Americas Travel Security Lead

Apple•Austin, TX

28d

About The Position

Apple employees travel across the globe, often to remote and challenging environments. If you’re fascinated by geopolitical events, love to learn about new countries, and find creative ways of keeping people safe whilst they are on the move, then a career at Apple might be for you. Travel Security keeps Apple employees safe when they travel. Every day is different in Travel Security, and we are highly influenced by global events. You might be conducting ground assessments in a Medium or High Risk location; or creating a security solution for one of our teams traveling to a remote location. DESCRIPTION This role will lead on all aspects of Travel Security in the Americas region (AMR), and will travel up to 50% of the time.

Requirements

9+ years industry experience in a travel security capacity
Experience building travel strategies across the the Americas region, with a deep expertise in Mexico and the the different risk environments within the country; including extensive travel across Mexico.
Fluent working Spanish language proficiency.
Deep experience of assessing and managing vendors providing secure transportation and protection services.
Experience of conducting physical security assessments of locations, routes and hotels.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience to working and traveling in a range of environments, especially those with a higher security risk.
Proven experience producing high-quality written work and presentations.
Strong project management experience and the ability to work cross functionally.
Expertise with travel across Brazil and other locations in the region, such as Colombia or Guatemala.
Industry specific qualifications (hostile environment training; security risk management courses; medical qualifications; close protection qualifications).
Strong collaboration skills, building partnerships and working cross-organization to meet shared objectives.
Portuguese language proficiency.
Masters' degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
Confirmed experience of delivering on your expertise, doing what you say you’ll do, and quickly acknowledging mistakes.
Ability to approach issues with a global perspective.
High level of ability to distill complex information into clear, concise communications.