Vice President, Global Security and Safety

Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
Relocation: Yes

This senior leadership role is a terrific opportunity for a security subject matter expert to join one of the world’s largest, most recognizable brands that boasts industry-leading profitability.

Are you a high-level strategist who can empower teams to successfully transform organizational security, risk, and loss prevention programs for dynamic brands? Comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting involved on an operational level? If you’ve answered yes to these two questions, then this job, working for a company consistently awarded for its inclusive employment practices, is perfect for you!

Your mission as the Vice President, Global Security and Safety will be to envision, develop and implement comprehensive security strategies to safeguard a wide variety of assets around the world. The safety of the company’s employees, customers, affiliates, executives, and owners is equally paramount. You will also develop core teams to assess relevant risks, initiate loss prevention strategies, and ensure and maintain compliance. Success in achieving these goals will be driven by your customer service spirit and history of excellence in partnership with others.

Responsibilities

Leadership
– Innovate and implement global security, safety, and loss prevention programs aligned with enterprise goals.
– Conduct risk assessments to identify potential workplace threats and vulnerabilities and ensure initiative-taking measures are in place to safeguard physical assets, employees, executives, and intellectual property.

Compliance
– Ensure the design, implementation, and maintenance of physical security systems, including access control, surveillance, and alarm systems are state-of-the-art.
– Monitor regulatory requirements and industry standards to assess impact and ensure compliance.

Human Capital
– Develop and implement protection programs for executives.
– Initiate a process to assess security and related risks for all personnel traveling to high-risk locations.

Safety Training:
– Develop crisis management programs to mitigate risks and respond to incidents effectively.
– Develop and deliver security and life safety training programs for employees, fostering a security-conscious and safety-first culture within the organization.

Financial
– Develop programs and processes designed to mitigate fraud and economic loss.
– Refine and ensure successful programs are on target.

Relationship Management
– Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive transformation.
– Build strong relationships with global intelligence and law enforcement agencies and industry peers.

Essential Skills

• An academic degree in a relevant field with a commitment to professional development for direct reports, others, and yourself.
• A combination of experience in both the public and private sectors, to include large, multinational, diverse organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading people, processes, and programs in the fields of security, safety, risk assessment, and loss prevention.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Core Competencies

Influence
– Instill a culture of community, connection, belonging, and care for the well-being of others.
– Gain trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
– Build a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone’s voice is heard, and different ideas are leveraged.

Innovation
– Drive the business for betterment, always looking for ways to improve.
– Be flexible, agile, and function as a change agent preparing the workforce for the future.

Mentorship
– Teach, mentor and sponsor across the enterprise.
– Lead with a growth mindset and promote a culture of learning.

Team Building
– Build and foster teams that deliver exceptional results.
– Lead decisively, address challenges, and make tough decisions.

Collaboration
– Build relationships and collaborate with others internally and externally to achieve shared goals.
– Find common ground and break down barriers to solve challenges.

Transformation
– Anticipate future possibilities and translate them into breakthrough strategies.
– Identify priorities and opportunities that position all participants for success.
– Analyze and interpret financial data to make better decisions, drive value, and deliver business results.

We know…This is a lot of information about this fantastic job! If you are interested, want to contribute, and feel you have differing 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!

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