Senior Manager, Physical Security Threat Manager, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

The North America Physical Security Department is focused on delivering a best-in-class security program aligned with Vantage’s vision of becoming the leading industry physical security data center provider. Our mission is to safeguard our data center environments through comprehensive, scalable, and standardized physical security processes that deter threats, promote rapid incident response, ensure regulatory compliance, and support Vantage’s rapid growth.

The department leads all physical security efforts across North America, ensuring that every Vantage data center operates within a consistent, scalable, and standardized security framework. Our teams design and implement physical security programs, systems, and processes that deter threats, strengthen site resiliency, and enable rapid response to incidents. We partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Construction, IT, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that physical security is embedded into every phase of the asset lifecycle and supports Vantage’s rapid expansion.

The Senior Manager, Physical Security Threat Management is a leadership role responsible for the design, launch, and ongoing management of the organization’s physical security threat management program. This role will establish a scalable, intelligence-led security function that proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates threats to personnel, assets, operations, and facilities across a rapidly growing data center portfolio.

This position serves as both a people leader and a program architect. The Senior Manager will build and lead a threat management team while developing the processes, tools, and partnerships required to support executive decision‑making, incident prevention, and enterprise risk reduction. The role works cross‑functionally with Physical Security Operations, Executive Protection, Security Monitoring Center (SMC), Legal, Human Resources, EHS, IT, and external partners, including law enforcement and intelligence vendors.

This role requires a high degree of trust, autonomy, and accountability. The individual must be comfortable operating in ambiguity, supporting senior leadership, and managing sensitive information. Success in this role depends on proactive engagement, disciplined execution, and the ability to function as a force multiplier for the Physical Security organization.

• Design, launch, and mature a comprehensive physical security threat management program aligned to the organization’s risk profile and growth strategy.

• Establish intelligence collection, analysis, dissemination, and escalation frameworks focused on physical, geopolitical, insider, activist, criminal, and emerging threats impacting data center operations.

• Develop intelligence requirements, analytical standards, and reporting cadences to support tactical, operational, and strategic security decision‑making.

• Define key performance indicators and metrics to measure program effectiveness, threat trends, and risk reduction outcomes.

• People Leadership and Team Development

• Build, lead, and mentor a high‑performing threat management team, including analysts and senior analysts, fostering a culture of accountability, rigor, and continuous improvement.

• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, training paths, and career development plans for team members.

• Oversee workload prioritization, quality control, and analytical tradecraft standards across the team.

• Threat Assessment and Risk Management

• Lead the identification, assessment, and monitoring of credible threats to data center campuses, corporate offices,…