Middle East Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

The Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager serves as Air Products’ primary operational security interface with Joint Venture partners within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ensuring security arrangements are implemented, maintained, and continuously improved in line with host nation regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and industry best practice. This is a highly hands‑on operational role, requiring active involvement in day‑to‑day security operations rather than passive oversight.

The position demands direct engagement with Joint Venture leadership, site teams, and third‑party security providers to identify gaps, implement corrective actions, and mentor teams in building effective, sustainable security capability. The role is expected to work alongside partners to achieve compliance, not merely highlight deficiencies. The Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager has additional responsibility for the Monitoring & Response Centre (MaRC) and oversight of deployed third‑party security personnel, ensuring effective monitoring, response, and operational discipline.

The role routinely acts as the incident leader for security incidents, business disruptions, and crisis situations and supports senior leadership during the escalation and management of significant events. Operational credibility is central to the role. When required, the Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager will directly engage in CCTV and alarm monitoring, access control systems, communications dispatch, and on‑site security coordination, demonstrating leadership by example during both routine operations and elevated threat conditions.

The role partners closely with site leadership and employees to anticipate risks, strengthen preparedness, and embed a strong security culture, with a clear objective of protecting Air Products’ people, assets, reputation, and long‑term investments within Saudi Arabia. While strategic oversight of regional security remains with the Regional Global Asset Protection Leader, this role acts as the Arabic‑speaking deputy from a governance, Joint Venture, and host‑nation engagement perspective when required.

The Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager is responsible for the operational management, governance, and continuous improvement of security operations supporting Air Products’ Joint Ventures and assets within Saudi Arabia. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and requires regular interaction with senior internal stakeholders, Joint Venture leadership, external service providers, and host‑nation authorities. The position has accountability for the effective delivery of security operations, incident response, and service provider performance, with direct impact on the protection of people, assets, reputation, and investments.

Air Products’ Middle East operations represent a strategic growth market, encompassing a mature Industrial Gases business, an expanding Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) portfolio delivered through the Project Delivery Organization, and a diverse portfolio of Joint Ventures operating across the Region. The Security Operations & Joint Venture Manager operates within a complex, multi‑business environment, requiring regular engagement with internal…