Aug 14, 2013

Regional Security Manager – Asia Pacific

Employer: Facebook
Location: Singapore

Job Function
The Regional Manager APAC develops and provides comprehensive security management and internal investigations solutions to ensure the security and safety of Facebook assets, associates, and interests in the APAC region area as well as providing security consulting and risk management services for Facebook interests throughout Asia, notably in India. Performs complex security and internal investigations work and may supervise directly, or indirectly, security staff members across various security engagements. The Regional Manager APAC leads security projects of high technical complexity and high risk profile and is viewed as an authority in his or her area of expertise. He or she is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with senior management in area of responsibility, as well as interacting with external stakeholders such as external security experts and regulators. The Regional Manager APAC consults with various Lines of Business (LOB) on security risks associated with third party management, manages or conducts security and investigation projects, provides input to regional strategic planning, and provides training, coaching and supervision to internal staff. The Regional Manager APAC, maintains all organizational and professional ethical standards, works independently under minimal supervision, and is able to exercise extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Key Responsibilities
• Provides subject matter expertise to internal Global Physical Security clients and external clients across Facebook as needed.
• Provides advice and counsel to management on complex physical security, internal fraud investigations or prevention, life safety risk, crisis management, and emergency response issues.
• May have higher level of participation in recruiting members of the organization as well as responsibilities for on-the-job coaching, supervising and evaluating others.
• Performs other related work as assigned by the Director, Global Physical Security and Executive Services.
• May serve as a valuable mentor, as peers and subordinates wishing to pursue a specialty area recognize expertise and area-specific knowledge.
• Works independently with low levels of guidance from manager.
• Assists in establishing development plans for other security staff, identifying their development needs for their current job as well as their future career objectives.
• Designs and executes complex physical security, life safety or crisis management projects requiring specialized expertise with higher levels of risk.
• Serves as one of the foremost authorities within Facebook in his or her area(s) of expertise, with the ability to provide quality, value-added management consulting services to complex business and/or across several business units.
• Forges partnerships with Global Physical Security and Executive Services colleagues and external clients on the security and safety-related programs that he/she manages.
• Effectively influences others across the organization in order to effectively implement programs.
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with executive management teams in area.
• Develops a personal network of people who are industry/business experts, drawing on the experience of others to learn more about the organization.
• Designs and presents strategic plans for the services and programs for which he/she is responsible.
• Executes Plan of Work and strategic plan as it affects the programs he/she manages. Assists senior management in monitoring progress against strategic plan.
• Effectively identifies and plans capital expenditures required to mitigate security and safety risk and to communicate a business case to third party stakeholders.
• Collects metrics from different sources and reports metrics as needed.
• Maintains all organizational and professional ethical standards. Pursues professional development opportunities.
• Ensures work performed meets or exceeds established quality standards and establishes review processes to ensure adherence.
• Demonstrates a profound sense of ethics, integrity, and confidentiality—adhering to a core set of values in good times and in bad consistent with Facebook’s vision and values.

Basic Qualifications
• Eight to ten years of security management, investigations, internal auditing or security risk consulting experience that encompassing multiple facilities in a diverse geography.
• Minimal five years supervisory experience of multinational staff.
• Experience in the planning and management of integrated physical security and life safety systems.
• International experience required.

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent, or equivalent work experience in Criminal Justice.
• Ten or more years of security management, investigations, security risk consulting experience preferred.
• Professional certification in area of expertise (e.g. Certified Protection Professional, Certified Physical Security Professional, Certified Crisis Management Professional) a plus.
• Strong computer skills to include working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong knowledge of integrated physical security, life safety, and emergency management systems.


Qualified candidates can send an email to:

cmiller@fb.com