Amazon Corporate Security (ACS) Devices and Services Physical Security (DSPS) team seeks a seasoned corporate security leader to serve as an Area Manager for Amazon Devices & Services (D&S) spaces primarily at West Coast sites and also across AMER. This position demands someone who embodies Amazon's Leadership Principles, particularly Customer Obsession, Ownership, Earn Trust, and Bias for Action, and who brings proven experience building, managing, and developing high-performing security teams. The Area Manager owns the physical security posture and intellectual property (IP) protection strategy for D&S partners and stakeholders, ensuring consistent policy implementation and best practice adoption across all D&S sites, workspaces, storage locations, and labs. Operating in a highly ambiguous and dynamically fluid environment, the Area Manager translates global DSPS strategy into local execution - driving accountability, removing barriers for Area Managers, and ensuring the DSPS team delivers cohesive, scalable security operations. The role serves as a primary point of escalation for D&S physical security matters and partners cross-functionally with ACS-R, GREF, SecTech, and D&S business leadership to align security programs with organizational priorities.
Key job responsibilities
Regional Security Operations & Strategy
- Own the deployment and continuous improvement of a comprehensive physical security plan to protect D&S assets and intellectual property across all sites
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of physical security operations for all D&S spaces - including security design reviews, post-occupancy projects, partnership with ACS-R and Guard Force, logistics processes, standards, policies, and procedures
- Actively evaluate, analyze, and leverage operational metrics to proactively inform programmatic needs, policy decisions, and resource allocation within the region
- Ensure security projects and deliverables across the portfolio are completed within appropriate timelines, scope, and quality standards
- Conduct and oversee DSPS audits, driving the tracking and closure of audit defects in a timely manner, including the filing of deviations for DSPS and partner team review and approval
Cross-Functional Partnership & Escalation
- Partner closely with D&S developers, program managers, operational teams, and partner organizations to identify and document security issues addressable through shared infrastructure and procedures
- Work closely with ACS-R to understand site-level security issues and promptly escalate any impact to D&S program teams
- Serve as a voice in global DSPS forums, representing priorities, risks, and operational insights to global leadership
- Provide thorough support to D&S site-related issues such as security design trouble tickets, secure storage needs, moves, and access control modifications, ensuring Area Managers drive timely resolution
Program Development & Special Initiatives
- Champion the development of GenAI tools, particularly as applied to intellectual property protection and security
- Develop, initiate, maintain, and promote security projects and program updates, driving efficiency and cohesiveness of security programs
- Support DSPS special project initiatives with information and task management aligned to strategic business and operational goals
- Identify opportunities to standardize and scale best practices across the portfolio, reducing variability and strengthening the overall D&S security posture
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Experience in Intellectual Property Protection, Corporate Security Operations, Incident Management, Threat Management, Corporate Investigations, Law Enforcement, Crisis Management or a related field
- Experience in the security field in a global corporate environment or large-sized organization (e.g. NGO, public sector, police, or military), including experience in a managerial role
- Experience conducting and managing audits, driving findings to closure, and improving existing assurance policies and security best practices
- Experience using and building GenAI tools, particularly as applied to intellectual property protection and security
- Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security, Law Enforcement, Business Management, Accounting, International Relations or equivalent professional experiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or experience in project management
- Master's degree in business management, security management, or equivalent; relevant certification or equivalent experience
- Experience operationalizing policies and best practices for intellectual property security, security controls, or risk management frameworks
- Demonstrated understanding of best practices in physical security strategies, principles, standards, policies, and procedures
- Experience partnering with real estate, facilities, and construction teams on security integration for new builds, expansions, and decommissions
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 99,100.00 - 173,400.00 USD annually
