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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

This position is responsible for assisting the Director-Security Services in providing effective security for American Express facilities, its employees, contractors, visitors and customers.

Principle Accountabilities:

+ Coordinate and provide effective security coverage by co-managing an outsourced Security workforce and by directly supervising all administrative support staff, supervisors, officers and console operators.

+ Ensure that the staff is kept fully informed of all security policies, procedures and techniques by developing, implementing and conducting training as appropriate.

+ With the Director-Security Services, develop, communicate and enforce security policy rules and regulations covering the handling of both routine and emergency security matters.

+ Supervise the handling of security breaches by assigning and following up on all investigations pertaining to such matters as bomb threats, thefts, and other suspicious activities.

+ In conjunction with the Director-Security Services, develop and maintain effective working relationships with representatives of Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies to ensure a high degree of cooperation and support from these agencies when the need arises.

+ Work closely with the local facilities teams to ensure that proper security coverage is provided.

+ Ensure adequate security coverage for special events both within and outside the facility by scheduling staff.

+ Coordinate and manage the ID badging process (photos, data input, access authorization, etc.) to control and monitor all physical access to facilities.

+ Keep the Leadership team apprised of significant issues through the timely preparation of statistical and administrative reports addressing major or impactful security issues.

+ Assist in conducting risk assessments of proposed and existing facilities to design, recommend and implement a security program.

+ On call 24/7/365

Breadth of Responsibility:

+ The position is on call 24/7/365 and must have strong, effective leadership skills to handle emergency situations to ensure the safety of employees, contractors and visitors on site.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Prior law enforcement and/or professional security experience required.

+ The Manager must be able to act independently and make effective decisions in the absence of the Director or other members of the Global Security Leadership team during emergency situation.

+ Thorough understanding of all areas of physical and building security including emergency response procedures.

+ Strong communication and managerial skills to effectively supervise and coordinate schedules of contract staff.

+ Excellent inter-personal skills to successfully handle sensitive situations with all levels of management.

+ Must be able to build relationships with local Center Heads, County Managers, Business Unit Leadership, etc. to ensure acceptance of security policies and procedures for emergency response.

+ Ability to quickly analyze a situation, apply security expertise and act decisively to effectively resolve with available resources.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $89,250.00 to $150,250.00 annually bonus benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

+ Competitive base salaries

+ Bonus incentives

+ 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

+ Free financial coaching and financial well-being support

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits

+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

+ 20 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy

+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program

+ Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

**Job:** Security

**Primary Location:** US-Florida-Sunrise

**Schedule** Full-time

**Req ID:** 25020477