Director, Security

ConocoPhillips•Houston, TX

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

ConocoPhillips is seeking a seasoned and strategic security leader to serve as Security Director within Global Security. This role provides enterprise leadership, governance, and oversight of security programs designed to protect personnel, facilities, operations, and reputation. As a member of the Global Security Leadership Team, this position is responsible for shaping and executing risk-based security strategies aligned with enterprise priorities and supporting operations across a diverse and evolving global footprint. As the company expands into more complex operating environments, this role will play a critical part in strengthening security capabilities in elevated-risk and high-risk regions—ensuring the safety of employees, contractors, business travelers, expatriates, and secondees while enabling safe and effective business operations. This position is part of the enterprise succession pipeline for senior security leadership and requires the ability to operate at strategic, operational, and tactical levels.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Security, Risk Management, Business, International Relations, or related field
12 or more years of progressive experience in corporate security, military, law enforcement, intelligence, emergency management, or related discipline
Previous experience leading global or multi-region security programs and teams
Previous experience conducting security risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies
Previous experience supporting crisis management, incident response, or emergency operations
Basic working knowledge of core security disciplines, including physical security, investigations, crisis management, executive protection, and security technology
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Master’s degree in Security Management, International Affairs, Business, or related discipline
Professional certifications such as CPP, PSP, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent
Experience in energy, extractives, infrastructure, or other globally distributed, high-risk industries
Demonstrated experience supporting operations, personnel, or facilities in elevated-risk or high-risk environments
Direct experience operating in high-risk, non-permissive, or politically complex environments
Experience supporting new country entry, major capital projects, or international operations
Experience developing country security plans, facility security plans, and workforce protection strategies
Experience managing travel security and duty-of-care programs
Experience leading or supporting crisis management teams, GSOC operations, or threat intelligence programs
Experience managing security vendors, guard forces, and international service providers
Demonstrated ability to translate complex security risks into actionable business guidance for senior leadership
Proven ability to advise senior leadership and influence cross-functional stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing experience
Demonstrates an enterprise-first mindset and sound judgment
Leads through influence, collaboration, and alignment
Builds scalable, risk-based security programs
Operate effectively in complex, fast-changing environments
Develop future leaders and strengthen organizational capability
International security program leadership and oversight.
Security risk assessment and mitigation for international assets, operations, travelers, expatriates, secondees, and business activities.
Business unit engagement across international regions.
Global investigations governance, coordination, standards, and quality assurance.
Oversight of complex, cross-border, sensitive, or enterprise-significant investigations.
Alignment with Legal, HR, Compliance & Ethics, IT/OT Security, and business leadership.
Integration of investigations, regional risk, and enterprise security governance.
Americas regional security program leadership and oversight.
Security risk assessment and mitigation across North and South America operations.
Business unit engagement and support across the Americas.
Enterprise security technology strategy, standards, deployment, and integration.
Oversight of access control, video management, alarm, badging, physical security systems, and related platforms.
Alignment of regional execution with global standards, SMS requirements, and enterprise reporting.
Support for technology-enabled detection, response, assurance, and risk management.
Executive protection strategy, standards, planning, and operational delivery.
Global threat program oversight, including intelligence monitoring, analysis, advisories, and leadership decision support.
GSOC oversight, capability development, incident monitoring, alerting, and response coordination.
Travel security, protective intelligence, high-risk travel support, and event security coordination.
Integration of intelligence, GSOC operations, executive protection, and security response support.
Support for crisis management, evacuation planning, and real-time operational security decisions.

Nice To Haves

All Global Security Directors operate with enterprise accountability beyond their assigned portfolio. Each Director is expected to contribute to enterprise security strategy, SMS execution, leadership development, crisis response, business engagement, and CSO succession readiness.
Directors may rotate across portfolios over time to strengthen continuity, resilience, and enterprise leadership capability.
This role combines international operational security leadership with global functional accountability for investigations. It is especially critical for higher-risk environments where local execution, legal sensitivity, business continuity, and enterprise defensibility must be tightly coordinated.
This role combines direct regional security leadership with enterprise ownership of scalable security technology capabilities. It ensures security investments are risk-based, integrated, operationally useful, and globally consistent.
This role provides enterprise-wide enabling capabilities that support senior leaders, business travelers, expatriates, secondees, and operations in dynamic risk environments. It integrates intelligence, monitoring, protective operations, and response coordination into a unified support model.

Responsibilities

Contribute to enterprise security strategy and priorities as a member of the Global Security Leadership Team
Align security programs with enterprise risk thresholds, business objectives, and operational requirements
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on security risks, mitigation strategies, and operational decisions
Represent Global Security in senior leadership forums and act on behalf of the Chief Security Officer, as required
Lead one or more global security portfolios, which may include: International security and global investigations, Americas security and enterprise security technology, Executive protection, GSOC, global threat, and travel security
Oversee execution of integrated, risk-based security programs across global operations
Drive standardization, scalability, and continuous improvement across business units and regions
Ensure alignment with the Security Management System and enterprise governance frameworks
Provide leadership for security programs supporting operations in elevated-risk and high-risk environments
Oversee security risk assessments and mitigation strategies for facilities, projects, travelers, expatriates, and remote workforces
Support new country entry, major projects, and operations in complex geopolitical and security environments
Advise leadership on security risk acceptance, escalation thresholds, and go/no-go decisions
Ensure travel security, journey management, residential security, and workforce protection programs are robust and effective
Establish and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures
Ensure effective execution of the Security Management System
Oversee assurance, audit, and compliance processes
Monitor and report security risks, trends, and mitigation effectiveness
Provide senior leadership during incidents, emergencies, and crisis management activations
Support enterprise crisis management structures, including IMT and Functional Support Teams
Coordinate protective, investigative, and intelligence support capabilities
Drive post-incident reviews and continuous improvement
Lead budget planning, cost optimization, and resource allocation
Oversee security vendors, contracts, and service delivery
Ensure contracted services meet company security standards and operational requirements
Serve as a senior interface with business units and corporate functions
Build relationships with government agencies, law enforcement, industry partners, and peer organizations
Provide executive-level briefings on security risks and strategic implications
Takes an active role in acquiring, developing and retaining a high-performing, highly engaged team
Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right
Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
Delegates authority responsibly so others can deliver results and solve problems without fear
Leads security strategy, governance, and program execution across international operations, with enterprise responsibility for global investigations governance, standards, and coordination.
Leads security strategy, governance, and program execution across the Americas, with enterprise responsibility for security technology strategy, integration, and lifecycle management.
Leads enterprise executive protection and global support capabilities, including GSOC, global threat, travel security, protective intelligence, and real-time security decision support.