Regional Security Lead

Company Overview

Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire and rubber company. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires to address the needs of a broad range of customers, including consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, and those in the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. The companies are also engaged in retreading operations throughout the Western Hemisphere and produce air springs, roofing materials, and industrial fibers and textiles. The Bridgestone Americas family of companies also operates the world's largest chain of automotive tire and service centers.Guided by its global corporate social responsibility (CSR), commitment 'Our Way to Serve,' Bridgestone embraces its responsibility as a global leader by striving to improve the way people move, live, work and play.

AdministrationThe Regional Security Lead will support the West Retail of the business, and the Consumer and Commercial lines of business. The role is accountable for the management of security programs in support of several company Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

In the role, you will be responsible for creating a safe and secure working environment for teammates, vendors, and guests, and manages emerging incidents affecting these SBUs from workplace violence to burglary, technical security guidance, and coordination with other departments towards final implementation.

• Manages delivery of security services to one or more BSUs and/or Staff Functions, ensuring alignment with overarching corporate and business-specific objectives, risk-based, compliant with regulatory requirements, and consistent with benchmark of security programs and services at Fortune 500 companies.
• Executes a comprehensive response to critical security incidents affecting teammate(s) and workplace(s), business operations, proprietary and confidential information, and the company’s reputation.
• Remains highly responsive to emergencies in a fast paced, time sensitive environment.
• Tracks and reports on security program metrics and key performance indicators to the position’s Supervisor, SER.
• Acts as a liaison with local law enforcement, security vendors, and outside agencies, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
• Collaborates and make recommendations in executing strategies for company events in several regions. Provides advice to stakeholders prior to and during major events. Determines venue staffing levels and track costs against budgets. Provides on-scene coordination of event security response/assistance. Creates and executes exercises to regularly test response protocols and procedures.
• Collaborates to establish consistent security standards that would apply to all events. In coordination with SER threat assessment position(s), manages a comprehensive and formalized threat analysis process that can be utilized for planning and security management of company events in all regions.

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 working years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years experience in a corporate security, law enforcement, intelligence or private sector security organization.
• Availability to travel up to 25%.
• Availability to work nights, weekends and holidays in the case of an emergency.

Nice to Have:

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Security or Business Assurance Certification
• Experience with C-Suite protection

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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