Global Security Operations Center Manager - Protective Services, Business Assurance Center

Description

At Amazon, we strive to be the earth’s best employer. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. The Protective Services (PS) Business Assurance Center (BAC) provides accurate, actionable information to the right people at the right time to support a safe, secure work environment. The BAC is the first point of contact for all safety and security concerns, the coordination lead for incident triage and response, and the knowledge manager for related data. The team delivers three core service lines: alarm management, incident response, and customer support. If you would like to help the BAC build a best-in-class organization to keep Amazon’s people, property, assets, and ideas safe, this is your chance to make history by joining our team.

The BAC is looking for talented security managers to lead delivery across all three service lines during their shift. A successful candidate will have a strong track record of managing operational security programs, vendor contracts and performance, and driving positive service relationships among a diverse group of stakeholders, partners, and customers. Success in this role will require flexibility, bias for action, high judgement, and a wide range of technical and interpersonal skills. Time management and continuous task prioritization is crucial to delivering support services in this dynamic, fast paced environment.

This role will require the selected candidate to ensure global Supervisors’ priorities are focused on supporting their Operators, and their success. The Operations Manager will oversee the service delivery of the global teams they lead, thus enabling Supervisors to focus on supporting their people. The Operations Manager will be an escalation point for Supervisors and their direct reports to act on issues or barriers impacting the customer experience. The Operations Manager will be accountable for creating the input, actions, and representation of team performance in standard meeting routines such as metrics calls with Senior Leadership. They will also be a key leader to identify and participate in process improvement activities.

SHIFT
This a shift- based role within a 24x7 operation; this position works Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 1000 - 2000 ET onsite in Arlington, VA. You may be required to work evenings, holidays, weekends, and on call.

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
• Directly manage diverse teams responsible for the remote security monitoring and incident management of Amazon corporate offices around the world.
• Oversee the drafting and publication of written products and communications, including the editing and quality management of all written products.
• Understand and own the controllable elements of service level delivery. Track and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure consistent performance in line with the BAC’s core service delivery standards.
• Manage competing priorities, including concurrent security events, by directing and allocating personnel resources, and escalating to managers and stakeholders as necessary.
• Manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure consistent service delivery across multiple functional levels.
• Use data and insights to prepare metric reviews and identify areas of opportunity for improvement.
• Participate in regular operational reviews and performance reporting. Includes coordinating with the necessary stakeholders, ensuring information is relevant, accurate, easy to consume, and conveys improvement opportunities.
• Know how to nurture and develop leadership skills.
• Confidently facilitate team discussions and communicate business messages.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and approachability.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally – 10%.

A day in the life
As a Corporate GSOC Operations Manager, you will own service delivery across a team responsible for the daily operational work within the BAC. You must be able to provide senior-level direction and tactical response to operational issues encountered by their teams. You will obsess over internal and external customers, triaging and responding to their security needs, and leveraging your verbal and written communication skills.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?
At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of high-volume, high-intensity environment such as a security operations center, event security, call center, or crisis management/emergency response center experience
- Experience in Incident Management, Threat Management, Corporate Investigations, Law Enforcement, Security Operations, Crisis Management or a related field that involves conducting threat assessments, workplace investigations, and/or incident response
- Experience drafting, editing, and publishing written products such as incident reports, messaging products, and security alerts
- Experience in root cause analysis and error correction, identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues
- 2+ years of team/ performance management experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience managing contract security and physical security operation programs such as Access Control/Intrusion Detection and CCTV Surveillance systems
- Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
- Advanced education/certification in the fields of emergency management, security management, project management, business continuity, Lean Six Sigma, or related disciplines.
- Track record of earning trust across security and non-security business lines
- Demonstrated analytical acumen and data-driven mindset towards decision-making to define strategy, spark growth, and fuel long-term impact.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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.