Head of Corporate Security

F5•Seattle, WA

3d•$231,400 - $347,200

About The Position

The Head of Corporate Security is a strategic leadership role accountable for protecting F5’s people, executives, facilities, and reputation. The role sets enterprise policies and standards for Physical Security and Travel Security and provides independent oversight to ensure operating teams meet those standards. It directly owns the Executive Protection program, including risk assessment, protective operations, vendor management, budget, and performance. The leader works across Workplace/Real Estate, Travel, HR, Legal, Communications, Information Security, and Enterprise Resilience to advance corporate security from reactive incident response to an intelligence-led, risk-based discipline. The position may escalate material security risks to executive leadership and require remediation when programs fall short of enterprise standards. Physical Security policy, standards, and oversight are owned by this role, while Workplace/Facilities and site teams handle day-to-day operations, guard services, and system administration. Travel Security policy, standards, and oversight are owned by this role, while Corporate Travel and travel risk providers manage booking, traveler tracking, and assistance delivery. The role owns the strategy, operations, staffing, vendors, budget, and performance of Executive Protection for designated executives and the Board. The position establishes Corporate Security as a strategic, risk-based function that protects employees, leaders, and the company’s reputation. It supports employee safety and duty-of-care obligations, leadership continuity, and stakeholder trust, while enabling the company to operate, travel, and grow with confidence. The annual base pay range is $231,400 to $347,200. Incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits may also be offered.

Requirements

15 or more years of progressive experience in corporate security, executive protection, or security risk management in a complex global enterprise.
8 or more years leading enterprise security programs, with direct accountability for an executive protection program and policy-setting authority over physical and travel security.
Proven experience designing and operating protective programs for C-suite executives and Boards, including advance work, secure transportation, residential security, and protective intelligence.
Strong working knowledge of ASIS standards covering Physical Asset Protection, Security Risk Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and Executive Protection; ISO 31030 travel risk management; and ISO 31000 risk management principles.
Track record of governing programs run by other functions or vendors through standards, assessments, metrics, and remediation tracking.
Experience in behavioral threat assessment, protective intelligence, and crisis and incident command.
Understanding of duty-of-care obligations, privacy and surveillance laws across jurisdictions, and SEC disclosure considerations for executive security.
Established working relationships with federal law enforcement and government agencies, including FBI, DHS/CISA, USSS, and DSS/OSAC, and experience coordinating threat referrals and investigations.
Experience managing security risk across multiple regions, including high-risk travel and international incident response.
Familiarity with physical security technologies such as PACS, VMS, and GSOC tooling, as well as travel risk platforms and threat intelligence and GRC tools.
Ability to advise the CEO, executive leadership, and Board with discretion, sound judgment, and clear, data-driven narratives.
Bachelor’s degree required. Equivalent law enforcement, military, or government protective service experience is considered.
CPP certification required or must be obtained within 12 months.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in security management, criminal justice, business, or a related field.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
PSP, CTM, CEPP, or equivalent certification.
Trusted advisor who exercises discretion with sensitive executive and personal information.
Risk-based thinker who keeps protective measures proportionate, cost-effective, and supportive of the business.
Independent overseer who holds partner functions accountable while building collaborative relationships.
Calm, decisive leader during crises and fast-moving incidents.
Builder and team developer who can scale a program and develop high-performing security professionals.
Continuous learner who stays current with evolving threats, protective practices, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

Define and run a multi-year corporate security strategy and operating model aligned with enterprise risk appetite, business growth, and the company’s global footprint.
Establish and maintain enterprise physical security policies and tiered site standards for access control, video surveillance, visitor management, alarm monitoring, guard services, and secure areas.
Provide independent oversight of site security programs through site risk assessments, compliance reviews, and control testing; approve security design requirements for new sites, renovations, and major events.
Own enterprise travel risk policy, including destination risk ratings, high-risk travel approvals, pre-travel briefings, traveler tracking, and medical/security assistance and evacuation standards.
Oversee the travel risk program delivered by Corporate Travel and third-party providers; monitor compliance, provider performance, and incident response, and confirm duty-of-care obligations are met.
Build and lead Executive Protection for the CEO, designated executives, and Board members, including risk and needs assessments, protective coverage, residential security, secure transportation, and event and travel advance work.
Run protective intelligence and threat assessment for executives and the company, including online threat and personal-information exposure monitoring, behavioral threat assessment, and law-enforcement coordination.
Select, contract, and manage protective services, secure transport, and intelligence vendors; own program budget, performance metrics, and cost-to-risk justification, including support for compensation committee and proxy disclosure of security benefits.
Conduct enterprise security risk assessments, establish baselines, rank risks across sites, travel destinations, and individuals, and drive risk-based resource allocation.
Serve as the corporate security lead within enterprise crisis management for workplace violence, civil unrest, terrorism, natural disasters, and executive threats; integrate security with Business Continuity and Enterprise Resilience plans.
Set workplace violence prevention policy and lead the cross-functional threat management team with HR, Legal, and Employee Relations.
Manage the corporate security policy lifecycle, including development, approval, communication, exceptions, and periodic review; maintain a control framework supporting audit and customer assurance requests.
Define KPIs and KRIs for physical, travel, and executive security and deliver executive- and Board-level reporting that translates security risk into business decisions.
Serve as the primary company point of contact with federal, state, local, and international law enforcement and government agencies; manage threat information sharing, incident referrals, and protective intelligence coordination, and maintain agency engagement protocols.
Represent the company in industry and peer security forums, including OSAC, ASIS, the Security Executive Council, and relevant ISACs.
Govern security exercises, including executive protection drills, site emergency exercises, and traveler crisis scenarios; incorporate lessons learned and post-incident reviews into improvements.