Senior Manager. Protective Security

Senior Manager Protective Security- Executive Protection and Events 

• Key role in managing and continuously improving the physical security risk management framework, methodologies, and processes.
• Sydney based role and required regular attendance to the office and the ability to be available for short notice assignments.
• Hybrid Working (Monday/Friday + Additional required days)
• Permanent opportunity 

The Protective Security team is part of Group Protective Services (GPS) and are responsible for identifying and managing security risk that have the potential to impact Westpac staff, customers, assets, and operations.

In this role you will be responsible for managing and continuously improving the physical security risk management framework, methodologies and processes used by Group Protective Services (GPS) to ensure the safety of Westpac staff, customers, and assets. You will also lead Executive Protection and events to ensure planning and appropriate controls are in place to mitigate risks and threats against our Group Executive and board. This involves identifying root causes and developing controls to reduce the likelihood and impact of physical security risks.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead the team to assess the likelihood and impact of physical risk to staff, customers, Westpac events and assets including Corporate, Business Banking Centres, Branches ATMs, executive residences, and other assets globally.
• Lead the development and implementation of operational security plans to ensure the safety and security of Westpac events including the AGM, profit announcements and other celebrations.
• Ensure risk assessment framework, methodologies and processes used by GPS to assess and manage physical security risks are leading best practice and align to AS/NZS ISO 31000:2018 – Risk Management – Guidelines and HB 167:2006 – Security Risk Management
• Develop and implement recommendations and controls to eliminate or reduce the impact and likelihood of security risks and threat against our Executive and board.
• Develop reports which identify emerging security threats, insights and trends and provide recommendations to relevant business units to reduce security risks.
• Manage CEO and Group Executive close personal protection as required.
• Lead the response to security incidents including victim support, law enforcement liaison, root cause analysis and post incident review. 
• Develop and maintain security risk management and assessment policies and standards.
• Manage the contractual relationships with security suppliers as required.

What’s in it for me?
You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is creating better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

• 10 years law enforcement or armed forces experience
• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience 
• Financial Service experience highly desired
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

What’s it like to work there?

We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. Working with us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility. And one where everyone belongs.

How do I Apply?

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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.  This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ***************@westpac.com.au.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email ***************@westpac.com.au