Regional Physical Security Operations Manager - China (HK) & NE Asia

Team Introduction The role will lead physical security operations, risk governance, crisis management and strategic security initiatives across North-east Asia, including Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. The position serves as the sub-regional lead responsible for driving operational excellence, strengthening regional resilience, and ensuring consistent implementation of corporate security standards across multiple offices. The role partners closely with regional leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, external agencies, and global security teams to manage complex security operations, critical incidents, and vendor governance. Responsibilities - Lead physical security strategy and operational governance across Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. - Act as the primary escalation point for significant security incidents, crisis management coordination, and regional emergency response. - Drive consistency and standardisation of security programs, policies and operating procedures across North-east Asia and Hong Kong sites. - Provide strategic oversight of guarding vendors, security budgets, KPIs, and operational performance across multiple countries. - Partner with business leaders, Workplace, Legal, HR and global security teams on risk mitigation and regional security priorities. - Lead complex regional projects including new office security design, event security planning, and business continuity initiatives. - Conduct regional risk assessments and provide strategic recommendations for geopolitical, operational, and workplace security risks. - Manage and develop country security personnel and vendors to ensure scalable and high-performing regional operations. - Support regional crisis management structures and participate in cross-functional incident command and emergency response leadership. - Support workplace investigations as needed. - Deputise for the APAC Regional Security Lead as required.