Director, Physical Security Programs, Policy, and Assurance (Hyperscale)- job post

Information and Technology
February 11, 2026
Full Time

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We are seeking a senior leader to drive Global Physical Security (GPS) programs, policy, and assurance across our hyperscale environment. This role will coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, ensure policy and process alignment, and oversee governance and documentation to support reliable, auditable, and scalable security operations in hyperscale data centers and facilities.

  • Program leadership and governance
    • Establish and lead a governance framework for GPS in hyperscale covering policy, standards, procedures, and controls.
    • Own the lifecycle of GPS physical security policies/procedures, including authorship, change management, approval workflows, version control, and stakeholder communication.
    • Ensure repeatability, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across hyperscale physical security operations.
  • Policy, compliance, and assurance
    • Align GPS hyperscale policies and processes to ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and applicable NIST Physical and Environmental (PE) controls.
    • Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Data Privacy, and Internal Audit to maintain evidence, control mappings, and corrective action plans.
    • Lead internal assurance activities, readiness reviews, and support external audits; track findings and remediation to closure.
  • Cross-functional coordination
    • Coordinate with Data Center Operations, Engineering, Networking, Facilities, Cloud Security, HR, and Vendor Management to ensure end-to-end policy adoption and operational alignment.
    • Serve as the primary point of contact for hyperscale physical security policy questions and escalations.
  • Project and portfolio management
    • Lead a team of project managers and SMEs to plan, prioritize, and execute hyperscale physical security initiatives.
    • Build and maintain standardized tracking for initiative intake, scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and metrics (creation, progress, completion).
    • Drive change management and stakeholder communications for GPS Hyperscale programs.
  • Documentation and communications
    • Maintain comprehensive documentation (policies, SOPs, playbooks, diagrams, RACI, and runbooks).
    • Develop and deliver communications, status reporting, and leadership updates for GPS Hyperscale.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in physical security programs within data center, hyperscale cloud, critical infrastructure, or similarly complex environments.
  • 5+ years leading cross-functional programs and policy governance, including change management and documentation ownership.
  • Demonstrated experience aligning or auditing against ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and NIST PE controls; strong understanding of control frameworks, evidence, and assurance.
  • Experience managing or leading PMOs and project managers; expert in portfolio tracking tools and metrics.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at executive levels.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to translate technical and operational requirements into clear policies and procedures.
  • Bachelor’s degree in security management, information systems, engineering, or related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (CPP, PSP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, PMP) preferred.

Key competencies

  • Governance and policy ownership
  • Risk, compliance, and audit readiness
  • Program/portfolio management and execution
  • Cross-functional leadership in hyperscale/critical environments
  • Process design, standardization, and repeatability
  • Clear, concise executive communication

Success metrics

  • Timely publication and maintenance of GPS hyperscale policies/SOPs with robust change control.
  • Measurable alignment to ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and NIST PE controls; clean audit outcomes and closed findings.
  • On-time delivery of portfolio milestones; transparent tracking from project creation through completion.

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