About the Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY

Northeastern University seeks an Associate Director Security Technology to provide senior-level leadership for the design deployment governance and continuous improvement of security technology across its global campus network. This role has enterprise scope and strategic responsibility for physical security systems infrastructure and technology standards that support public safety emergency management and institutional resilience worldwide.

The Associate Director serves as a subject matter expert and strategic partner to senior safety leadership facilities IT and global campus stakeholders. The role balances strategy architecture and governance with operational oversight and complex project execution. This position plays a critical role in shaping the universitys long-term security technology roadmap while ensuring reliable day-to-day performance across diverse domestic and international environments.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and decision-making authority and directly influences capital planning vendor strategy system standards and risk reduction efforts across Northeasterns global footprint.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in public safety information technology engineering criminal justice homeland security or a related field.

• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in security technology physical security systems or enterprise IT environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex multi-site or enterprise-scale security technology programs.

• Strong project and program management skills including capital planning and vendor management.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to executive technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience working in highly regulated or complex environments such as higher education healthcare research or large enterprise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a related field.

• Professional certifications in physical security project management or security technology.

• Experience supporting international operations or global campus environments.

• Demonstrated people management and team leadership experience.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Global Program Ownership 30%

• Lead the enterprise security technology program for Northeasterns global campus network including CCTV access control alarms emergency phones radio systems and emerging security platforms.

• Define and maintain global standards architectures and lifecycle strategies for security technology systems to ensure consistency scalability and resilience across all regions.

• Partner with senior safety IT facilities and international leadership to align security technology strategy with institutional risk growth and capital planning priorities.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on security technology investments risk mitigation strategies and system capabilities.

Project and Capital Program Management 25%

• Act as the universitys senior security technology project lead for major renovations new construction and campus expansions across domestic and international sites.

• Represent public safety interests in design and construction meetings with Facilities Design and Construction architects engineers and external partners.

• Lead complex multi-site security technology projects from concept through design procurement installation commissioning and transition to operations.

• Develop scopes of work technical specifications budgets schedules and risk assessments for capital and operational projects.

Operational Oversight and System Governance 25%

• Provideexecutive oversight of daily security technology operations ensuring system reliability compliance and performance across the global network.

• Establish and enforce governance testing maintenance and audit processes for all security technology systems.

• Serve as system owner and primary administrator for enterprise public safety technology platforms including servers networks and integrations.

• Ensure cybersecurity data privacy and regulatory considerations are embedded into all physical security technology deployments.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Coordination 10%

• Lead and develop security technology staff through clear expectations mentoring workload prioritization and performance management.

• Coordinate work across internal teams including public safety operations emergency management IT and facilities.

• Manage and oversee external vendors integrators and consultants including performance monitoring and contract compliance.

Training Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement 10%

• Provide expert consultation and technical guidance to public safety leadership campus partners and international sites.

• Develop and deliver training documentation and operational guidance for security technology users and stakeholders.

• Support emergency response crisis management and business continuity efforts through technology readiness and system integration.

Additional Information:

Background Check: A Comprehensive background check is required for this position.

On-Call: This position may need to assume the role of on-call incident leader for domestic emergencies. This position is required to be 24/7 on-call to activate and coordinate identified emergency response teams when appropriate or to activate and coordinate the Emergency Operations Center when required.

Travel: Occasional travel required to NEU sites and campuses in North America and when appropriate international regions including to high-threat environments for site assessment and emergency planning efforts in coordination

with International Safety and case of a serious emergency may be expected to travel on short notice.

Position Type

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation Grade/Pay Type:

Expected Hiring Range:

With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.