Security Manager, South Central Region – Telecommute in TX

About the job

UnitedHealth Group is a company that’s on the rise. We’re expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn’t about another gadget, it’s about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)

The Security Manager provides U.S. based representation of corporate security and its workplace security programs to assigned region and businesses. This role serves as a subject matter expert supporting business partnerships, identifying security program opportunities, and solving for physical security gaps and security concerns. This is a regional role serving the South-Central Region, may work remotely from within Texas, and reports to the Director, U.S. Security Operations.

Candidates will collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to effectively plan for and implement physical security enhancements and other workplace security projects and initiatives. The candidate will build and maintain solid internal partnerships with key stakeholders to include Real Estate Services, Corporate Security Communications, Health & Safety, Human Capital/Employee Relations, LCRA (Compliance, Employment Law, and Litigation), and other various business segment partners as well as ensuring alignment across the UHG Corporate Security team. This individual will also be responsible for engagement with external security consultants/vendors, physical security integrators and other parties as needed.

If you are located within within the state of TX, you will have the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with business leadership to understand business operations and objectives, socialize Workplace Security Programs, and ensure business leaders are informed of Corporate Security resources, expertise, and guidance
• Provide business leadership with security incident reporting metrics and actionable data and develop an understanding of business leadership perspective related to security opportunities
• Facilitate the delivery of security solutions that meet the needs of the business through alignment with business leadership, engagement with Corporate Security program leads and subject matter experts
• Champion physical security, security awareness, and proactive security training initiatives by ensuring execution of strategy in collaboration with Corporate Security program leads and other internal stakeholders
• Partner with Corporate Security program leads to ensure site-level application of enterprise policy, standards, and specifications
• Establish a consistent workplace security program and security culture across assigned businesses within accountable region
• Collaborate with Corporate Security Integration team to ensure effective and efficient security integration and transfer of relationship lead responsibilities for newly acquired and integrated businesses
• Provide business leadership with interpretation of capital and operating expense impact related to onsite physical security enhancements, security awareness, and proactive security training
• Provide business leadership with annual budgeting of security related costs, actively manage regional program within business-approved capital and operating expense forecasts
• Manage relationships with third-party security vendors, oversee service agreements and performance management
• Provide quality assurance of security programs through maintaining solid business leadership relationships, continuing to seek business perspectives, providing routine reporting of security incidents, identifying material trends, and introducing new and updated workplace security solutions
• Effectively communicate project and key deliverable status updates to Corporate Security leadership
• Effectively drive change and positive improvements

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Business, Criminal Justice, Project Management, Facilities Management, etc.)
• 5+ years of relevant security experience in the private and/or public sector to include security risk management, intelligence, threat management, law enforcement and/or military while specifically implementing workplace security programs
• Experience managing workplace security operations and programs while aggregating business requests surrounding security enhancements and providing subject matter expertise and guidance
• Experience collaborating with leadership and cross-functional teams to effectively plan for and implement physical security enhancements and other workplace security projects and initiatives
• Experience implementing and cost-effectively managing physical security programs
• Demonstrated knowledge in reporting and metrics development
• Up to 25% domestic travel
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or willingness to obtain certification within 12-18 months of hire date
• Experience in security operations within a large, matrixed organization
• Experience in a high volume, multi-site, regional environment
• Knowledge of security technology
• Demonstrated skill to problem solve and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to successfully perform under high pressure and stressful situations
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills and ability to lead meetings with internal stakeholders and leaders
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with moderate levels of ambiguity – can effectively cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, can decide and act without having the total picture, comfortably handles risk and uncertainty

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Careers at UnitedHealth Group. We have modest goals: Improve the lives of others. Change the landscape of health care forever. Leave the world a better place than we found it. Such aspirations tend to attract a certain type of person. Crazy talented. Compassionate. Driven. To these select few, we offer the global reach, resources and can-do culture of a Fortune 5 company. We provide an environment where you’re empowered to be your best. We encourage you to take risks. And we offer a world of rewards and benefits for performance. We believe the most important is the opportunity to do your life’s best work.(sm)

• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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