Security Program Manager, Event Security Operations

Overview

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our mission is grounded in both the world we live in and the future we strive to create. Microsoft Global Security team focuses on building and delivering connected, accessible, sustainable, and secure campuses worldwide that have the best employee experiences. Our team protects Microsoft, its people, and assets in more than 190 countries. We are seeking an experienced Security Program Manager, Event Security Operations to join our Global Security Risk Operations team. This role will be part of a team dedicated to protecting GitHub's people, assets, and brand. In this remote role, the candidate shall be responsible for managing a diversified portfolio of services within the security risk operations remit for GitHub. This role will be pivotal in supporting the Microsoft Global Security Leadership team and will collaborate closely with the internal and external stakeholders globally.

Responsibilities

This role will serve as a key security partner to event stakeholders, coordinating security planning, contract security resources, access control requirements, physical security support, venue coordination, and third-party security services.

In addition to event security responsibilities, the Program Manager will provide program management support for physical security operations, security systems, and vendor-supported services. The ideal candidate brings strong event and physical security experience, disciplined program management skills, technical understanding of physical security systems, and the ability to build trusted partnerships across business teams, security organizations, venues, and external service providers.

• Build trusted partnerships across Microsoft Global Security, event stakeholders, business teams, Workplace Management, technical partners, venues, and external security providers.
• Lead and coordinate security planning and operational support for corporate events, conferences, executive engagements, employee gatherings, and other business events.
• Partner with event stakeholders to understand event requirements and develop appropriate security plans, procedures, staffing models, and operational support.
• Coordinate contract security staffing, access control requirements, physical security resources, venue security, and third-party security services.
• Conduct and coordinate venue security assessments and advance planning with event teams, venues, security providers, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop event-specific security plans, staffing requirements, post orders, communications protocols, and operational documentation.
• Provide onsite security coordination and operational leadership for designated events as required.
• Maintain effective communication and coordination with stakeholders throughout event planning and execution.
• Conduct post-event reviews, document lessons learned, and identify opportunities to improve future event security operations.
• Develop scalable event security processes, standards, documentation, and operational practices that support consistent execution across events and locations.
• Provide program management support for physical security operations, access control systems, security technologies, health and safety programs, and related initiatives.

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• 4+ years experience in security program or program management or related field OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing event security operations in a corporate or similarly complex environment.

Other

• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Security, Program Management, Criminal Justice, or a related field AND

• 10+ years of experience in event security, physical security, corporate security, program management, or project management

• OR equivalent experience.

• Experience supporting physical access control systems or related security systems and technologies.

• Experience managing or coordinating contract security providers, third-party security vendors, or other security suppliers.

• Demonstrated program or project management experience with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Ability to effectively coordinate multiple events, projects, vendors, and operational priorities.

• International Security experience in multiple disciplines.

• Ability to travel internationally (25-50%).

• Experience working with third-party vendors/suppliers.

• Extensive experience in building and managing large scale, complex, and high-profile event security programs.

• Demonstrated communication abilities to drive and maintain credibility, generate trust, and form alliances with internal and external stakeholders and partners.

• Experience working with Security, Risk, and operational teams. Previous leadership experience in security management.

Security IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $125,000 - $206,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.