Americas Security Leader

Applied Materials
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 192,000 - 264,000Function: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive presence","Leadership","Strategic thinking","Communication","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead enterprise physical security and resiliency operations across the Americas, reporting to the Chief Security Officer. Own program vision, budgets, performance, and outcomes, covering guard force management, investigations, incident command, crisis and business continuity, and compliance. Partner with Facilities, IT, HR, Legal, and Finance to embed security into business operations. Serve as the functional AI leader, building generative-AI workflows to enhance threat intelligence, reporting, and risk modeling. Onsite in Santa Clara with up to 30% travel.

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Americas Security Leader

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise physical security and resiliency operations across the Americas, reporting to the Chief Security Officer. Own program vision, budgets, performance, and outcomes, covering guard force management, investigations, incident command, crisis and business continuity, and compliance. Partner with Facilities, IT, HR, Legal, and Finance to embed security into business operations. Serve as the functional AI leader, building generative-AI workflows to enhance threat intelligence, reporting, and risk modeling. Onsite in Santa Clara with up to 30% travel.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and execute regional physical security, resiliency, and crisis management programs across the Americas in alignment with global strategy.
  • •Oversee security operations including perimeter protection, guard force management, investigations, executive protection support, workplace violence prevention, and event security.
  • •Direct implementation of physical security controls, complex security technology projects, and standardized operating procedures.
  • •Serve as regional incident commander for significant events, leading emergency response, crisis coordination, business continuity, and recovery.
  • •Design, build, and deploy AI-enabled workflows and analytical tools to enhance threat intelligence, investigations, risk modeling, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 192,000 - 264,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of progressive leadership experience in regional or global corporate security operations, including contract guard force management.
  • •Proven success leading large-scale corporate security, resiliency, and operational programs within global organizations.
  • •Advanced firsthand technical proficiency using Python or equivalent scripting languages to build automations and operational tools.
  • •Experience leveraging generative AI and large language models (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini) to improve workflows, reporting, analytics, risk management, and decision-making.
  • •Ability to influence executive leadership and cross-functional teams (IT, HR, Legal, Facilities, Procurement, Finance) while managing priorities in high-pressure environments.
Experience:Corporate securitySecurity operationsResiliencyEnterprise risk managementGenerative AI
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive presenceLeadershipStrategic thinkingCommunicationCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:PythonChatGPTClaudeMicrosoft CopilotGemini

Company Brief

Applied Materials
Provides semiconductor manufacturing equipment, services, and software used to build advanced chips and display technologies. Its tools support materials engineering, deposition, etching, inspection, and process control for major electronics manufacturers worldwide.
Industry: Industrial Machinery
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1967
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