Regional Security Manager, Amazon Corporate Security

Amazon Corporate Security is looking for an experienced, self-motivated, corporate security leader who embodies Amazon’s Leadership Principles, in particular, Customer Obsession; Ownership; Frugality; and Are Right, A Lot, to join the team as a Regional Security Manager for western Europe. The Regional Security Manager reports into the Head of Corporate Security and leads an extensive corporate security program and team for a sub-region, drives sub- regional organisational strategies and serves as a trusted security advisor to Amazon business leadership and key stakeholders. The Regional Security Manager manages a team of security experts and is responsible for the successful delivery of the security program across a highly ambiguous and fluid working environment. They are accountable for ensuring that security standards are met and constantly find new ways to raise the bar across all aspects of the security program. The Regional Security Manager leverages their expertise to develop and deliver strategic plans and objectives that contribute to the wider organisational goals. They influence decision making at the strategic, leadership level by leveraging data and exercising high judgement.

Key job responsibilities

Critical Deliverables:

- Earn trust with internal Amazon customers by leading a team that delivers best-in-class security services focused on enhancing the safety and security of all Amazon people and guests.

- Oversee day-to-day security operations for a diverse portfolio of sites and unique customers across a sub-region.

- Maintain effective working relationships with business leadership, Human Resources, Facilities, Legal, Internal Communications, and peers in other Amazon Security organizations.

- Distil diverse inputs from large customer segments and stakeholders to drive the organizational vision, design strategies, and achieve consensus on priorities.

- Ensure the right people are in the right job. Recognize team strengths and growth areas and leverages strengths to create leadership opportunities.

A day in the life

Routine Activities

- Continually seek opportunities for innovation and drive efficiency across security processes and measures, including removing bottlenecks by negotiating new boundaries with stakeholders or customers.

- Lead a team of diverse security experts, ensuring the right people are in the right jobs and delivering against high standards.

- Oversee vendor-provided guarding services across the sub-region, and hold vendors accountable for quality-of-service delivery through vendor performance management.

- Successfully manage and define large security budgets, in-line with scope, scale, and the region of responsibility.

- Collaborate with Head of Corporate Security and other ACS leadership to conduct security inquiries, investigations, security incidents, and breaches. Provide support to regional leadership across other Amazon organisations, including AWS Security, Legal, and Human Resources when required.

- Advise on the implementation of the crisis and incident management and resiliency programs and apply thought leadership to mature and develop those programs.

- Define and manage significantly complex programs or large challenging projects meeting competing business and/or organisational goals.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic qualifications

- Experience working directly with senior executives and leadership teams

- Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Law Enforcement, Business Management, Accounting or related fields

- 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

Preferred qualifications

- Masters degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Law Enforcement, Business Management, Accounting or related fields

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