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Job title Manager, Security Operations & Resilience

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This job is about managing the safety and security of a firm’s operations in the Asia Pacific region. You might like this job because it involves leading a team, solving complex safety issues, and ensuring that colleagues are secure while traveling and working.

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Kuala Lumpur

Job Description

Your Impact

As a Regional Manager, Security Operations & Resilience, you will be based in one of our Asia Pacific locations as part of our Firm Security team. This team is responsible for ensuring that the firm is resilient and firm members safe & secure. Programs within firm Security’s portfolio include incident management; travel safety; physical security; event security and protection of our people in all their work contexts.  
You will execute global programs with accountability to firm Security and regional leaders, and you will oversee the regional implementation of global study/travel safety programs; as well as resolve complex incidents, threats & hazards in the region.
Managing a regional team, you will ensure that travel safety / study support / incident programs are operating effectively. You will also support local offices working with the Workplace program team to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose and Security Coordinators are adequately supported.
As with all managers, you will lead the response to incidents and threats. You will triage and quality control responses to questions coming into the team email, as well as maintaining and ensuring the quality of data being inputted into team systems. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute to the team’s knowledge and capabilities, and to develop and train junior team members.
To be truly impactful in this role, you will need to have a high degree of internal connectivity including with regional Location Managers, PD and HR managers.  You will also need to be highly networked with geographic peers especially in professional services firms, hotels and OSAC networks.
Your work will directly contribute to keeping our people safe in all the contexts in which they operate, thereby helping enable the Firm to provide impact to clients.


Job Requirements

Your qualifications and skills


  • Bachelor’s degree preferred (security studies, risk management, business administration, or related field)
  • 7+ years’ experience in a security or project management role and typically 2+ years’ at a manager level
  • Expertise and experience in Asia Pacific, and able to serve as a go-to for the region
  • Able to independently conduct / supervise inquiry on risks, threats, hazards; assessments for events, studies; manage mitigations; prepare / QC incident comms
  • Advanced incident management and/or program leadership skills
  • Values, develops, utilizes external networks
  • Excellent organization abilities, including ability to initiate tasks independently and see them to completion
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s), with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels
  • Able to lead problem solving; proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning
  • Ability to create work product-focused materials / outputs, which may include PowerPoint decks, Excel models, articles, or other written deliverables
  • Exceptional time management to meet responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
  • Ability to work or attend meetings outside of core hours or take on projects with limited or no notice at times
  • Collaborative and inclusive
  • Able to embrace challenges & ambiguity
  • Committed to accuracy
  • Open to giving and receiving feedback
  • Digitally literate. Cyber literate. Data literate
  • Values-driven
  • Committed to self-development
  • Ability to develop talent in others


Company Benefits

Work-Life Balance

Initiatives promoting well-being, connectivity events, and flexible working models, depending on the role and individual needs.

Paid Time Off

Generous vacation days, paid time off, and additional leave for volunteering and supporting charitable causes.

Financial Benefits

Competitive compensation packages, life and business travel accident insurance, and financial planning support.

Health and Wellness

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, along with mental health support programs


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