Discord

Regional Security Manager, Bay Area

Discord$180K — $202K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of physical security experience, particularly in guard force management and corporate office security
  • 2+ years of people management experience
  • Extensive project management experience, including vendor relationships and improvements
  • Experience with budget management and forecasting
  • Familiarity with access control and video management systems, especially Brivo and Genetech

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all safety and security operations for Discord's San Francisco HQ and European offices
  • Manage the contract Security Officer team to ensure professionalism and service quality
  • Act as the in-office security representative, addressing employee inquiries and securing events
  • Develop and enforce standard operating procedures for facility protection and personnel management
  • Coordinate incident response efforts, leading training scenarios and exercises
  • Monitor security vendor performance through KPIs and SLAs
  • Maintain and improve security systems and technical architecture

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Opportunity for equity participation
  • 5-day in-office work schedule
  • Access to a collaborative company culture focused on safety
  • Professional development opportunities within a tech-forward organization
Full Job Description
Discord's Corporate Security team is searching for a Regional Security Manager, Bay Area to join us in our mission to provide a safe and fun work environment! As a Regional Security Manager, you'll be in charge of running and growing Discord's office security program. You'll contribute to the company by managing the security officer team, monitoring and ensuring the health of technical security systems, and contributing to security planning for new Discord offices. This role reports into our Senior Manager of Corporate Security and is based onsite at our San Francisco HQ office.

If you're a security professional with a high level of initiative, boundless curiosity, and a desire to help keep Discord employees safe, please join us.

What you'll be doing:
  • As RSM, be responsible for all aspects of safety and security for Discord's San Francisco headquarters and European office locations, including day-to-day operations and long-term projects
  • Manage Discord's contract Security Officer team, ensuring high levels of service and professionalism
  • Serve as the in-office security representative for CorpSec. These duties include answering questions from employees, engaging with visitors, securing internal events, conducting security interviews, investigations, and training sessions
  • Develop and uphold standard operating procedures and protocols for facility protection and personnel management within the vendor guard force.
  • Act as the incident response coordinator for Discord HQ. Lead annual incident management exercises, construct scenarios, and create training objectives
  • Define and manage KPIs/SLAs for security vendors; conduct audits and drive performance improvements
  • Monitor and maintain security systems, conducting preemptive health checks and ensuring maximum uptime. Planning and building out security technical architecture, including VMS, ACS, system controls, subsystems, and ancillary security products
  • Work cross-functionally with other teams, particularly Information Technology, Workplace Services, and Facilities, to ensure the safety and security of Discord employees and guests

What you should have:
  • 5+ years of physical security experience, particularly in guard force management and overseeing corporate office security
  • 2+ years of people management experience
  • Extensive experience in project management, including RFPs and process improvement, and change management. Experience managing vendor relationships.
  • Experience managing budgets, spend forecasting, and contract management
  • Access control and video management experience, particularly around Brivo, Genetech, HID, and other systems
  • You have excellent verbal and written communication and are experienced in de-escalation techniques
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and handle emergency situations
  • Excellent customer service skills and a professional demeanor
  • Ability to perform on-call duties during critical incidents and emergencies and are able to travel occasionally as required to support operations and meet training requirements
  • High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information

Bonus points:
  • ASIS CPP, APP, CTM or PSP certification
  • Knowledge of law enforcement agencies and regulatory requirements, especially in the California Bay Area
  • Knowledge and experience with start-up organizations, and/or the tech industry
  • You're a pro-tier Discord user


Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties). Relocation assistance may be available.

For this role, the Hiring Manager would like folks to be in the office 5 days a week.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 to $202,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

About Discord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities. The platform allows users to create and join servers, which are essentially chat rooms, and communicate with other users via text, voice, and video. Discord was founded in 2015 and has grown rapidly, with over 250 million registered users as of 2019. The company has raised $480 million in total funding.
Learn more about Discord
Size
800 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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