Security Manager

Overview

Waters Corporation is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Security Manager – Europe to lead the execution and continuous improvement of physical security programs across the region.

This role serves as a key operational leader, translating global security strategy into effective site-level execution across multiple countries while building strong partnerships with business leaders and supporting the Global Security Program. The ideal candidate is a proactive security professional with a strong background in physical security operations, investigations, and program development within a multi-country environment.

This individual will play a critical role in strengthening the organization’s security posture, enhancing site engagement, and driving a culture of safety and preparedness across Europe.

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all physical security and contract guarding operations across the United Kingdom and supporting EMEA initiatives as required.
• Lead and manage a regional security program supporting multiple sites, critical infrastructure, corporate offices, laboratories, manufacturing operations, and business functions within a complex multinational environment.
• Oversee contract security operations, ensuring delivery against agreed service levels, key performance indicators (KPIs), compliance standards, and operational expectations.
• Serve as the primary regional security leader and escalation point for critical incidents, operational disruptions, investigations, and crisis-related matters.
• Partner with Global Security leadership to execute regional security strategies, drive operational consistency, and support enterprise risk management objectives.
• Influence and advise senior business leaders on security risks, operational resilience, workplace safety, and protective security measures.

• Direct day-to-day regional security operations, including incident management, emergency response coordination, investigations, escalation management, and executive reporting.
• Lead crisis management and business continuity initiatives, including emergency preparedness planning, response coordination, after-action reviews, and corrective action implementation.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve security policies, procedures, standards, and operational frameworks aligned with corporate governance and industry best practices.
• Oversee physical security systems and infrastructure, including CCTV, access control systems, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, visitor management, and perimeter protection programs.
• Ensure regional operational readiness through security audits, tabletop exercises, drills, site assessments, and resilience testing activities.

• Conduct and oversee enterprise security risk assessments, threat evaluations, and vulnerability reviews across UK operations.
• Identify emerging risks and develop strategic mitigation plans that support operational continuity while balancing business needs and employee experience.
• Partner with site leadership, Facilities, HR, IT, Legal, and Health & Safety teams to strengthen site security posture and regulatory compliance.
• Support site expansions, relocations, new facility launches, and capital security improvement projects from planning through execution.
• Provide subject matter expertise on workplace violence prevention, travel risk management, executive support, and protective security design.

• Lead or support sensitive internal investigations involving workplace misconduct, theft, policy violations, security incidents, and other high-risk matters while maintaining confidentiality and appropriate escalation protocols.
• Prepare executive-level reports, security briefings, incident summaries, and risk assessments for senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Support executive protection coordination, leadership travel security planning, and high-profile corporate events as required.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security…