Security Systems Manager

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states:
Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition.

We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary The Security Systems Manager leads the planning, deployment, operation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of enterprise physical security technologies across Xcel Energy's facilities and critical infrastructure. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, perimeter security, and related security technology systems.

The position provides leadership to regional security systems personnel, manages vendor relationships, oversees security technology projects, and partners closely with business stakeholders to ensure security solutions align with operational needs, regulatory requirements, and enterprise security standards.

This leader plays a critical role in advancing the company's physical security technology modernization efforts, including enterprise platform standardization, system integration, and emerging security technologies.

Essential Responsibilities Delivery:
Establish and deliver against tactical departmental goals to achieve overall Enterprise Security Services (ESS) strategic plans, objectives, and goals, including reliable operation, lifecycle management, and modernization of enterprise physical security systems.

Talent Development:
Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse and high-performing team; create an environment of continuous learning, technical proficiency, accountability, and career development.

Audit and Compliance:
Lead efforts to ensure departmental compliance with internal and sector policies and regulatory requirements; drive timely corrective action for issues, findings, or deviations, and ensure security technology controls align with enterprise risk-mitigation strategies.

Industry and Sector Awareness:
Stay abreast of industry and sector trends, threats, emerging technologies, and best practices to advise leadership and partner teams on when to innovate and when to use proven approaches. Maintain awareness of current and potential risks to the company, critical infrastructure, and sector.

Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in Technology, Science, Business, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of experience in related field/sector, including 5 years experience managing a team. Demonstrated verbal/written communication and presentation skills. Ability to understand complex technical and/or business information.

Demonstrated ability to work across organization boundaries and influence others. Ability to define and manage internal projects and milestones. Ability to both lead…