Senior Program Manager, Physical Security, Worldwide Grocery Stores Asset Protection

The Sr. Program Manager, Physical Security owns the Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) global strategy, architecture, and execution of enterprise physical security programs across a distributed retail, distribution, and facilities footprint. This role operates at the intersection of physical security, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology, leading large-scale initiatives that protect people, assets, and operations. The successful candidate defines long-term vision, drives global standardization, and influences senior stakeholders across Asset Protection, Information Security, IT, Legal, and Operations. They are accountable for building and managing scalable, resilient, and data-driven security ecosystems, while optimizing multi-million-dollar investments and leading high-performing teams and vendors worldwide. Key job responsibilities 1. Global Strategy & Organizational Leadership: - Define and own the multi-year vision and roadmap for enterprise physical security, aligning with business growth and risk priorities. - Establish global design standards for security systems, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and security-by-design principles. - Serve as a senior advisor to the Director of Asset Protection, the Asset Protection team, and global stakeholders on risk posture, emerging threats, and technology innovation. - Lead cross-functional initiatives that converge physical security, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and operational risk. - Build, mentor, and scale high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement. 2. Enterprise Security Architecture & Engineering: - Own the architecture of enterprise security systems, including: - Video surveillance (IP cameras, VMS/NVR, cloud-native platforms) - Access control systems (credentialing, identity integrations, badging infrastructure) - Intrusion detection, alarms, and central monitoring systems - Define reference architectures for all Asset Protection technologies while integrating physical systems with enterprise IT infrastructure. - Ensure reliability, redundancy, and high availability for mission-critical systems at global scale. - Lead design reviews and provide technical guidance for complex CCTV, alarm, video AI, and access control deployments. 3. Converged Technology & Systems Integration: - Drive deep integration between physical security platforms and enterprise systems (HRIS, POS, IAM, incident management) through APIs and event-driven architectures. - Apply advanced networking concepts (TCP/IP, VLAN segmentation, VPNs, firewalls, bandwidth optimization) to ensure secure connectivity. - Partner with Engineering and Information Security teams to standardize device onboarding, identity management, and secure communications across IoT ecosystems. - Lead enterprise initiatives to modernize security infrastructure using cloud-native and hybrid architectures. 4. Data, AI, and Automation: - Champion adoption of AI/ML-driven video analytics, including object detection, anomaly detection, and behavioral analysis. - Define enterprise data strategies that leverage security telemetry for predictive risk detection and operational optimization. - Build KPI frameworks and executive dashboards to measure program effectiveness, system health, and incident reduction. - Drive automation of workflows (incident response, monitoring, alerting) to improve scalability and cost efficiency. 5. Cybersecurity & Enterprise Risk Management: Ensure all physical security systems adhere to enterprise cybersecurity standards, including: - Identity and Access Management (IAM), MFA, and SSO - Encryption (in transit and at rest) - Vulnerability management and patching lifecycles - Device hardening and zero-trust principles, Partner with Information Security to conduct risk assessments, penetration testing, and compliance reviews, and Lead threat modeling and mitigation strategies across converged security environments. 6. Program Ownership &