Job Description

NBCUniversal is looking for a Vice President, Media Security to join our Global Security Operations team in New York City! In this challenging yet rewarding role, you will work alongside television professionals and talent while maintaining the overall safety of the site, its employees, show guests, and audience members.

In this role, you will oversee and coordinate security for the NYC Metro area, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. You will oversee the team who ensures NBCUniversal’s employees and visitors, intellectual property and assets are protected and secure. You will report directly to the SVP, Media Security and will manage a global team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to develop and implement programs that protect people and assets from infrastructure failure, theft, fraud, workplace violence, and sabotage or terrorism
• Identify protection goals, objectives and metrics for the company and establishing a systematic, sophisticated, comprehensive and uniform approach to Security across the organization
• Assure quality, consistency, and efficiency of security processes for operations/infrastructure, prevention, and crisis response across NBCUniversal
• Oversee security planning, training, and operations for productions, including events staged in outdoor venues, organized in close coordination with local law enforcement and relevant state/federal agencies. Examples include live sporting events with high profile talent
• Maintain relationships with local, state and federal law enforcement, intelligence and other related government agencies
• Direct and inform our partnerships with 3rd party security vendors to ensure they adhere to our policies and procedures
• Work with members of the NBCUniversal Global Security Operations leadership team and other industry security leaders to prioritize initiatives and spending based on appropriate risk management
• Work with business leaders to evaluate security staff, ensuring a high level of talent and upgrading where necessary
• Collaborate with other functions such as Business Continuity and Crisis Management, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Real Estate, Medical, Legal, Human Resources and Communications on both the planning for and responses to security and crisis management-related incidents
• Partner with related departments on investigations into security incidents/breaches and assist with any disciplinary or legal matters associated with such incidents
• Build relationships with peers in the media industry to benchmark as well as share intelligence and best practices
• Continually and effectively communicate security issues and decisions impacting business operations with appropriate internal and/or external stakeholders

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in security leadership and/or security operations in a corporate environment, law enforcement, military services or related experience
• Prior roles requiring collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement and other government agencies
• 10+ years of management experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation skills, time management and organizational skills
• Experience maintaining international contacts and partnerships
• Experience with international travel for global events

Desired Characteristics

• Previous corporate responsibility for Security and/or Crisis Management for a multi-national employer in the media and entertainment industry
• Experience within federal or local law enforcement and/or military services
• Proven ability to partner with divisions external to Global Security Organization (e.g. Human Resources, Medical, Legal, Labor Relations and Communications representatives)
• Experience supporting high-profile Executives and Talent (e.g. Chief Executive Officers or Presidents, highly visible employees)
• Experience making recommendations to executive management supported by thorough analysis using financial information and other relevant empirical data Strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills, dealing effectively with all levels of management
• Experience with a US security clearance
• Successful record of influencing senior leadership and stakeholders to implement strategy and achieve results in times that can be fast paced, pressurized and of high volume
• Experience managing a budget and applying financial analysis (e.g. building and presenting business case)
• Proven ability to build and sustain excellent relationships at multiple levels and across divisions
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred, advanced degree in related field a plus

Additional Information

• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $210,000 - $240,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.