Head of Corporate Security

F5 Networks • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The Head of Corporate Security is a strategic leadership role responsible for protecting F5’s people, executives, facilities, and reputation. The role establishes enterprise policies and standards for physical and travel security and provides independent oversight of programs operated by other teams. It directly owns the Executive Protection program, including risk assessment, protective operations, vendors, staffing, budget, and performance.

The role works across Workplace/Real Estate, Travel, HR, Legal, Communications, Information Security, and Enterprise Resilience to build an intelligence-led, risk-based security function. It may escalate material security risks to executive leadership and require remediation when programs do not meet enterprise standards. The position leads security strategy, policy governance, risk assessments, executive and traveler protection, crisis response, agency liaison, and executive- and Board-level reporting.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in corporate security, executive protection, or security risk management in a complex global enterprise.
• 8+ 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 for 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 governing programs operated 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 with them.
• 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, threat intelligence tools, and GRC tools.
• Ability to advise the CEO, executive leadership, and the Board with discretion, sound judgment, and clear, data-driven narratives.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CPP certification required or to be obtained within 12 months.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in security management, criminal justice, business, or a related field.
• PSP, CTM, CEPP, or equivalent certification.
• Equivalent law enforcement, military, or government protective service experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

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 covering 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 management policy, including destination risk ratings, high-risk travel approvals, pre-travel briefings, traveler tracking requirements, 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 the Executive Protection program for the CEO, designated executives, and Board members, including individual risk and needs assessments, protective coverage, residential security, secure transportation, and event and travel advance work.
• Run protective intelligence and threat assessments for executives and the company, including monitoring online threats and exposure of executives’ personal information, behavioral threat assessment, and coordination with law enforcement.
• Select, contract, and manage protective services, secure transport, and intelligence vendors; own the Executive Protection 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 that establish baselines, rank risks across sites, travel destinations, and individuals, and guide risk-based resource allocation.
• Serve as the corporate security lead within enterprise crisis management for workplace violence, civil unrest, terrorism, natural disasters, and threats to executives; 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 audits 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 company’s primary point of contact with federal, state, local, and international law enforcement and government agencies; manage threat information sharing, incident referrals, and protective intelligence coordination with Legal and Information Security, 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.

Benefits

• Incentive compensation may be offered.
• Bonus may be offered.
• Restricted stock units may be offered.
• Benefits are available; details are provided through F5’s benefits information link.

What This Job Offers

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