Director, Security – Data Center Operations

Yondr Group

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About The Position

This is a high‑impact leadership position with direct influence over business risk, operational resilience, and client trust across Yondr’s Americas portfolio.
The role owns end‑to‑end security delivery across the full data‑centre lifecycle—from site selection and design through construction, commissioning, client handover, integration and live operations. Acting as the regional subject‑matter expert, you will shape and execute physical, technical, and operational security strategies, embedding security by design from the earliest project stages.
As Director, Security – Americas, you will lead regional technical and operational security strategy, governance, and execution across Yondr’s operational and in‑flight data centre estate, supporting a rapidly expanding platform.
You will serve as the senior authority for security risk, standards, incident management, and assurance, partnering closely with Development, Construction, Operations, Engineering, and Client teams to ensure consistent, scalable, and high‑assurance security outcomes.
The role spans major data‑centre builds, commissioning and client readiness activities, and live operations within regulated, high‑availability environments—requiring strong leadership, disciplined governance, and the ability to operate decisively in complex, mission‑critical settings.

Requirements

• 10+ years in senior physical, technical and operational security leadership roles.
• 5+ years leading multisite or regional security operations.
• Strong experience in critical infrastructure environments (data centers, utilities, energy, telecoms, defense, or similar).
• Proven expertise across:
• Physical security systems (PACS, CCTV, IDS, SMS).
• Guard force and command center operations.
• Incident response and crisis management.
• Contractor and vendor governance.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree (Security Management, Engineering, Risk, or related field).
• CPP, PSP, or similar professional certification.
• Experience operating within or aligning to a Business Continuity Management System. (BCMS), ISO 22301, 27001, SOC frameworks.
• Experience supporting hyperscale or colocation customers.
• Travel across the Americas is expected (approximately 25–50%).

Responsibilities

• Lead regional security strategy aligned with Yondr’s global security standards and hyperscaler client expectations.
• Drive security outcomes across major data‑centre developments, influencing projects from land acquisition through design, build, commissioning and operations.
• Define, implement, and govern physical security architecture, electronic security systems, and guard force operating models across Yondr data-centre environments.
• Manage tenant‑installed security systems in line with defined tenant security system requirements, ensuring compliant design, installation, integration, and ongoing operation within Yondr data‑centre environments.
• Own operational security performance across live data centres, including access control, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.
• Lead security risk assessments, investigations, and corrective‑action governance across data centres and corporate offices.
• Oversee and assure contractor, vendor, and guard‑force security performance, aligned to defined security standards and KPIs, including formal audit, assessment, and continuous‑improvement activities.
• Act as the senior escalation point for material security incidents and executive‑level client matters.
• Represent security in customer audits, executive briefings, and regulatory or compliance engagements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees