Head of Protective Security

2 months ago

Sydney, Australia Westpac Group Full time

**Critical role leading our Westpac Group Protective Security Function**:

- **Sydney based role and required regular attendance to the office and the ability to be available for short notice assignments**:

- **Hybrid Working (Monday/Friday + Additional required days)**:

- **Permanent opportunity**

**How will I help?**

The Protective Security team is part of Group Protective Services (GPS) and are responsible for identifying and managing security risk that have the potential to impact Westpac staff, customers, assets, and operations.

Our Head of Protective Security is responsible for leading the Westpac Group Protective Security Function to support the safety and security of Westpac staff, customer and assets. This includes the development and continuous improvement of policies, standards, processes and risk assessment and management practises that align to AS/NZS ISO 31000:2018 - Risk Management and HB 167:2006 - Security Risk Management. The role is also responsible to lead the response to physical security incidents, identify root causes and develop controls to reduce the likelihood and impact of physical security risks

Specific responsibilities include:

- Lead the team to develop best practise security risk management practises to assess the likelihood and impact of physical risk to staff, customers, Westpac events and assets including Corporate, Business Banking Centres, Branches and ATMs globally
- Lead the development and implementation of operational security plans to ensure the safety and security of Westpac events including the AGM, profit announcements and other celebrations
- Lead CEO and Group Executive personal protection program
- Lead staff travel security program
- Lead supplier governance and performance management processes of external security suppliers
- Lead the response to security incidents including victim support, law enforcement liaison, root cause analysis and post incident review
- Document and escalate non-compliance to security policies and control weaknesses identified
- Support the response to Group Crisis’s as required
- Develop and present reports, papers and presentations that clearly identify current and emerging security risks, supported by metrics and trends

**What’s in it for me?**

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**
- Significant (10 years +) law enforcement or armed forces experience
- Proven track record of corporate leadership experience
- Financial Services/ corporate experience highly desired
- Excellent oral and written communication skills

**What’s it like to work there?**

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

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