Director, Global Security and Protection Services

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Location: Midwest, USA
Relocation: Yes

Security Management Resources is seeking candidates for a security and protection leadership role with our Fortune 500 client. This is a prime opportunity for a senior practitioner to advance their career by joining a prestigious global manufacturer. This position will provide leadership and direction to a diverse team of professionals chartered with enterprise-wide protection services. Headquartered in the Midwest United States, the successful candidate will regularly travel globally, sometimes on short notice.

A comprehensive total rewards package is on offer for this outstanding new role.

• Manage a department of professional-level security practitioners.
• Develop and leverage diverse third-party risk intelligence tools and platforms to gather, assess, and pinpoint global risks that can potentially affect the safety and security of all personnel.
• Initiate crisis management and business continuity strategies.
• Identify and remediate physical security vulnerabilities by conducting evaluations, surveys, and advance work.
• Create a culture of risk awareness and avoidance through the delivery of training programs and sessions.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and other key internal and external stakeholders to develop and ensure protection standards.
• Direct travel safety programs associated with executive service, including facilitation of assistance via contracted services.
• Recommend protection strategies and services for executives and provide residential safety measures and training programs.
• Establish and maintain global professional networks with senior law enforcement officials, international partners, including security, intelligence agencies, and private sector collaborators.

• An academic degree in a relevant field with a commitment to professional development for direct reports, others, and yourself.
• Previous counter terrorism experience within a federal law enforcement agency is preferred.
• Substantial experience directing people and programs within a large, geographically diverse organization, preferably within the manufacturing sector.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and foster trust, respect, and dependability across diverse audiences.
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to investigate and accurately interpret complex situations.
• Unwavering ethical standards and integrity with the ability to obtain a US Federal Government security clearance.
• Fluent in English;
  Spanish language skills are a plus.
• The ability to travel globally, sometimes on short notice.

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