Description
This role is a unique opportunity to build and own physical safety and security at Faire during a pivotal period of growth. You'll define what great looks like, balancing protection with proportionality, rigorous risk management with a workplace that feels welcoming and trusted.
Responsibilities:
- Physical Safety & Security Strategy: define Faire's physical safety and security posture across workplace, events, and facility operations. Conduct risk assessments and translate findings into proportional mitigation strategies.
- Security Operations & Incident Response: oversee day-to-day security operations programs, including guard services relationships and access control policies. Own incident response, investigation, and follow-up from initial assessment through resolution.
- Travel Risk Management: build and operate a travel risk program that gives employees the information and support they need before and during travel, domestically and internationally.
- Executive Protection: provide executive protection support for senior leadership, including during high-profile events, travel, and periods of elevated risk.
- Standards & Readiness: establish safety and security standards that hold up across locations and work styles. Prepare the function for audits, insurance requirements, and public-company expectations.
- Vendor & Partner Management: manage relationships with security vendors and external partners.
- Employee Trust & Enablement: design safety programs and communications that are clear, transparent, and trust-building, not fear-inducing.
Qualifications:
- 8–12 years of experience in corporate security, physical security, LEO or a closely related field, ideally with experience at both high-growth tech companies and more mature organizations
- Experience building or significantly scaling a corporate safety and security function from the ground up
- Deep expertise in physical security systems, emergency response planning, and threat assessment methodologies