Senior VP, Physical Security & Protective Intelligence

WesBanco, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

WesBanco, Inc. seeks a Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence to lead enterprise security strategy, policy, and risk-based governance for employees, customers, facilities, and assets.

The role serves as the bank's senior advisor for protective intelligence, threat management, and law enforcement coordination, providing guidance rather than daily operations. Requires strong governance and incident-management leadership with quarterly travel.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of physical security governance, risk management, threat assessment, protective intelligence, and crisis management.
• Ability to distinguish governance and oversight from first-line execution and influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including executive briefings and board-level reporting.
• Ability to evaluate physical security technologies and services from risk and regulatory perspectives.
• Experience coordinating with law enforcement, regulators, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains enterprise physical security strategy, governance framework, and multi-year program roadmap.
• Establishes policies, standards, risk criteria, and accountability across governance and operations.
• Provides oversight of physical security operations and incident management without daily operational control.
• Leads enterprise risk assessments, maintains risk registers, and reports to executives.
• Oversees protective intelligence, threat management, and executive threat briefings.
• Represents the bank with law enforcement, intelligence partners, and information-sharing organizations.
• Provides governance support for significant incidents and investigations, coordinating with Legal, HR, Compliance, Risk, and operations.
• Leads threat and workplace violence governance, including executive risk assessments and protective recommendations.
• Sets enterprise requirements and standards for security technologies and reviews lifecycle risks.
• Supports regulatory examinations and audit processes, coordinating remediation actions.
• Advises crisis management, emergency preparedness, and business continuity teams.
• Prepares board-level reporting on risk, program maturity, and remediation.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Threat assessment

Protective intelligence

Workplace violence prevention

Investigations

Crisis management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

WesBanco, Inc. seeks a Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence to lead enterprise security strategy, policy, and risk-based governance for employees, customers, facilities, and assets.

The role serves as the bank's senior advisor for protective intelligence, threat management, and law enforcement coordination, providing guidance rather than daily operations. Requires strong governance and incident-management leadership with quarterly travel.