EMEA Region Enterprise Risk & Security Leader (m/w/d)

Job Overview

Responsible for leading enterprise risk, business continuity, crisis management and security strategies across the Europe, Middle East, Africa & India region to include protection of people, property, and intellectual assets through the implementation of appropriate risk-based and business-focused mitigation strategies

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate the formulation of business continuity strategies and objectives for the region.
• Partners with businesses and functional leaders to implement crisis management and business continuity plans.
• Coordinates the regional crisis management response program, including crisis planning, scenario exercises, crisis response, and continuous improvement.
• Partners with the business in region at time of disaster to recover critical business functions and minimize the impact on people, assets, customers, and reputation.
• Manages the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of physical security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Directs regional investigations including, but not limited to, information and physical security related matters. Partners with Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, and others, as needed, to conduct investigations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain regional enterprise risk management programs to enhance the effectiveness of risk management activities aligned to the organizations profile.
• Partners with internal risk owners and regional leaders to identify, mitigate and manage risks.
• Verify and validate that risk mitigation efforts are consistent with the company’s direction.
• Routinely report to department leadership and business leaders regarding changes in the risk profile.
• Works closely with national and international law enforcement, and other public agencies to gather intelligence and coordinate response to catastrophic events which impact the region.

What your background should look like:

• Management & Leadership - Builds, motivates, and leads an indirect team attuned to organizational culture, responsive to business needs and committed to integrity and excellence.
• Subject Matter Expert - Provides or sees to the provision of technical expertise appropriate to knowledge of risk and the cost-effective delivery of essential services.
• Relationship Manager - Develops and nurtures trust-based relationships with regional leaders, government officials and professional organizations.
• Governance Team Member - Provides intellectual leadership and active support to the organization’s governance team to ensure risks are made known to regional and senior management.
• Risk Manager - Identifies, assesses, and communicates on regional risks to the organization.
• Creative Problem Solver - Aids competitiveness and adds value by enabling the region to safely engage in business processes in higher risk situations. Be a positive change agent

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Strategic orientation with ability and willingness to act tactically, as required.
• Strong and effective communication and influencing skills across the organization.
• Highly skilled in succeeding in a matrix-management environment.
• Global perspective, multi-cultural understanding, and approach.
• Excellent conceptual and critical thinking skills.
• Understands principles of process management
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Languages: Written and spoken English fluency is essential with a 2nd language desirable.

Competencies