Regional Security Mgr - Greater China

Regional Security Manager, Greater China

Hong Kong

As a Barclays Regional Security Manager - Greater China, you’ll be accountable for the delivery of security to Barclays within your area of responsibility as part of overall Physical Security operating model. Your purpose is to deliver strategic decisions, display leadership and subject matter expertise through the delivery of dedicated, holistic, appropriate, and proportionate security protection to Barclays’ clients, colleagues, property, and assets. The areas of responsibilities include China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Being the main point of contact for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan for all physical security services, security awareness, instilling culture of collective and individual accountabilities
• Implementing Barclays Physical Security Policy, adherence to related Physical Security standards together with associated control measures within the area of responsibility
• Conducting thorough Business Assurance checks to validate service delivery provided by outsourced security vendor
• Determining, evaluating, mitigating, and reviewing physical security risks against known or perceived threats, duly reporting, and recording all risks and incidents appropriately
• Leading and conducting investigations in financial and non-financial crime; respond to and investigate low level security incidents that don’t need senior management escalation
• Supporting and facilitating security for VIP visits, devise and conduct a rolling program of in-depth security risk assessments; manage the implementation of remediation plans
• Ensuring all contracts are compliant and dated, manage local security and Security Points of Contact, provide subject matter expertise for security related Incident Management
• Developing and leading effective working relationship at the appropriate level with the vendor as well as work as the Supplier Risk Manager for vendors when required

What we’re looking for:

• Detailed knowledge of physical design and operating models with sufficient depth to identify points of risk impacting on the safety and security of people, premise, and moveable assets
• Good knowledge of the physical security environment affecting the financial sector
• Solid grasp of legal and regulatory security requirements across the region
• Detailed knowledge of technical security systems, applications, and Industry Standards

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Preferably have Police or Military background
• Ideally holding a recognized Security qualification
• Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese

Where will you be working?

Our offices are situated in the center of Hong Kong’s financial district, at 2 Queen’s Road.

Cheung Kong Centre is an investment banking hub that offers panoramic views of Victoria Harbour and Kowloon Peninsula. There is a variety of local amenities, and you will be just a short walk from shopping malls, health clubs and multiple transport links.

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