Chief Security and Safety Officer (Senior Vice President)

News Corp•New York, NY

2d•$300,000 - $375,000

About The Position

News Corp is seeking a Chief Security and Safety Officer (SVP) to serve as the enterprise-wide leader for global physical security, health, safety, and resilience functions. The SVP acts as the company’s primary authority on physical security, workplace safety, crisis and incident management, investigations, executive protection, travel and event security, and business continuity, ensuring consistent global standards while enabling local execution. This role is both highly strategic and operationally grounded, requiring executive presence, strong judgment, and deep subject-matter expertise. The role interfaces with each Business Unit's Health, Safety, Security functions and also has direct accountability for the Safety and Security of Harper Collins, Relator, The New York Post, HQ, The Sun and The Times US, and Storyful business units day to day. This role is also accountable for managing the 24/7 Global Security Operations Centre for the company. This role reports to the Global Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) providing insight into enterprise risk posture, preparedness, and emerging threats relevant to a global media organization.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience in global physical security, corporate security, or related fields within large, complex organizations, preferably at the senior executive level.
Demonstrated experience building and scaling global security programs and defining long-term strategic roadmaps.
Equally adept at strategy formulation and hands-on execution in fast-paced environments.
Proven leadership experience managing geographically distributed teams.
Experience leading incidents, crisis response, and business continuity operations at scale.
Exceptional integrity, empathy, and judgment, with a demonstrated ability to earn trust across a broad set of stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior executives and influence decision-making.
Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Facilities, Real Estate, IT, Cybersecurity, HR, Legal, and business leaders.
LEOSA H.R. 218 - Required.

Nice To Haves

Preferred background in Military, law enforcement, investigations, or equivalent, with proven ability to partner with external agencies.
Active participation in professional organizations such as ASIS, OSAC, DSAC, and/or ISMA.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Security Strategy & Leadership Serve as Head of Global Security, with end-to-end accountability for physical security, health & safety, investigations, emergency response, executive protection, travel and event security, and business continuity.
Build, lead, and continuously evolve a global security function, including organizational design, talent strategy, and governance.
Establish a long-term vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap working with the BU security leads, supporting a geographically distributed employee base, high risk newsgathering and business operations.
Communicate the value of security and workplace safety across all levels of the organization, reinforcing a strong culture of preparedness and resilience.
Executive Close Protection Security Direct accountability for the close protection, safety and security of News Corp’s CEO and NEOs.
Accountability for the safety and security of the New Corp Board members when they are attending board meetings.
Accountable for event security for CEO and Board members when they attend internal and external events associated with Board meetings.
Risk Management, Governance & Compliance Lead enterprise-wide physical security, health, and safety risk management in alignment with corporate risk frameworks.
Evolve and automate, where appropriate, global security standards, processes, and operations.
Ensure compliance with global and local regulations, internal audit requirements, and industry best practices, including NIST, ISO, ASIS International, and related standards.
Conduct audits, assessments, and reviews of security and safety programs, with regular reporting to executive leadership and governance forums.
Global Operations, GSOC & Incident Management Responsible for leading the 24/7 global security operations, including GSOC strategy, policies, and operating procedures.
Act as the executive point of accountability for incident response, crisis management, and disaster recovery across our global operations.
Partner with Legal, HR, IT, Cybersecurity, Communications, and People teams to manage and resolve corporate security incidents.
Lead investigations and serve as the senior liaison with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies where required.
Ensure robust incident command structures, training, and documentation for a wide range of global emergency scenarios.
Workplace, Health & Life Safety Lead global health, life safety, and workplace security programs to protect employees across diverse operating environments.
Partner closely with HR on employee-related security and safety matters, including individual and location-specific incidents.
Serve as the physical security and safety authority for global emergency response and business continuity planning.
Champion continuous improvement in safety awareness, training, and risk mitigation.
Real Estate, Travel & Events Collaborate with Facilities and Real Estate teams on global office expansions, renovations, and build-outs, advising on security requirements and driving implementation of recommendations.
Build and oversee travel and event security policies and programs, including high-risk travel and executive itineraries.
Prepare and lead security planning for high-level corporate events and public-facing activities.
Financial & Organizational Leadership Own and manage security, health, and safety budget, ensuring effective prioritization and return on investment.
Build, develop, and lead high-performing, globally distributed teams across regions and disciplines.
Partner effectively across business verticals to ensure security solutions enable business growth while mitigating risk.