Security Managers

Create or implement security standards, policies, and procedures.

Identify, investigate, or resolve security breaches.

Respond to medical emergencies, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures.

Monitor and ensure a sound, ethical environment.

Plan, direct, or coordinate security activities to safeguard company assets, employees, guests, or others on company property.

Develop, implement, manage, or evaluate policies and methods to protect personnel against harassment, threats, or violence.

Develop, conduct, support, or assist in governmental reviews, internal corporate evaluations, or assessments of the overall effectiveness of facility and personnel security processes.

Communicate security status, updates, and actual or potential problems, using established protocols.

Train subordinate security professionals or other organization members in security rules and procedures.

Assess risks to mitigate potential consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to incidents.

Direct or participate in emergency management and contingency planning.

Conduct threat or vulnerability analyses to determine probable frequency, criticality, consequence, or severity of natural or man-made disasters or criminal activity on the organization's profitability or delivery of products or services.

Supervise or provide leadership to subordinate security professionals, performing activities such as hiring, investigating applicants' backgrounds, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, or disciplining.

Develop budgets for security operations.

Write or review security-related documents, such as incident reports, proposals, and tactical or strategic initiatives.

Analyze and evaluate security operations to identify risks or opportunities for improvement through auditing, review, or assessment.

Develop or manage integrated security controls to ensure confidentiality, accountability, recoverability, or auditability of sensitive or proprietary information or information technology resources.

Monitor security policies, programs or procedures to ensure compliance with internal security policies, licensing requirements, or applicable government security requirements, policies, and directives.

Conduct physical examinations of property to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.

Coordinate security operations or activities with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies.

Collect and analyze security data to determine security needs, security program goals, or program accomplishments.

Review financial reports to ensure efficiency and quality of security operations.

Purchase security-related supplies, equipment, or technology.

Develop or manage investigation programs, including collection and preservation of video and notes of surveillance processes or investigative interviews.

Develop, arrange for, perform, or assess executive protection activities to reduce security risks.

Plan security for special and high-risk events.

Support efforts to reduce substance abuse or other illegal activities in the workplace.

Develop, recommend, or manage security procedures for operations or processes, such as security call centers, system acquisition, development, and maintenance, access control, program models, or reporting tools.

Prepare reports or make presentations on internal investigations, losses, or violations of regulations, policies and procedures.

Attend meetings, professional seminars, or conferences to keep abreast of changes in executive legislative directives or new technologies impacting security operations.