Director, Company Security

Accelevation • Miamisburg, OH

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Company Security will build and lead Accelevation’s enterprise-wide physical security and asset protection program across more than 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, and corporate facilities. This hands-on leadership role protects employees, facilities, inventory, intellectual property, and other critical business assets while developing systems, processes, and capabilities to support rapid growth. The role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Information Technology, and People Operations to create a proactive, scalable security program that balances risk mitigation with operational efficiency.

The Director develops multi-year security strategies, budgets, and investment roadmaps; oversees physical security operations and contracted providers; and establishes consistent policies, standards, and procedures across locations. The role addresses inventory loss and supply-chain security, leads incident investigations and emergency preparedness, evaluates security technologies, and builds enterprise-wide security awareness. It also supports facility launches by coordinating security requirements and ensuring systems, controls, and readiness procedures are in place before opening.

The position is based in Dayton, Ohio, onsite, with travel to company facilities. Work takes place in office and operational environments, including manufacturing facilities, warehouses, corporate offices, and construction or expansion projects. Regular travel between facilities is required, and occasional travel and after-hours response to significant security incidents may be required.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in corporate security, physical security, asset protection, loss prevention, law enforcement, military security, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success building and leading multi-site security programs.
• Experience managing physical security technologies, contracted security providers, and incident investigations.
• Strong understanding of asset protection, inventory controls, loss prevention, and operational security risks.
• Experience conducting facility security assessments and developing mitigation plans.
• Experience developing emergency response procedures and business continuity support programs.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining highly hands-on and execution-oriented.
• Strong leadership, communication, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with operational leaders at all levels.
• Ability to perform regular travel between company facilities.
• Ability to meet physical requirements that include standing, walking, conducting facility inspections, reviewing security systems, and participating in investigations and emergency response activities.
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment when required in production and warehouse environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, logistics, distribution, construction, or field-services environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business, Operations, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• CPP (Certified Protection Professional), PSP (Physical Security Professional), or similar professional certification.
• Experience supporting high-growth, multi-site organizations.
• Experience with modern physical security technologies and enterprise security platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide physical security policies, standards, and operating procedures across manufacturing, warehouse, and corporate environments.
• Establish a consistent security framework across all Accelevation locations.
• Evaluate security risks and recommend improvements based on operational needs and business growth.
• Develop multi-year security strategies, budgets, and investment roadmaps.
• Oversee physical security operations, including access control systems, surveillance platforms, visitor management, and facility security programs.
• Manage contracted security personnel and third-party security service providers.
• Conduct facility security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure appropriate security controls protect employees, facilities, and critical assets.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to reduce inventory shrinkage, theft, material loss, and unauthorized asset movement.
• Develop controls for high-value inventory, critical components, finished goods, and vendor-managed inventory.
• Establish measurement systems and reporting to track security performance, inventory loss, and asset protection metrics.
• Investigate potential theft, fraud, material loss, and security breaches.
• Establish and maintain incident response protocols, investigation procedures, and escalation processes.
• Develop emergency preparedness, crisis response, and business continuity support procedures.
• Lead investigations involving security incidents, facility breaches, workplace threats, theft, and other security-related concerns.
• Coordinate post-incident reviews and corrective actions.
• Evaluate, implement, and improve security technologies, including CCTV, access control, intrusion detection, monitoring platforms, and incident management systems.
• Partner with IT to integrate security technologies and reporting capabilities.
• Develop long-term strategies for security automation and monitoring improvements.
• Create and deliver enterprise-wide security awareness initiatives and training programs.
• Partner with site leadership to strengthen employee accountability for security and risk identification.
• Build a culture of proactive security ownership throughout the organization.
• Guide and coach facility leadership on security responsibilities and best practices.
• Support the launch of new manufacturing, warehouse, and corporate locations.
• Partner with Operations, Facilities, IT, and external vendors to establish security requirements for new sites.
• Ensure security systems, access controls, surveillance, emergency response procedures, and site-readiness requirements are in place before launch.
• Complete comprehensive security assessments across manufacturing and corporate facilities during the first six months.
• Establish consistent security policies, reporting standards, access control practices, and accountability measures across locations.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to identify sources of inventory loss and implement corrective actions.
• Launch formal incident response and investigation processes, a company-wide security awareness program, and leadership training.
• Deliver a prioritized 12–24-month security roadmap addressing technology, staffing, processes, and facility investments.
• Establish baseline metrics for security performance, inventory shrinkage, theft reduction, and operational risk mitigation.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Equity participation opportunities.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Collaborative, high-energy workplace.
• Opportunity to build and lead a security function in a rapidly growing public company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed