Director, Global Security Americas Lead

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · New Brunswick, NJ +5

Director, Global Security Americas Lead for DePuy Synthes, responsible for physical and enterprise security across the Americas region. This role involves protecting employees, facilities, assets, and operations through strategic planning, policy development, and program execution. It requires leading managers and individual contributors in a matrix environment, partnering with business leaders, and ensuring alignment with corporate standards and regulatory expectations. Key responsibilities include overseeing physical security operations, incident response, risk assessments, crisis management, and budget management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and execute the regional Global Security strategy for the Americas, aligned with enterprise security objectives and business priorities.
  2. Direct managers and senior individual contributors in a matrix environment, providing coaching, performance management, and career development.
  3. Oversee physical security operations, including site protection, access control, surveillance, incident response, and investigations.
  4. Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, local leadership teams, and external partners such as law enforcement and emergency services.
  5. Develop, implement, and continuously improve security policies, procedures, and standards to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 10–12 years of progressive experience in corporate, physical, or global security, including regional or multi‑site responsibility.
  • Proven experience leading managers and senior individual contributors in a matrixed organization.
  • Demonstrated expertise in physical security operations, risk management, investigations, and incident response.
  • Strong strategic planning and execution skills with the ability to align security programs to business needs.
  • Results-objectives-goal oriented; cost-benefit analyst, decision maker, strategic planner, and tactical executive.
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision‑making across complex organizations.
  • Ability to manage budgets, vendors, and external security partners effectively.
  • Strong communication, judgment, and crisis‑management capabilities.
  • Able to adapt to different corporate and social cultures, remain intellectually curious and interested in security technology.
  • Comfortable when speaking in public and able to provide presentations and briefings to a diverse range of audiences, to include training.

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Security Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • Experience supporting global or regional security operations within a highly regulated or manufacturing environment.

What the JD emphasized

  • physical security operations
  • risk management
  • incident response
  • strategic planning and execution skills
  • crisis-management capabilities
  • highly regulated or manufacturing environment