Area Security Manager, Global Corporate Security
Job ID: 2958765 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.
Amazon Corporate Security is looking for an experienced, self-motivated, corporate security leader who embodies Amazon’s Leadership Principles, in particular, Customer Obsession, Ownership, Earn Trust, and Bias for Action, to join the team as an Area Security Manager for London. The Area Security Manager reports to a Regional Security Manager, who leads a team of security experts. The Area Security Manager is responsible for implementation of all elements of the Corporate Security program at all Amazon corporate locations in their area of responsibility.
The Area Security Manager supports the Regional Security Manager with delivery and oversight of the day-to-day security operations at multiple sites across multiple locations in a highly ambiguous and dynamically fluid environment. The Area Security Manager conducts security assessments, ensures that the corporate sites meet or exceed all requisite security standards, and manages incidents and supporting crisis response. Finally, the Area Security Manager provides security consultancy to local business leadership, develops plans to mitigate gaps in security controls, and manages the guarding and access control programs.
Key job responsibilities
1. Deliver best-in-class security services focused on enhancing the safety and security of all Amazon employees, contractors, and visitors.
2. Manage day-to-day security operations for a diverse portfolio of sites and customers with unique requirements.
3. Be the trusted security advisor and subject matter expert in the assigned area of responsibility, through high quality communication and excellent briefing skills.
4. Implement and improve security plans, policies, and programs.
5. Coordinate security incident response.
6. Respond to customer security concerns.
7. Monitor the external threat environments in the defined area and take measures to minimize security risk to the business to the dynamic security environment.
8. Successfully align ACS metrics, goals, and strategic direction across the geographic area to support the overall team and organizational mission.
9. Earn trust through key customer and stakeholder engagements, and liaison with external partners.
10. Communicate accurately and in a timely manner with stakeholders at the tactical and strategic level.
11. Build and maintain close relationships with peers at other security functions at Amazon to exchange and share security concerns and collaborate on closing gaps and building best practices.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Criminal Justice, Security, Law Enforcement, Business Management, Accounting, International Relations or equivalent professional experiences.
2. Minimum 7 years’ experience in the security field in a global corporate environment or large-sized organization (e.g. NGO, public sector, police, or military), including experience in a managerial role.
3. Experience managing service providers and vendors.
4. Security operations, risk management, and crisis communication.
5. Writing, reviewing, and publishing security standards and standard operating procedures.
6. Training development and delivery.
7. Security incident investigation.
8. Project Management.
9. Contract management.
10. Fluent in English, and able to communicate (written/verbal) clearly and concisely.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Master’s Degree in Business Management or equivalent, relevant certification, or experience.
2. Experienced in corporate security for a global/large company.
3. Understanding of crisis operations, risk management, and crisis communication best practices.
4. Working knowledge of legal contracts, budgeting, and key terms.
5. Substantive experience in physical security and technology.
6. Experience writing and publishing security standards and policies.
7. Skilled in developing metrics and in conducting security-related trend analysis.
8. Experience in conducting basic investigations / fact finding.
9. Skilled in the management and use of SharePoint, Tableau, Asana, Smartsheet, or other collaboration and work tools.
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