Regional Security and Safety Manager - EMEA

Employer: Red Hat
Location GB-Farnborough


Remote base ..

Company description

At Red Hat, we connect an innovative community of customers, partners, and contributors to deliver an open source stack of trusted, high-performing technologies that solve business problems. We're a billion dollar S&P 500 company offering solutions from Linux to middleware, storage to cloud, together with award-winning global customer support, consulting, and implementation services.

Job summary

The Red Hat Security, Safety, and Business Continuity team is seeking a Regional Security and Safety Manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region to join us in Farnborough, UK. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Security, Safety, and Business Continuity Crisis Management within the Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) team. You'll act as program lead in the delivery of multiple, concurrent global programs and subordinate projects for your geographic region, as well as be the primary point of contact for business stakeholders and communication conduit in the area of security, life safety, and emergency preparedness and response. Through building relationships and facilitating collaboration, you will define these solutions aligned with the GWS goals to support our rapid expansion and cultivate our culture.

Primary job responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage the strategic and tactical planning for the region's global security and safety services
Develop, implement, and manage regional strategic planning and coordination of the function aligned with Red Hat's overall objectives
Provide regional security and safety leadership to the sites and establish the region's security and safety business plan
Develop, plan, and organize regional security and safety activities and ensure actions comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Develop and implement policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting information, people, property, facilities, operations, or material from unauthorized disclosure, misuse, theft, assault, vandalism, espionage, sabotage, or loss
Develop and manage business critical projects and programs with significant financial or legal impact on a regional level
Develop and document standards for measuring efficiency and effectiveness of security and safety operations
Brief senior and executive management on the status of security issues
Plan, develop, and implement procedures to obtain, maintain, secure, analyze, account for, and provide information from security and safety assessments
Manage complex security and safety improvement programs across organizations and regional geographies
Maintain close relationships with high-level law enforcement, authorities having jurisdiction, emergency management, intelligence, and private sector counterparts, including in-country security and international security agencies

Required skills

Master's degree in a relevant area of study and 5+ years of experience with a major law enforcement, intelligence, public service, or private sector security organization or a bachelor's degree in a relevant area of study with 8+ years of experience with a major law enforcement, intelligence, public or private sector security organization
3 years of experience in a corporate environment, preferably in the software engineering or service industry
Ability to consistently work on complex assignments requiring independent action and initiative
Ability to make recommendations for new processes and procedures
Capable of acting independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments
Ability to lead or supervise the activities of vendors and provide guidance to other non-exempt personnel
Demonstrated clear, concise, and effective communication skills with individual, small, or large groups
Demonstrated ability to lead others and team projects (e.g. prioritize work, provide effective training, and coordinate multiple tasks)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires you to be proactive, self-sufficient, and manage your time effectively
Willingness to travel up to 30% globally

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