Field of work: Management
Expected travel: 0-10%
Professional Status: Professional
Employment type: Regular, full-time
Company Description
SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as the market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we design solutions to support innovation, promote equality, and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.
SAP values entrepreneurship, fosters creativity and builds lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce makes us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economies, lift communities and preserve our environment. Because the best jobs make the world run better and people’s lives better.
The Country Security Director (Egypt) will manage and implement the day-to-day operations to ensure the physical safety and security of SAP employees, buildings and assets, which may have a very high level of organizational, compliance, financial, brand and/or high complexity in business and life safety.
They will manage daily customer engagement, knowledge management, quality assurance, and organizational learning. They will seek to enhance programs to transfer relevant knowledge across organizational boundaries, as directed by their line manager.
The Country Security Director (Egypt) will maintain the highest level of professionalism in all activities to represent the organization both internally and externally, while serving as a trusted advisor and ambassador for SAP and its affiliates.
Job title:
Provide comprehensive physical security support and guidance for multiple SAP business locations. Maintain a site-by-site overview of budget/spending, current conditions, contact data, and location-specific information.
Conduct physical building security risk assessments, surveys, and physical penetration testing.
Manage security services contracts (guard/guard), to include development/implementation of the “Building Security Operations Manual” in all locations.
Manage electronic security systems and suppliers, to include electronic access control, badges, visitor management, security video, intrusion detection systems, and control center operations.
Carry out planning, design, tendering, construction and commissioning activities for many concurrent projects, and oversee all aspects of physical security related to these projects. Projects include new construction and renovations (driven by world class real estate and facilities), system replacement and/or additions.
Evaluate and implement employee protection programmes, consisting of travel safety and security, juvenile, close protection, workplace violence, and kidnapping readiness.
Providing training and security awareness programs for employees.
– Conducting internal investigations as needed.
Oversee the reporting and resolution of physical security incidents.
Conduct presentation of physical security services when necessary.
Partner/support SAP health and safety programs and ensure emergency responses are in place.
– Report on physical security strategy and metrics (KPIs).
Maintain a close relationship with law enforcement and emergency responders.
Work as directed by the manager.
Competencies and Skills:
Manage detailed programs related to the organization’s overall financial, operational and compliance efficiency. Seek to highlight ways to improve the organization’s effectiveness and operations.
Possess good working knowledge and understanding of their industry and identify and gather key market information/trends and apply them to the organization/operations.
Manage and execute daily delivery of multiple projects up and down the organization.
Frequently managing relationships with global, regional and local senior management as well as external service providers and business partners.
Director of Operations and Interfaces across organizational boundaries within and outside the Global Physical Security Department that relate to the Area of Responsibility (Country).
Pursuing operational excellence and quality assurance by providing best practices, problem solving and guidance in his/her area of responsibility.
The area of responsibility will be Egypt-wide, with a focus on all SAP operations in Egypt.
Acting as a liaison to the executive management / reporting / championing internal goals and managing KPIs.
Conduct performance reviews and manage people, as and when required.
The Senior Security Specialist will be at management level 5 and above with responsibility for multiple country/countries.
The Chief Security Specialist (Director of State Security in Egypt) is usually responsible for a large number of indirect reports.
Area 1 Management and implementation of the organization’s main strategy at the country/multi-country level
Domain 2 Management and Accountability for Regulatory Budget in a Multiple Country/Country (Process + Capital)
Region 3 Manage the daily tactical and operational aspect of business at a multi-country/country level
Experience, Education and Certifications:
8 years of experience in the physical security industry or equivalent (military, law enforcement, etc.) or minimum 3 years of experience in corporate physical security
3 years of direct experience in most of the ‘Job Descriptions’ and ‘Competencies and Skills’ above.
Certificate in a related field (desirable).
– Ability to pass a background check.
– Foreign language skills desirable. Comprehensive AOR language skills (Egyptian Arabic/Egyptian) and clear (C1 and above) written and spoken English.
What do you get from us
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Diversity commitment at SAP
To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to capitalize on the qualities and value the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.
SAP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the world’s largest business software company with more than 51,500 employees in sales and development sites in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Our global development approach focuses on distributing development worldwide in strategically important markets. A global network of SAP Labs covering Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel and the United States, enables SAP to operate locally, yet is globally organized.
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