Senior Director, Americas Security & AI Ops

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials seeks an experienced Senior Director, Americas Security Operations, to lead regional physical security, resiliency, and crisis management across the Americas. This on-site role is based in Santa Clara, CA, reporting to the Chief Security Officer and partnering with IT, HR, Facilities, and Legal.

The ideal candidate combines 10+ years in security leadership with strong executive presence, AI proficiency, and the ability to drive governance, risk management, and security

Qualifications

• Proven success leading corporate security programs.
• Ability to influence across executive teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional physical security, resiliency, and crisis management programs across the Americas.

Skills

Security leadership

Crisis management

Executive protection

AI tools & workflows

Security operations

Data analytics

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in security/related field

Tools

Python

Job description

Applied Materials seeks an experienced Senior Director, Americas Security Operations, to lead regional physical security, resiliency, and crisis management across the Americas. This on-site role is based in Santa Clara, CA, reporting to the Chief Security Officer and partnering with IT, HR, Facilities, and Legal.

The ideal candidate combines 10+ years in security leadership with strong executive presence, AI proficiency, and the ability to drive governance, risk management, and security