Safety & Security Operations Lead

Role summary: Demonstrates knowledge in assigned area and is an experienced individual contributor. Responsible for implementing the global safety and security strategy and modifying as needed to enhance the safety and security of Capital's senior leaders and business operations. You will work proactively with key internal stakeholders, external stakeholders, leaders, and partners to organize priorities and efforts to ensure the mitigation of safety and security risks that have the potential to impact Capitals' leaders and business operations, and you will be a key member of the Global Safety and Security team.

Primary responsibilities/essential functions:

• Builds and manages critical internal relationships to ensure alignment of their priorities, programs, events, schedules, and security needs - Executive Office, Enterprise Relationship Management, Investment Group Admins, Office Services, Corporate Meeting and Event planners, and Executive Admins.

• Identify, cultivate, and coordinate with external vendors and contractors to ensure security resources are properly vetted, staged, scheduled, and briefed on security priorities and needs and ensure adherence to contractual agreements and, if necessary, modify existing agreements.

• Manages Safety and Security team security demands, schedule, capital budget, and operational budget to ensure resources are appropriately planned for, budgeted, distributed, and allocated to meet global security strategy.

• Create and manage process to assess event/program security risk and in turn provide on-site/travel/personal/event security support to ensure the safety and security of Capital leaders, associates, meeting attendees, and reputation.

• Collaborate with Regional Security Teams, Executive Security Services Team, and Capital's Global Security Operations Center to coordinate Capital's enterprise physical security programs, solutions, and resources across Capital's global operations.

• Identify and recommend new technologies and methodologies as business needs evolve; evaluate new or modified end-to-end systems, processes and/or products versus internal security standards to identify potential solutions to further secure Capital Group operations.

• Works directly with the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement and Legal to finalize contracts and workorder agreements for upgrade and maintenance statements of work and projects.

• Manages in Request For Information (RFIs) efforts with external vendors to identify and support the selection of future applications to enhance team's ability to deliver global safety and security strategy.

• Identifies problems and implements solutions in a proactive and timely manner to ensure security systems and projects stays on schedule, stays within budget and meets business requirements.

• Provides input on long-range planning and implementation of industry best practices.

• Identifies problems and recommends/implements solutions in a proactive and timely manner. Performs additional responsibilities as assigned

• Models Capital Group core values.

  • Contributes to team building.

  • Model high standards of excellence.

  • Challenges self and supports junior associates to develop new capabilities; provides guidance

  • Volunteers for initiatives outside of current scope

• Skills/qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

  • Minimum of 7+ years in a corporate or a government role as an analyst with a focus on relationship management, program management, operations, travel and event planning and support.

  • Ability to work/cover on-call responsibilities as well as willingness to react to emergencies as they occur on a 24/7 basis.

  • Experience with high stress environments, deadlines and VIPs.

  • Willingness to take the initiative, prioritize projects and problem solve with little supervision, and the ability to maintain control under stressful situations.

  • Demonstrate an excellent written and oral communicator, and an effective presenter conducting both group and individual presentations.

  • Demonstrate sound judgment to independently handle/advise on a wide range of issues and strong relationship management.

  • Demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to manage deliverables independently and with a high degree of efficiency.

  • Ability to identify and interpret meaningful information by interrogating large amounts of data (i.e., data analytics experience)

Core requirements:

• N/A - all role requirements are captured in the sections above.

Working conditions:

• N/A - this role doesn't require any environmental conditions inherent to the job that would be considered outside of a normal office environment.

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.