It takes a broad skill set to oversee the physical security program for a global company, which runs 24/7/365. Security program directors are responsible for developing and implementing appropriate risk reduction strategies and must ensure emergency and threat response protocols are followed consistently throughout the organization.
Ask any corporate security director what their biggest challenge is, and they will likely say that when managing critical issues that span the full spectrum of security disciplines, they need a qualified team of specialists for executive protection, security technology, protective intelligence, workforce training, and securing a global office portfolio.
With the goal of protecting physical assets, ensuring the safety of company employees, and mitigating both active and anticipated threats, physical security program directors work with an organization’s executive and information security leadership to set and implement standards that reduce risk and increase the firm’s resiliency in a crisis.