Senior Manager, Regional Physical Security EMEA

Senior Manager, Regional Physical Security EMEA

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers provides innovative, scalable wholesale data center campuses to hyperscalers, cloud providers, and large enterprises across North America and Europe.

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect, and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Physical Security Department

The Physical Security Department for Vantage Data Centers EMEA is very hands-on. In most cases, we manage full-spectrum system specifications, site & system design, procurement, installation, configuration, maintenance of all network and server hardware and provide live-site physical security. We also work closely identifying & selecting trusted partner vendors and suppliers to learn about the latest technology changes so that we can make informed purchase decisions. We are always looking for ways to strike the best balance between human delivered physical security, technology, performance, and cost.

Position Overview

The Senior Manager Physical Security GER, CHE, ITA is a pivotal role within the EMEA security team. Vantage is looking for a forward-thinking, results-oriented, innovative Senior Manager with the ability to develop, execute and oversee physical security operations at our sites in Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, and Milan. As Senior Manager, Physical Security you will be expected to manage your team of security managers, ensuring their compliance with security policies and procedures, all staff are fully trained to deliver their roles, adhere to standards and core principles while optimizing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical security at your facilities in the region.

Essential Job Functions

• Deputise as required for Vice President Physical Security EMEA covering the EMEA region for: executive level engagement, routine reports, audits and accreditations, department recruitment, threat & risk management, site & system security design, construction portfolio & delivery, live site security operations and budget management including business case submissions.
• Manage, lead and empower your team of subordinate security managers ensuring compliance with the organisations’ security policy & procedures while guaranteeing optimum operational performance.
• In partnership with the Vice President Physical Security EMEA, develop, implement and manage a sustainable security programme to protect your business operation.
• In partnership with the Vice President Physical Security EMEA, identify, analyse and instigate innovative, cutting edge physical security ‘best practice’ to protect your Vantage operations, assets, and reputation.
• Lead and enable your Security Managers to identify, prevent and prepare for any hostile or damaging event through thorough preparation and training of security processes and procedures.
• Strong relationship management skills across the business and with international partners.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely across all tiers of the business structure.
• Ability to analyse detailed and partial information across a wide range of security related areas.
• Understand strategic business issues in relation to Vantage’s regional environment.

Duties

• Line manager for EMEA based security managers in-region including setting of goals & objectives, annual performance assessment & appraisals.
• Act as ‘first point of escalation’ for in-region based security managers for both routine and critical event management.
• Work collaboratively with other key stakeholders, departments, vendors and customers to support the achievement of Vantage goals and objectives.
• Manage and scrutinise individual site Security Risk Registers.
• Develop and implement individual & collective training plans for all security staff.
• Responsible for in-region physical security policies and procedures.
• Manage weekly site security governance and compliance logs with individual site security managers.
• Ensure site security force vendors provide quality service.
• Responsible to the Vice President Physical Security for in-year Capex additional cost and annual Opex expenditure scrutiny.
• Represent in-region Security Managers at weekly Vice President Security Update Meeting.
• Provide routine updates and reports on site security function as required.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professionally recognized qualification in Security Management or 8 years progressively responsible experience.
• Previous service in Military or Police service at managerial level preferred.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen operating within the security sector.
• Must have demonstrable strategic and operational planning skills.
• Data Center security operations experience preferred but not essential.
• Experienced in creating and implementing Security Function Policy and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of secure rooms, physical security requirements, CCTV, multi-factor authentication, and biometrics.
• Must have a multi-disciplinary security background.
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of physical security governance & compliance concepts.
• Ability to prioritise competing tasks to deliver timely submissions.
• Travel is expected to be 25% (domestic and Regional).

At Vantage Data Centers, we offer our Colleagues:

• Collaborative work environments with dynamic growth opportunities.
• Our commitment to your ongoing career development and education.
• Opportunity to work on some of the world’s most iconic and innovative projects.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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