Director, Security Operations

Ascap • New York, NY

1h • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Security Operations is responsible for overseeing the daily security operations across all ASCAP offices and events, ensuring the safety of employees, executives, visitors, and corporate assets. This role partners with the SVP, Head of Security, to develop and implement strategic security policies, risk management initiatives, and crisis response protocols, while also providing hands-on management of on-site security operations. The Director supervises third-party security staff, coordinates executive protection and event security, and serves as the secondary operational leader for incident response, ensuring ASCAP maintains the highest standards of physical and workplace security. The Director, Security is based in the New York office and reports to the SVP, Head of Security. Occasional travel for in-person meetings may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• 20+ years of experience with law enforcement, relevant corporate security experience a plus
• HR218 Certification required
• CPR/AED/First Aid Certified required, instructor a plus
• Ability to manage a group of security contractors, when needed.
• Ability to work independent with little to no supervision
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate with varying levels of internal and external stakeholders
• This position requires the incumbent to be in the office five days per week and requires additional evening, morning, or weekend hours as needed.
• Occasional travel to other ASCAP offices and events are required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with intelligence, public service or a private sector security organization or international equivalent preferred
• Fire life safety experience is a plus
• Experience with Executive Protection is a plus
• Experience with CCTV and Access Control is a plus

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the daily security operations across all ASCAP offices and events
• Ensuring the safety of employees, executives, visitors, and corporate assets
• Partnering with the SVP, Head of Security, to develop and implement strategic security policies, risk management initiatives, and crisis response protocols
• Providing hands-on management of on-site security operations
• Supervising third-party security staff
• Coordinating executive protection and event security
• Serving as the secondary operational leader for incident response
• Ensuring ASCAP maintains the highest standards of physical and workplace security

Benefits

• A choice of either network-only provider medical and dental plans or more flexible medical and dental plans where you can see providers in or out-of-network
• Vision plan that offers both in and out-of-network provider options
• 401(k) Plan that offers pre-tax, Roth, and an after-tax employee contribution option which includes a company match.
• An additional employer paid discretionary profit share contribution, regardless of your participation in the 401(k) Plan
• Generous time-off policy
• 12 company holidays
• 16 hours to volunteer with ASCAP Notes the Cause Volunteer Program
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term disability insurance/salary continuation and long-term disability insurance
• Company provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Employee gym discounts at select gyms
• Commuter benefits
• Voluntary pet health insurance
• Voluntary auto and homeowners insurance
• Voluntary employee, spouse, and dependent life insurance options
• Voluntary ID protection Coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director