Travel & Country Security Lead [T500-16312]

About Illumina: Illumina is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems dedicated to making genomics useful for all. Illumina’s integrated Indian global hub in Bengaluru, Illumina India Biotechnology Private Limited, is focused on technology activities that will help usher in the next wave of innovation in healthcare and medical research. If you’re eager to work on challenging projects that uses cutting-edge technology to transform the future of healthcare, this is your chance to join a truly remarkable team. Position Summary: Supports and administers organizational security plans and operations. Executes procedures and processes to provide physical protection for personnel and company property, day-to-day damage, vandalism, loss prevention and other related security risk programs and meets required codes and regulations. Compiles data for loss control and accident reports. Supports and conducts internal investigations in accordance with legal requirements and company policies. Coordinates activities with local police and emergency agencies as appropriate. Maintains records, manuals and documentation. For companies with government contracts, coordinates and administers security clearances and other security policies and procedures in accordance with the Department of Defense or appropriate agencies. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs and other related duties may be assigned. Scope of Responsibilities:

• Applies advanced wide-ranging experience and professional knowledge to provide solutions in creative and effective ways.
• Directs the application of existing principles and guides development of new policies and ideas. Understands the interrelationships of different disciplines.
• Works on complex assignments where problem solving requires in-depth evaluation of varying factors and practices/procedures must be determined.
• Enhances internal and external working relationships and networks with key contacts outside area of expertise.
• Adapts style to differing audiences and frequently advises others on complex matters that relate to the wider business and require persuasion.
• May train and mentor junior level staff.
• Work is reviewed upon completion and is consistent with departmental objectives.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

• Administration of the global travel security function, to include all systems, assessments, communications, vendor and stakeholder management associated with the delivery of a best-in-class travel security service.
• Utilize intelligence resources for travel-related threat information on a global basis, including internet, databases, public records, media, law enforcement, government sources, contracted services, and other related resources; determine local threat environment for travel to moderate-to-high-threat countries
• Work with the Global Security Team and Illumina Security Operations Center (ISOC) to monitor, research, analyze and provide intelligence regarding emerging threats and trends worldwide that may impact Illumina campuses, operations, remote or on campus staff.
• Manage competing program and project areas and maintain ongoing operations, track delivery against program goals and implement proposals.
• Develop and enhance physical security protective strategies across the Illumina India footprint
• Support Illumina Crisis Management operations by providing timely and actionable intelligence in support or emerging crisis, and/or acting as the Indian in-country security representative for all crisis management scenarios and exercises.
• Develop and deliver effective security awareness solutions to staff across the global footprint.
• Evolve effective physical security standards as best practice for Indian locations.
• Lead ongoing analysis of security exposures, evaluate program effectiveness, and develop benchmarking standards and metrics to measure the effectiveness of the India country security function.
• Identify, develop, implement, and maintain Company security processes and asset protection standards across assigned business units to reduce risks, respond to incidents and limit exposure to liability in all areas.
• Interface with other business areas and sectors to accomplish cooperative goals, representing Global Security in multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Build excellent networks with stakeholders internally and suppliers externally to support the delivery of the program.
• Assist in the development and execution of all physical security services, programs, and initiatives across the region.
• Assist with the implementation of employee safety programs that aid in the prevention of threats and violence in the workplace and support our incident response.
• Support regional physical security investigations, in conjunction with regional HR, Legal, and Compliance.
• Liaising with Health and Safety counterparts to create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment

• Experience of working in a travel security or risk assessment function within a corporate environment or government agency.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Corporate Security Industry Law Enforcement/Intelligence Agency.
• Minimum educational requirement of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with the intelligence cycle, including defining intelligence requirements and establishing collection structures.
• Demonstrate fundamental understanding of investigative and intelligence processes
• Understanding of global geopolitical issues and threats to/from various regions of the world and their impact to Illumina’s business
• Ability to adapt to an open, transparent, and highly collaborative corporate culture and effectively balance security with company values and business interests
• Ability to manage in a fast-paced environment, and support the strategic direction of new programs
• Demonstrated strong critical thinking and writing skills with abilities to communicate complex ideas and analysis in a brief, accurate, and relevant way to a variety of audiences up to senior executive management
• Excellent written and verbal communication and report writing skills (English); fluency in a second language preferred.
• Comfortable and confident to work and deliver unsupervised at the same time willing to take on additional work responsibilities and stand in for team members as required, demonstrating dependability.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office.

• Security certification (ASIS APP, CPP etc.), Project Management certification (PMP), or Continuity certification preferred (MBCP, CBCP, etc.)

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent experience.