Job Description

This is an embedded role with a global pharmaceutical company, supporting their global security operations team in RSA. The successful candidate will oversee all in country security management activities.

Essential Functions:

1. Represent Pinkerton's core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
2. Coordinates internal/external security investigations within the sub-region.
3. Establishes and maintains effective liaison with local/state/federal law enforcement and external security committees/partnerships in support of the Global Security mission.
4. Partners with internal stakeholders to conduct site security risk assessments and monitor adherence to the Minimum-Security Standards (MSS) in the sub-region.
5. Liaises with business leadership: Legal, HR, IT, Quality, Facilities, and other functional areas in the development and deployment of standardized strategies, policies, procedures, best practices, and security programs.
6. Supports HR and Business leadership during high-risk employee separations.
7. Collaborates with activated Crisis Management Teams (CMTs) and the Operational Crisis Response Team for all hazards including natural disasters, pandemics, and geo-political events.
8. Coordinates security support for special events, business meetings and travelers, as required.
9. Supports training/security awareness requests, as appropriate.
10. Drives adoption of global security technology standards within the sub-region.
11. Identifies "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats" within the sub-region that facilitate the development and implementation of security programs that support risk mitigation.
12. All other duties, as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

Bachelor's degree and eight years of corporate security management experience in a relevant industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job, as determined by the company. Pinkerton is an inclusive employer who seeks candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Competencies:

• Must have proficiency in English and local languages.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated organization skills and sound judgment.
• Must be results-objectives-goal oriented, a cost-benefit analyst, and decision-maker.
• Ability to brief at all levels of the company and communicate openly and candidly across business units and operating companies.
• Must possess strong oral and written communication skills, including strong listening skills.
• Able to prioritize, plan, execute and multitask work programs on own initiative with a developed sense of self-knowledge, knowing own limitations, and able to judge when it is necessary to consult/inform/involve others, often in short timelines.
• Ability to oversee and manage external vendors.
• Sub-regional threat and risk awareness/perspective.
• Computer literacy and have proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Working Conditions:

With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to effectively perform all essential functions;

• Exposure to sensitive and confidential information.
• Regular computer usage.
• Must be able to see, hear, speak, and write clearly in order to communicate with employees and/or customers.
• Occasional reaching and lifting of small objects and operating office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus between close and distance vision.
• Travel, as required.

Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any protected status by local, state, federal or country-specific law. Pinkerton also adheres to all local, state, federal, and country hiring requirements.

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