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Security Manager
Security Manager – Europe
Overview
Waters Corporation is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Security Manager – Europe to lead the execution and continuous improvement of physical security programs across the region. This role serves as a key operational leader, translating global security strategy into effective site-level execution across multiple countries while building strong partnerships with business leaders and supporting the Global Security Program.
The ideal candidate is a proactive security professional with a strong background in physical security operations, investigations, and program development within a multi-country environment. This individual will play a critical role in strengthening the organization’s security posture, enhancing site engagement, and driving a culture of safety and preparedness across Europe.
Responsibilities
Regional Security Leadership & Strategic Oversight
- Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all physical security and contract guarding operations across the United Kingdom and supporting EMEA initiatives as required.
- Lead and manage a regional security program supporting multiple sites, critical infrastructure, corporate offices, laboratories, manufacturing operations, and business functions in a complex multinational environment.
- Oversee contract security operations, ensuring delivery against agreed service levels, KPIs, compliance standards, and operational expectations.
- Serve as the primary regional security leader and escalation point for critical incidents, operational disruptions, investigations, and crisis-related matters.
- Partner with Global Security leadership to execute regional security strategies, drive operational consistency, and support enterprise risk management objectives.
- Influence and advise senior business leaders on security risks, operational resilience, workplace safety, and protective security measures.
Security Operations, Crisis Management & Resilience
- Direct day-to-day regional security operations, including incident management, emergency response coordination, investigations, escalation management, and executive reporting.
- Lead crisis management and business continuity initiatives, including emergency preparedness planning, response coordination, after-action reviews, and corrective action implementation.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve security policies, procedures, standards, and operational frameworks aligned with corporate governance and industry best practices.
- Oversee physical security systems and infrastructure, including CCTV, access control systems, intrusion detection, alarm monitoring, visitor management, and perimeter protection programs.
- Ensure regional operational readiness through security audits, tabletop exercises, drills, site assessments, and resilience testing activities.
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Risk Management & Site Security Engagement
- Conduct and oversee enterprise security risk assessments, threat evaluations, and vulnerability reviews across UK operations.
- Identify emerging risks and develop strategic mitigation plans that support operational continuity while balancing business needs and employee experience.
- Partner with site leadership, Facilities, HR, IT, Legal, and Health & Safety teams to strengthen site security posture and regulatory compliance.
- Support site expansions, relocations, and new facility launches, from planning through execution, ensuring capital security improvements.
- Provide subject matter expertise on workplace violence prevention, travel risk management, executive support, and protective security design.
Investigations, Governance & Executive Support
- Lead or support sensitive internal investigations involving workplace misconduct, theft, policy violations, security incidents, while maintaining confidentiality and appropriate escalation protocols.
- Prepare executive-level reports, security briefings, incident summaries, and risk assessments for senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Support executive protection coordination, leadership travel security planning, and high-profile corporate events as required.
- Ensure compliance with corporate security standards, UK regulatory requirements, GDPR considerations, and industry best practices.
- Maintain strong working relationships with local law enforcement, emergency services, regulatory bodies, and external security partners.
Vendor, Financial & Program Management
- Provide governance and oversight of regional contract security providers, ensuring consistent service delivery, staffing effectiveness, operational compliance, and performance accountability.
- Lead vendor management activities, including contract oversight, onboarding, audits, KPI reviews, staffing strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support management of regional security budgets, forecasting, and cost optimisation initiatives while maintaining operational effectiveness.
- Drive standardisation and scalability across regional security processes, technologies, reporting frameworks, and operational procedures.
- Support procurement activities, security technology evaluations, and strategic security program enhancements.
Leadership, Collaboration & Organizational Influence
- Lead, mentor, and develop regional security personnel and vendor leadership teams through coaching, accountability, and performance management.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, operational excellence, collaboration, and proactive risk management across the regional security function.
- Deliver regional training initiatives, awareness campaigns, and emergency preparedness exercises to strengthen organisational resilience and security culture.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Facilities, HR, Legal, IT, HSE, Compliance, and business leadership teams to support enterprise objectives and operational priorities.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and serve as a trusted advisor on security, resilience, and operational risk matters.
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Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Solid, progressive experience in corporate security, physical security operations, law enforcement, military, intelligence, or enterprise risk management.
- Demonstrated experience leading regional or multi-site security operations within a multinational or matrixed corporate environment.
- Proven success managing contract guarding providers, vendor governance programs, and performance-based service delivery models.
- Experience overseeing crisis management, investigations, business continuity, emergency preparedness, and enterprise security programs.
- Strong knowledge of physical security systems, integrated security technologies, and operational risk management principles.
- Experience presenting to senior leadership and managing high-visibility or sensitive organisational matters.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, Business Management, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
- Professional security certifications (ASIS CPP, PSP, or equivalent).
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. Specialising in regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. Collaborating worldwide, the company enables:
- The release of effective, high-quality medicines
- Ensuring the safety of food and water
- Detecting diseases earlier, managing infections, and combating antibiotic resistance
Through a culture of relentless innovation, a team of 16,000 colleagues transforms scientific challenges into lifesaving breakthroughs worldwide.
Diversity and inclusion are core to Waters' values—benefiting employees, products, customers, and the community.
Waters upholds equal opportunity, complying with all applicable laws. Qualified candidates are considered without regard to sex, race, colour, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status, military service, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or any other protected characteristic.
All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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