Sr. Director, Workplace Security(Physical Security & Risk Programs)

at  Open Text Corporation

Hiring Manager: Elena Dana Calugaru
Talent Acquisition Advisor: Gaurav Sehgal
Job Code Level: GHM4
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• Develop and implement a company-wide strategy to optimize OpenText’s physical security approach, in alignment with global operations, risk exposures, and regulations.
• Align security strategy with stakeholder needs across business units, promoting a proactive security culture and providing thought leadership.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing security team, fostering collaboration and innovation while ensuring skill development and succession planning.
• Provide senior oversight for OpenText’s Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), ensuring continuous monitoring, rapid response, and incident management. Optimize GSOC technology and processes for real-time intelligence and emergency response.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and management of OpenText’s physical security systems strategy and technology roadmap to drive standardization across the enterprise and ensure alignment with the company’s evolving needs.
• Drive innovation by integrating cutting-edge technologies to enhance physical security capabilities, streamline operations, and improve threat detection and response times.
• Lead the execution of security system upgrades, migrations, and deployments in new facility projects, providing senior-level oversight through the planning, design, and implementation phases.
• Establish a risk management program for facilities security, working with stakeholders to implement mitigation plans and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of physical security policies, standards and procedures to ensure consistent application of security practices across the enterprise.
• Establish and oversee an audit program to regularly review security protocols, systems, and incident reports to identify gaps, trends, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program success and report data-driven insights to senior leadership to support decision-making.
• Lead company-wide security awareness training programs, working with business partners to ensure alignment with broader risk management efforts and that regulatory requirements are met.
• Provide senior accountability for Global Security’s management of relationships with external vendors, contractors, and service providers to ensure cost-effective services and compliance with corporate standards.
• Lead capital and operational budget planning for security projects, working with Finance and Operations teams to allocate and manage capital resources effectively for security initiatives.
• Manage operational budget, including forecasting, staffing, and third-party expenses.