Regional Security Director - North Europe

Company description: We are a global, diverse, inclusive security team unified by a common purpose and a pragmatic can-do attitude. As our people are core to our business, we aim to maintain an excellent work-life balance within the team. Our service offering and expertise incorporate the following disciplines: Crisis Management, Fire Safety, Investigations, Information -, Product -, Physical -, People -, and Travel Security. Job description: Are you a pragmatic and innovative security leader? Do you have a proven track record of successfully delivering security programs and operating in diverse and challenging environments? Are you a self-starter? Then join our team As part of our regional team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining effective and trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and providing innovative and business-orientated solutions to complex security challenges. Stakeholders should recognize your role as the “can-do” subject matter expert, advisor, security auditor, responder, and trainer within their region. Key Regional Responsibilities and Scope The main areas of regional responsibility are Security Risk Management, Crisis Management, Physical Security, People Security, Product Security, Travel Security, Information Security and Investigations. These include the oversight of regional security governance and assurance activities. The main job tasks include, but are not limited to: Contribute to developing and delivering the Global Security Strategy, Group Security programs, objectives, and priorities. Support the development of security governance and manage the implementation and continuous refinement of security policies, standards, guidelines, instructions, requirements, and procedures. Provide expertise on regional security issues to senior regional and site management. Develop and maintain security awareness programs, deliver related training to employees, and travel across the region to support security operations and awareness initiatives Respond to requests and questions from across the business and line management for advice and assistance. Conduct and support security risk assessments. Conduct site security audits to identify best practices and gaps. Support findings by providing suitable solutions to mitigate the risks. Develop crisis training material and train local crisis response teams with support from the Head Office. Provide accurate information and effective response to business travellers who are experiencing an incident or crisis. Conduct Security investigations of counterfeit, illegal diversion and product theft cases and background investigations. Maintain collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to gather intelligence to identify and evaluate threats, vulnerabilities, and associated risks to the Volvo Group. Collaborate with other Volvo units globally to efficiently develop and deliver services and products with the best applicable quality, delivery time…