SVP & Director of Physical Security - Information Technology

WesBanco Bank, Inc.•Bowie, MD

3d•$170,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Director of Physical Security Governance & Protective Intelligence leads the Bank’s enterprise physical security governance program. The role establishes strategy, policies, standards, risk assessment methodology, oversight, reporting, and continuous-improvement expectations to protect employees, customers, facilities, and other physical assets. The position serves as the Bank’s senior advisor on physical security risk, protective intelligence, threat management, workplace violence prevention, executive threat concerns, and law enforcement coordination. Day-to-day operations—including monitoring, dispatch, access administration, guard services, equipment maintenance, and frontline incident response—are performed by designated operational teams. This role provides program direction, oversight, independent review, and constructive challenge rather than daily operational command. The Director develops and maintains the enterprise physical security strategy, governance framework, and multi-year roadmap; oversees risk assessments, the risk register, metrics, and executive reporting; and establishes risk-based standards for physical security technology, vendors, and third parties. The role also advises on significant incidents, investigations, crisis management, emergency preparedness, business continuity, workplace violence prevention, audits, and regulatory examinations. It builds relationships across the Bank and with law enforcement, government, intelligence, and industry partners, and prepares executive- and board-level reporting. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or substantial relevant law enforcement, intelligence, or military leadership experience that may substitute for the degree. It also requires at least ten years of relevant progressively responsible experience and at least five years leading programs, personnel, investigations, intelligence activities, governance functions, or cross-functional risk initiatives. Quarterly travel for onsite meetings is expected. The listed wage range is $170,000–$180,000 annually.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, intelligence studies, security management, homeland security, emergency management, public administration, military science, or a related field; substantial relevant law enforcement, intelligence, or military leadership experience may be considered instead.
At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in law enforcement, intelligence, military security, force protection, antiterrorism, protective services, investigations, physical security, threat assessment, corporate security investigations, or a closely related discipline.
Demonstrated experience conducting threat assessments, risk assessments, intelligence analysis, investigations, agency liaison, crisis response, or protective planning.
At least five years of experience leading programs, personnel, investigations, intelligence activities, governance functions, or cross-functional risk initiatives.
Experience briefing senior executives and translating complex threat or risk information into clear business recommendations.
Experience working with federal, state, or local law enforcement, intelligence, homeland security, military, regulatory, or industry information-sharing partners.
Strong knowledge of physical security governance, risk management, threat assessment, protective intelligence, workplace violence prevention, investigations, and crisis management.
Ability to distinguish governance and oversight from first-line operational execution and influence outcomes without relying on direct authority.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefings, board-level reporting, policies, standards, risk assessments, and incident summaries.
Ability to assess physical security technologies and services from risk, control, resilience, lifecycle, and regulatory perspectives.
Strong relationship-management skills with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, government agencies, service providers, and industry peers.
Ability to manage multiple high-priority matters and make defensible, risk-based decisions under pressure.
Ability to manage or materially contribute to regulatory examinations and audit cycles, including remediation of findings.
Ability to learn new technologies and keep up with industry trends.
Professional demeanor, effective interaction across organizational levels, demonstrated leadership, and ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and delegate effectively to meet critical deadlines under time constraints.
Understanding of account documentation and retention requirements.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, presentation, and communication skills; ability to define and solve problems.
Team-oriented approach and positive outlook.
Willingness to travel quarterly for onsite meetings.
Acquire and maintain proficiency in Bank policies and procedures, comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and complete assigned compliance training in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience in banking, financial services, critical infrastructure, government, defense, or another highly regulated environment.
Experience overseeing physical security programs delivered by operational teams or third-party providers.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and execute the enterprise physical security strategy, governance framework, and multi-year program roadmap aligned with the Bank’s risk appetite and business priorities.
Establish and maintain physical security policies, standards, control requirements, and risk assessment criteria, including roles, decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability between governance and operational teams.
Provide oversight and constructive challenge of physical security operations, control execution, incident management, technology services, and third-party performance without assuming daily operational responsibility.
Lead enterprise and location-based physical security risk assessments, maintain the physical security risk register, and develop risk indicators, metrics, and executive reporting.
Develop and oversee protective intelligence and threat management capabilities addressing threats to executives, employees, facilities, and critical operations.
Provide timely, risk-based threat briefings and recommendations to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders.
Serve as a principal liaison with law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security partners, fusion centers, and financial-sector information-sharing organizations.
Provide governance and senior advisory support for significant physical security incidents and investigations, coordinating with Legal, Human Resources, Compliance, Risk Management, and operational teams.
Set expectations for evidence preservation, documentation, confidentiality, escalation, and after-action reviews for incidents and investigations.
Lead or support threat assessment and workplace violence prevention governance, including executive and event threat risk assessments and risk-based protective recommendations.
Establish enterprise requirements and risk-based standards for physical security technologies, and review significant technology initiatives, lifecycle risks, and investment priorities.
Support compliance with the Bank Protection Act and other applicable regulatory expectations; coordinate physical security responses for audits and examinations and monitor corrective actions through closure.
Advise crisis management, emergency preparedness, business continuity, and incident management teams; support tabletop exercises, after-action reviews, and program updates.
Provide risk and governance input for physical security vendors and other third parties, including due diligence, contract requirements, service performance, and issue escalation.
Build collaborative relationships with internal business and control functions and physical security operations.
Prepare executive- and board-level reporting on physical security risk, program maturity, significant events, emerging threats, and remediation status; maintain current professional knowledge.

Benefits

27 days of PTO (Paid Time Off)
5 days of Short Term Disability
11 annual paid holidays and 1 annual floating holiday
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health Care Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Transportation Fringe Benefit Plan
Group Life insurance
Long Term Disability
Optional Life insurance
Access to voluntary benefit products, including Cancer, Term & Universal Life, Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness policies
Other ancillary benefit products
401(k) with employee match