Ahead
Senior Manager, Physical Security Systems and Operations
Chicago, Illinois · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$160kDetected 48 days ago
Cloud PlatformsCybersecuritySOC OperationsPerformance ManagementLeadership
About the role
- We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
- This OTE range may vary based on the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
- Why AHEAD: Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain enterprise standards for physical security systems, including access control, video surveillance, alarms, and related integrations.
- Create and enforce governance for system configuration, permissions, audit logging, change control, data handling, and lifecycle management.
- Standardize platforms and configurations across sites to support consistency, auditability, and scale.
- Partner with vendors and integrators to ensure system uptime, service quality, maintenance, and roadmap alignment.
- Support monitoring, incident workflows, and operational readiness for critical systems and sites.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, reducing manual work, and improving reliability across physical and mobile credential environments.
- Interface directly with security integrators and internal cross-functional partners, including Real Estate, Facilities, HR, IT, Legal, and Compliance, to align security technology with business needs and project delivery timelines.
- Provide physical security systems leadership for office builds, renovations, expansions, and relocations, ensuring standardized design and implementation.
- Support access governance processes tied to onboarding, transfers, and terminations in coordination with internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of experience in physical security systems, security technology, or security operations roles.
- Deep experience with physical security platforms such as access control, video surveillance, alarms, and related integrations.
- Strong understanding of system governance, identity/access workflows, and role-based access principles.
- Experience working with external security integrators, service providers, and technology vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners and manage work across multiple stakeholders and projects.
- Strong analytical and operational mindset, with experience building or managing KPI-driven programs.
- Comfortable operating in a growing, fast-paced environment and building structure where maturity is still developing.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting corporate office, lab, or multi-site environments.
- Familiarity with audit, compliance, and control requirements related to physical security operations.
- Experience supporting new site development, expansions, or real estate-driven security projects.
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