Director, Security Operations

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Westlake, TX, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Fintech
The Role
Leads physical security operations across one or more sites, managing security teams, staffing, policies, life safety, crisis response, incident follow-up, training, vendors, budgets, and stakeholder relationships. Develops regional crisis plans, implements global security initiatives, oversees workplace safety programs, and mitigates operational risk through security technology, investigations, threat assessment, and strong collaboration with business leaders and public safety agencies.
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Job Description:

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Role:

The Director, Security Operations is an experienced security professional who can effectively lead teams to protect Fidelity’s associates, customers, and property. This individual delivers on Global Security Operations’ objectives through their ability to communicate effectively, understand their site’s risk landscape, and engage and execute on key initiatives for Security and the firm while exercising good judgement. This individual is a meaningful associate-facing Brand Ambassador for Global Security Operations and will ensure that their team exudes professionalism, integrity, and provides outstanding customer service at their site.

  • Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree a plus
  • 7-10 years’ experience in an operational and technical security environment
  • 3-5 years’ experience in a people manager role
  • EMT or other relevant certifications (CPP, CFE, CBCP) a plus
  • Effectively leads a team of security representatives and supervisors in one or more locations
  • Ensures schedule maintains required coverage while remaining mindful of staffing costs and overtime
  • Enforces corporate and site-wide policies, procedures, and standards related to operational risk, physical security, and life safety programs
  • Establishes and maintains substantial relationships with business unit personnel, site leadership and external service providers such as public safety agencies to influence security policy implementation and mitigate risk
  • Translates strategic objectives and champions training and life safety programs for their site
  • Engages on cross-organizational projects and scales global initiatives for assigned site(s).
  • Builds, implements, and maintains regional crisis response plans in collaboration with site leadership
  • Develops and Delivers effective local awareness programs and supports broader global security awareness initiatives crafted to educate associates on workplace safety and security best practices
  • Review regional incident reports; recommend and supervise required follow up
 The Expertise and Skills You Bring:
  • Knowledge of security principles (incident management, life safety, investigations, workplace violence and threat assessment)
  • Subject matter expertise with Security technology
  • Project management experience
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Understanding of risk and controls
  • Stakeholder and relationship management (communicates effectively with senior security leadership, site/business unit leadership, business partners, and public safety agencies)
  • Vendor management (holds vendors accountable to agreed upon terms and manages to budget constraints)

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

Certifications:

Category:Security

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 7-10 years of experience in an operational and technical security environment
  • 3-5 years of experience in a people manager role
  • EMT certification or relevant certifications such as CPP, CFE, or CBCP

Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
58,848 Employees
Year Founded: 1946

What We Do

At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.

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