Deputy Director, Safety & Security HQ

Mistral
Paris
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Vendor management","Crisis leadership","Risk assessment","Data-driven decision-making","Communication"]

Own the end-to-end physical safety and security strategy for Mistral’s France HQ, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational resilience. Lead vendor consolidation under SLAs, deploy AI-enabled surveillance and access controls, and build crisis response frameworks for high-impact incidents. Collaborate with French authorities (Police, Gendarmerie, ANSSI) to formalize liaison protocols, optimize the France security budget, and measure performance to drive continuous improvement.

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Mistral
Mistral
2 months ago

Deputy Director, Safety & Security HQ

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end physical safety and security strategy for Mistral’s France HQ, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational resilience. Lead vendor consolidation under SLAs, deploy AI-enabled surveillance and access controls, and build crisis response frameworks for high-impact incidents. Collaborate with French authorities (Police, Gendarmerie, ANSSI) to formalize liaison protocols, optimize the France security budget, and measure performance to drive continuous improvement.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and implement a unified physical security strategy for Mistral’s France facilities aligned to local regulations.
  • •Consolidate and manage security vendors under SLAs to ensure performance, cost-efficiency, and compliance.
  • •Establish a regulatory compliance program for 100% adherence to French/EU laws (CNIL, RGPD, NIS2) and industry standards (ISO 27001/28000).
  • •Deploy state-of-the-art physical security technologies, including AI-powered surveillance, access control, and intrusion detection.
  • •Develop and test crisis response frameworks and formalize liaison protocols with French authorities for collaborative security measures.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeaveRetirementRelocationWellness StipendMeal AllowanceCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience designing and implementing physical security programs for large, high-stakes facilities or multi-site operations.
  • •Expertise managing and consolidating security vendors and negotiating security service contracts (e.g., guard services, CCTV, access control).
  • •Hands-on crisis leadership developing and testing emergency response protocols for incidents such as protests, cyber-physical threats, or natural disasters.
  • •Deep knowledge of French/EU compliance frameworks (CNIL, RGPD, NIS2) and experience leading audits or certifications aligned to ISO 27001/28000.
  • •Builder mentality with data-driven decision-making using KPIs, risk assessments, and metrics to improve security posture.
Skills:Vendor managementCrisis leadershipRisk assessmentData-driven decision-makingCommunication
Tech Stack:SLAsCCTVAccess controlIntrusion detectionAI-powered surveillanceCNILRGPDNIS2ISO 27001ISO 28000Threat intelligence sharing

Company Brief

Mistral
Develops state-of-the-art large language models and AI systems, offering models and developer tools for natural language understanding, generation, and enterprise AI integrations. Focuses on open research and production-ready model deployments.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2023
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