Senior Manager, Physical Security
Senior Manager, Physical Security
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager Global Security to oversee and enhance our global security operations. This role will oversee the US regional security team and will be responsible for developing and implementing security strategies managing risks and ensuring the protection of company assets and employees. The Senior Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to provide security expertise and drive a culture of security awareness throughout the organization.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Management and oversight for the implementation maintenance and development of consistent security programs procedures systems and technology across all sites within country ensuring the security and safety of Western Digital personnel visitors facilities data and assets
- Provide effective management and leadership to on-site security teams including supporting the development growth and performance of their team
- Work closely with key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive consistent compliant security training and awareness program across sites
- Managerial responsibility for site security performance KPIs and performance metrics. Oversight of site security financial budget planning and forecasting
- Collaborate communicate and engage with multiple local regional and global security partners and stakeholders developing effective working relationships to ensure superior operational outcomes security service delivery and policy alignment
- Oversee delivery of physical security and CapEx projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders ensuring alignment to specified strategic objectives timelines and budget constraints
- Proactively identify security good practice gaps vulnerabilities driving improvement and development across all areas of security delivery related capital projects supported events and requests from other business units
- Utilize technology and data analytics to enhance security operations and risk management
- Provide managerial support to multiple internal and external site audits and compliance processes including the tracking monitoring and delivery of improvement measures aligned to findings
- Occasional country and regional travel to support sites
Qualifications :
Required:
- A minimum of 7 years related work experience within security safety and/or risk management with at least 4 years in a managerial capacity
- Experience of leading developing and growing a diverse high performing distributed team / workforce
- Familiarity with laws regulations and industry standards related to security and safety in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of security programs and emerging technologies including access control CCTV systems and related processes in a distributed campus environment
- Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development within the security sector
Preferred:
- Preferred experience is through delivering security programs within a corporate environment. Alternatively experience within a security organization law enforcement military intelligence public service or risk management environment would be considered
- Experience of security vendor management including contract negotiation KPIs and quarterly review
- A bachelors degree or higher in security risk management safety business or a related field
Skills
- A motivated team leader with a sense of urgency ownership and initiative in independently determining and completing critical actions
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate collaborate and quickly develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and at all levels of a professional corporate environment
- A strong commitment to growing and developing a cohesive team
- A developed current professional network of peer thought leaders from within government security safety and risk management industry
- Professionally recognized certifications affiliation membership and/or recent relevant CPD learning through an accredited safety / security body
- IT skills with a focus on MS 0365 including SharePoint Word Excel and PowerPoint. A requirement to learn and use internal reporting systems
- Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills
Additional Information :
Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race color ancestry religion (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth) age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status (including domestic partnership status) physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.
Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/19/25 although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
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Compensation & Benefits Details
- An employees pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills ability knowledge of the job; (3) performance contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
- The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
- If your position is non-exempt you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digitals Short Term Incentive Plan (STI Plan) or the Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires subject to Western Digitals Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D legal plan pet insurance critical illness accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email .
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
