Director, Security Risk

Location: Remote; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Relocation: Yes, within the United States

SMR’s client is a privately held corporation with a prestigious portfolio of market-leading brands. An expansion of their security and risk management program has created a senior role that is perfect for an experienced leader.

The position reports directly to the Chief Security Officer, who will rely on you to assume responsibility for that role when required. This job is a perfect fit for you if you are a dynamic leader who excels working cross-functionally with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

Leadership
– Develop and implement global security, safety, and loss prevention programs aligned with enterprise goals.
– Manage third-party security vendor programs and assist in vetting and hiring contactors.
– Influence support for security risk initiatives across the organization.

Compliance
– Analyze data to ensure compliance with internal security policies.
– Facilitate compliance with government requirements and directives.

Crisis Management
– Implement operational plans for emergency events and crisis response.
– Work collaboratively to establish effective contingency planning.

Human Capital
– Support executive protection programs for executives and implement safety initiatives for domestic and international travelers.
– Research and deploy state-of-the-art security systems and measures designed to protect physical safety at all locations.

Intelligence
– Monitor and advise on imminent or emerging threats to the enterprise.
– Analyze security threats and trends.

Investigations
– Lead the corporate investigations program, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of investigative issues.
– Investigate and resolve security breaches.

Relationship Management
– Foster strong relationships with global intelligence entities, law enforcement agencies, and industry peers.
– Build trust with executive leadership through decisive action.

Risk Management
– Oversee security risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies.
– Develop services, findings and incident KPI’s for sites and corporate metrics.

Essential Skills

You Have:

• A BA or BS degree in a relevant field with continued professional development.
• Extensive experience leading people in a large geographically diverse organization, preferably within the global manufacturing sector.
• Demonstrated success leading programs in the fields of security, investigations, executive protection, and crisis management.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Global supply chain security experience.
• The ability to travel globally, sometimes on short notice.

Core Competencies

You Are:

• A visionary who can deliver strategies to take programs to the next level.
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers while earning their trust and respect.
• Organizationally and politically savvy with the knowledge of how to drive consensus both formally and informally despite conflicting demands.
• Action oriented with strong planning and process management skills and the ability to set goals and organize resources to achieve strategies efficiently and effectively.
• An active listener with strong conflict management skills who works to find common ground and enact cooperation.
• Fluent in English and conversational in Spanish.

We know…This is a lot of information about this fantastic job! If you are interested, want to contribute, and feel you have differing security and risk management skills and competencies that would be a good match, please let us know. If this isn’t your dream job, there may be another one we’re recruiting for that is. Don’t miss an opportunity to let us know about you!