Security Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead and shape the regional physical security program for Waters in Europe, translating global security strategy into site-ready actions across multiple countries. You will partner with business leaders to strengthen security posture, safety, and resilience while sustaining enterprise risk management. You will drive crisis management, investigations, and protective security initiatives in a complex multinational setting, delivering measurable improvements to site engagement and security culture. This is a way to impact critical infrastructure, laboratories, and manufacturing operations at scale while supporting Waters’ mission to advance science and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for physical security and contract guarding across the UK and supporting Europe, Middle East, Africa initiatives
• Oversee multi-site security operations with KPIs, compliance, and service delivery
• Act as regional security escalation point for incidents, investigations, and crises
• Partner with Global Security to implement regional strategies and risk objectives
• Direct day-to-day security operations, including incident management, emergency response, investigations, and executive reporting
• Lead crisis management, business continuity, and after-action reviews
• Develop and improve security policies, procedures, and frameworks
• Manage physical security systems (CCTV, access control, intrusion, alarms, visitor management, perimeter) and conduct readiness activities
• Conduct risk assessments and threat/vulnerability reviews; develop mitigation plans
• Collaborate with Facilities, HR, IT, Legal, HSE, Compliance to strengthen site security and regulatory compliance
• Support site expansions, relocations, and capital security projects from planning through execution
• Provide expertise on workplace violence prevention, travel risk, and executive protection
• Lead governance of regional contract security providers and KPI-based performance reviews
• Manage regional security budgets, forecasting, and cost optimization
• Drive standardization of regional security processes, tech, reporting, and procedures
• Lead and develop regional security personnel and vendor leadership
• Deliver training, awareness campaigns, and emergency exercises
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support enterprise objectives
• Build trusted relationships with law enforcement, regulators, and external partners

Key requirements

• Solid experience in corporate or physical security operations, or related risk management
• Experience leading regional or multi-site security operations in a multinational environment
• Proven success with contract guarding providers and vendor governance
• Experience overseeing crisis management, investigations, business continuity, and enterprise programs
• Strong knowledge of physical security systems and risk management principles
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and handling high-visibility matters
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Business Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered
• Professional security certifications (ASIS CPP, PSP, or equivalent) preferred
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• leadership and mentoring
• collaboration across functions
• excellent communication and executive briefing skills
• physical security operations
• CCTV and access control systems
• intrusion detection and alarm monitoring

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