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The Area Security Manager will manage and execute day to day operations to ensure the physical safety and security of SAP employees, buildings and assets, which may have a very high level of regulatory, compliance, financial, and brand impact and/or a very high complexity of work and life safety.
They will deliver day to day customer engagement, knowledge management, quality assurance and organizational learning. And they will seek to foster programs to transfer the relevant knowledge across organizational boundaries, as directed by their line manager.
The Area Security Manager will maintain the highest level of professionalism in all activities to represent the organization internally and externally, while serving as a trusted advisor and ambassador for SAP and affiliated companies.
Provide overall physical security support and direction to multiple SAP business locations. Maintain a site-by-site overview of budgeting/spend, existing conditions, contact data, and location specific information.
Conduct physical building security risk assessments, surveys, and physical penetration testing as directed by legislation, SAP internal governance, subscribed industry standards and customer compliance requirements
Manage contract security services (Guarding/Watchman), to include the development/implementation of Building Security Operations Manual at all sites.
Manage electronic security systems and vendors, to include electronic access control, badging, visitor management, security video, intrusion detection systems, and control center operations.
Execute the planning, design, bid, construction and commissioning activities for multiple concurrent projects, and oversee all aspects of physical security related to these projects. Projects include new construction and renovation (driven by Global Real Estate & Facilities), or system replacements and/or additions.
Assess and implement personnel protection programs, consisting of Travel Safety & Security, Events, Close Protection, Workplace Violence.
Provide training and employee security awareness programs.
Oversee physical security incident reporting and resolution.
Conduct presentation of physical security services when necessary.
Partner/support SAP Health and Safety programs and ensure emergency responses are established.
Report on physical security strategy and metrics (KPIs).
Work as directed by manager.
Manage detailed programs related to the efficiency of the financial, operational and overall compliance of the organization. Manage and execute day to day delivery of multiple projects up and down the organization.
Manage relationships often with global, regional and local senior management plus outside service providers and business partners.
Manager of processes and interfaces across organizational boundaries inside and outside of Global Physical Security management that relate to area of responsibility.
There may be occasional travel and responsibilities with in the region, or when required to support operations out side of the prescribed region.
Serve as liaison to executive management / provide reports / champion internal goals and manage KPI's.
5+ years’ experience in physical security industry or equivalent (military, law enforcement, etc.) or 3 years’ minimum experience in corporate physical security
~Ability to pass background verification and Government Security Clearance
~ Fluent German speaking with comprehensive English language written and spoken a must.
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