Director Corporate Security, EMEA

The Director Corporate Security, EMEA role supports the design and delivery of physical security and resilience programs across Coherent's EMEA footprint. The role requires a regional subject matter expert for physical security, resilience, and crisis management across EMEA.

Requirements

• Act as the regional subject matter expert for physical security, resilience, and crisis management across EMEA.
• Lead and continuously improve a risk-based security program covering manufacturing sites, offices, laboratories, and R&D facilities.
• Conduct security risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and implement effective mitigation strategies to protect people, assets, and operations.
• Oversee security operations across the region, ensuring compliance with internal standards and external requirements.
• Develop and maintain incident response, crisis management, and business resilience frameworks to minimise operational disruption.
• Lead security incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Deliver security awareness and resilience training to strengthen organisational preparedness.
• Manage security service providers and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, and external partners.
• Support the development and implementation of global security frameworks, continuous improvement initiatives, and strategic security projects.
• Provide regional leadership during security incidents and support global security activities as required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation program
• Comprehensive career development platform