building benefits

Lunch, snacks, and coffee

Discretionary benefit stipend

Free alphorn lessons

Job summary

Sierra, a leading customer-facing AI platform, seeks a Physical Security Lead to build and run our global security program from the San Francisco base. You will shape policy, oversee access control, video, and incident response while coordinating with IT, Workplace, and Legal teams as we expand across North America, Europe, and Asia.

You will manage multi-site security, supervise vendor relationships, and lead risk assessments and emergency planning, ensuring defense-in-depth and executive

Qualifications

• 8+ years in corporate physical security, global security, or security operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Sierra's global physical security program from the ground up, protecting people, offices, events, and information as we grow across regions.
• Set the strategy, standards, and operating model for the function with a budget and metrics.
• Own badge access, video, intrusion detection, and visitor management strategy and governance.
• Define security requirements for new offices and build-outs across sites with partners.
• Secure executive areas and conduct TSCM sweeps and visitor controls; coordinate with People and Legal.
• Own Sierra's Physical Security Policy and drive closure from customer security assessments.
• Lead incident response and emergency preparedness; run drills and coordinate with authorities.
• Plan security for events and travel; manage guard contracts and vendor relationships across sites.

Skills

Experience in corporate physical

Program building

Security systems integrations

Risk & threat assessment

Incident leadership

Multi-site & international

Partnership & communication

San Francisco base with travel

Tools

Verkada

Brivo

Avigilon Alta

Genetec

Envoy

Okta

Job description

Sierra, a leading customer-facing AI platform, seeks a Physical Security Lead to build and run our global security program from the San Francisco base. You will shape policy, oversee access control, video, and incident response while coordinating with IT, Workplace, and Legal teams as we expand across North America, Europe, and Asia.

You will manage multi-site security, supervise vendor relationships, and lead risk assessments and emergency planning, ensuring defense-in-depth and executive