Role Description
This senior leadership role is responsible for protecting the organization's people, assets, facilities, information, and reputation through enterprise security strategy and governance. Depending on company structure, the role may focus more on physical/corporate security, enterprise resilience, investigations, or integrated security operations.
- Chief Security Officer (CSO) typically owns enterprise-wide security strategy across corporate, physical, and sometimes cyber domains
- Security Director often leads operational security programs, regional security, or specialized security functions
- Corporate Security Head usually focuses on physical security, executive protection, investigations, facilities risk, and business continuity
Key Responsibilities
- Defining enterprise security strategy, policies, and governance frameworks
- Protecting employees, offices, sites, warehouses, and critical assets
- Overseeing physical security systems, access control, CCTV, alarms, and guard services
- Leading crisis management, incident response, and business continuity planning
- Managing investigations involving fraud, theft, misconduct, or security breaches
- Conducting threat, travel, geopolitical, and site risk assessments
- Supporting executive protection and VIP security when required
- Ensuring compliance with security regulations, standards, and internal controls
- Managing third-party security vendors, budgets, and contracts
- Reporting security risks and resilience readiness to executive leadership or board committees
Qualifications (Must-have)
- Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Business, Risk Management, or related field
- 10–20+ years of experience in corporate security, law enforcement, military, investigations, or enterprise risk roles
- Proven leadership experience managing enterprise or regional security programs
- Strong knowledge of physical security operations and risk management frameworks
- Experience in crisis management and incident response leadership
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and decision-making under pressure
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead multi-site or multinational security operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications such as ASIS International CPP / PSP, or business continuity credentials
- Experience with enterprise security systems such as Genetec Security Center, LenelS2 OnGuard, or similar systems
- Background in multinational corporations, critical infrastructure, logistics, banking, or manufacturing sectors
- Experience integrating physical security with cyber risk teams
- Strong exposure to fraud prevention, investigations, insider risk, or supply chain security
- Experience leading regional crisis events, travel risk, or geopolitical response programs
- Familiarity with ISO standards such as ISO 22301 or ISO 28000
- MBA or advanced leadership training preferred
