Event Security Specialist
About The Position
Global Workplace Safety (GWS) protects our people, brand, and property. GWS team members are directly responsible for health & safety, physical security operations, and physical security technology. All GWS verticals report to the Sr. Director, GWS in Pleasanton, California. The Event Security Specialist is responsible for assisting the Manager, Event Security with all aspects of physical security for Workday’s corporate events on behalf of the GWS team. You will assist in overseeing the safety and security at corporate events through: Assist with pre-event planning of vendors, event staffing deployments, emergency plans, communication protocols, risk assessments, etc. Ability to attend pre-event inspections either on-site or video conference Assist, and in some cases lead, overseeing event security vendors (uniformed security, law enforcement, K/9’s, Hotel Security, H&S Consultants, etc.) during events Provide a security briefing to event day staff regarding the event Assist with ensuring the overall event is safe and secure per Workday event standards Review and complete incident reports during events Completion of post-event recaps All other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 3+ years working in event safety and/or security at a multinational company in a role supervising security for events
- BA/BS degree in business, management, criminal justice, or an equivalent combination of education, military, law enforcement, safety or security experience.
- Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally for events at least 50% of the time (possibly up to 10 consecutive days)
- Must be customer service oriented
- Must have a valid passport
Nice To Haves
- Ability to effectively partner with internal customers and work closely with corporate event planners and third party vendors.
- Crowd flow management experience, ensuring guest safety during ingress and egress of events.
- Multilingual is a bonus
Responsibilities
- Assist with pre-event planning of vendors, event staffing deployments, emergency plans, communication protocols, risk assessments, etc.
- Ability to attend pre-event inspections either on-site or video conference
- Assist, and in some cases lead, overseeing event security vendors (uniformed security, law enforcement, K/9’s, Hotel Security, H&S Consultants, etc.) during events
- Provide a security briefing to event day staff regarding the event
- Assist with ensuring the overall event is safe and secure per Workday event standards
- Review and complete incident reports during events
- Completion of post-event recaps
- All other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- Free employee life insurance
- Paid employee training and development
- 401K
- Employee assistance programs
- Paid holidays and flexible PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Career advancement opportunities
- Great company culture and work/life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
