Manager - Security

About This Role

This role involves overseeing daily security operations and emergency response, ensuring compliance with global and local security standards, and managing security teams and systems across various office buildings and a campus. The position suits a candidate with strong experience in physical security, risk assessment, and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily security and emergency incidents (70%)
• Conduct regular security risk assessments according to Global Security requirements and maintain risk ledgers for the park/buildings
• Ensure compliance with Global Security standards, local regulations, audit requirements, and data privacy laws
• Manage daily security operations for the Zhangjiang park/AZ office buildings in various areas, develop/update SOPs, and ensure full coverage of posts and strict execution of post orders
• Supervise and manage security vendors, staffing, and scheduling, conduct performance and service quality assessments according to standards, and provide monthly feedback
• Conduct routine inspections to ensure the professionalism and compliance of all security personnel
• Manage the full lifecycle and permissions of employee badges (activation, changes, distribution, and recovery), conduct regular permission reviews, manage visitors, vehicles/parking lots, and control keys/locks
• Strictly enforce company access control and lobby/entrance management standards, covering employees, visitors, on-site third parties, construction personnel, and express delivery
• Coordinate the operation of security systems, including CCTV, access control, intrusion alarms, help/duress systems, and SOC console
• Manage permissions according to the “Need to know” principle
• Collaborate with security system maintenance vendors to implement preventive maintenance, work order processing, system upgrades, and health monitoring; conduct maintenance vendor scoring and feedback as required
• Serve as the first responder/incident commander for security incidents, promptly reporting cases through GS Secure; incidents include but are not limited to theft, personal injury, property damage, and leaks of explosive/hazardous/highly toxic materials
• Organize factual investigations and coordinate with HR, legal, compliance, and other departments for disposal
• Manage perimeter protection, lighting, entrances/exits, and parking order
• Ensure the safety and compliant operation of loading/unloading docks and delivery entrances
• Collect relevant experimental equipment data during non-working hours
• Organize the transfer of experimental samples according to the plan in case of emergency
• Maintain contact with local public security, fire protection, urban management, and other departments, track surrounding security dynamics, and respond promptly; jointly handle emergencies with legal, HR, and compliance departments
• Manage scheduled/unscheduled visits (including government inspections): act as the security contact person, ensure park security and front desks of all buildings are familiar with the process; regularly update the department's emergency contact list
• Arrange and accompany routine government inspections: fire protection (once a month), public security (once a quarter), hazardous chemicals (once a month), explosives precursors (once every two months); provide support and experience sharing for off-site locations
• Collaborate with SHE to complete annual fire drills for Zhangjiang park and various regional buildings (at least once a year)
• Organize employee security awareness training, including security incident reporting
• Renew/bid for relevant contracts (security services, security system installation and maintenance) according to standard RFP processes (10%)
• Conduct regular vendor evaluations according to standards, communicate results, and promote continuous improvement
• Conduct on-site audits to identify weak links in security management and implement rectifications
• Organize contract vendors to study AZ compliance policies quarterly to prevent violations
• Provide support and coordination for Executive Protection (AZ executive security) (20%)
• Assist China Security lead in promoting security system transformation/upgrade projects (including cross-departmental coordination, document and process management)
• Manage and support FM emergency projects
• Handle other assigned tasks and special support

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above
• 5+ years of experience in physical security-related work
• Experience in security team operations management and security technical system (e.g., CCTV monitoring, alarm systems) management
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Customer-oriented
• Solid knowledge of emergency response, incident management, and risk assessment
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including EHS, Facilities, IT, HR, and other departments
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Important Details

• Team: 70% daily security and emergency handling, 10% contract and vendor management, 20% project support

About the Company

The company seeks to incorporate this role to support its growth.