Americas Regional Security Director

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world we live in and the future we strive to create.

Our Global Security team protects Microsoft, its people, and assets in more than 190 countries. We are looking to hire a Americas Regional Security Director for the Americas region to join our Global Security team!

In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Global Security Americas team while also providing guidance and insights to Microsoft and leadership, analyzing data, and identifying strategic opportunities. This role will be pivotal in supporting the Chief Security Officer.

The team consists of Physical Security services, Security Risk Management, Life Safety Risk Management, Security Risk Advisory, Campus and On-Site Security, Security Incident Response, Public-Private Partnership Management, Investigations, and Background Screening. In addition, you will partner with teams across the larger parent organization to influence and manage key strategic initiatives.

WHAT YOU NEED FOR SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE:

• You are someone who leads by example and fosters an open work environment where cross-collaboration, inclusiveness, and diversity are valued.

• You love to invest in the growth of those around you, especially in your own team.

• You need to be a self-starter and change leader with a growth and innovative mindset and experience driving transformation at the operational level.

• You will partner with seasoned security and intelligence professionals across multiple disciplines and leverage Microsoft's world-class products and services to develop and deliver innovative and industry-leading physical security solutions in a close, team-oriented, inclusive, and diverse environment.

• Ability to take ideas from concept to completion, meet deadlines, and communicate and follow up swiftly and thoroughly is critical to the success of this role.

• Working knowledge/experience of physical security topics, technology, risk, and security mitigations.

• Manage security suppliers in operational support capacities to ensure mission objectives are being met, including quality of service, delivery, pricing, reporting, and customer satisfaction.

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with executive teams and public and private sector partners as part of Global Security's overall strategic plan. This position has regular contact with all levels of Microsoft staff, managers, employees, suppliers, local, federal, and international law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and public and private sector partners.

Responsibilities

This person will:

• Serve as the head of security for the Americas region.

• Be responsible for creating, implementing, and leading key security operations, investigations, threat of violence, and background screening services for the Microsoft Corporation.

• Lead a team of Regional Security Managers for all physical security operations in Americas.

• Cultivate excellent relationships with internal business partners such as Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Risk along with regulatory agencies and local law enforcement to ensure the sharing of information, as well as their awareness, trust, and support.

• Act as a lead point-of-contact with law enforcement in security operations, investigations and threat management issues affecting the corporation.

• Direct and oversee physical security operations, background screening, investigations, documentation, case management, reporting, and resolutions.

• Lead and manage cross-functional Microsoft physical security operations and investigative personnel in the detection, investigation, and remediation of security incidents. Investigations may include workplace violence, background screening, proprietary information losses, company policy violations, and other criminal or conduct-related acts.

• Recruit, select, train and coach Global Security subject matter experts in the areas of operations and investigations, who consistently reinforce excellence in physical security operations based on Microsoft policies.

• Ensure appropriate staffing levels and scheduling to manage labor costs while maintaining outstanding security investigation services.

• Plan and manage the annual budget and allocate resources.

Other

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Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience in executive level leadership in corporate security, and/or public safety with a proven track record of driving business outcomes or related field.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Risks, or related field AND 15+ years experience in executive level leadership in corporate security, and/or public safety with a proven track record of driving business outcomes.

• OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years people management experience with similar function and scope; proven ability to build self-directed teams, influence and drive change across functions and private-public partnerships.

• Operational thinker and problem solver with excellent analytical and reporting skills.

• Experience working with Intelligence and protective teams.

• Experience with Public/Private Partnerships.

• Understanding current and emerging risks facing corporate leaders, high profile personalities, and the technology industry, including current and emerging digital innovations and trends.

• Broad understanding of the physical security and protective industry.

• Knowledge of physical security technologies, software, systems, integration, and the cloud.

• Ability to travel as required.

Security M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $124,800 - $266,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $159,000 - $292,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until 5/29/2024

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (~~~) .