Director, Security Operations & Intelligence - White Plains, NY

The role

You will build and lead security operations, strategic intelligence, and crisis management capabilities. You will set enterprise-wide strategy, standards, and operating models to protect employees, facilities, and operations.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain operating standards, playbooks, and governance frameworks for the GSOC.
• Lead the 24/7/365 GSOC and oversee daily operations.
• Serve as a primary escalation point during significant events.
• Coordinate response with HR, Legal, IT/Cyber, Facilities, Communications, Real Estate, and Business Continuity.
• Lead after-action reviews and remediation efforts.
• Oversee enterprise monitoring and executive security support.
• Build relationships with law enforcement and external security partners.
• Provide leadership and coaching to VQ and field leaders.
• Develop training for threat assessment, incident response, and alarm-monitoring standards.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in security operations, GSOC, crisis management, emergency management, intelligence, law enforcement, or a related field.
• Experience leading managers and teams in a complex, multi-site or 24/7 environment.
• Experience developing policies, procedures, escalation protocols, and governance standards.
• Working knowledge of legal and regulatory considerations affecting security, investigations, incident response, and information sharing.
• Strong knowledge of open-source intelligence (OSINT) methodologies, threat assessment, predictive threat modeling, and risk forecasting.
• Ability to independently research, produce, and edit high-quality reports and executive summaries.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder-management, and networking skills.
• Proven judgment and composure in high-pressure, time-sensitive incidents.
• Experience using security and crisis-management technologies effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree in intelligence studies, national security, criminal justice, emergency management, political science, international studies, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of educ
• Availability to support critical incidents outside standard business hours and travel as needed.
• Five days in office required at VEGquarters in White Plains, NY.

Nice to have

• Investigative, law-enforcement, or fusion-center experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that start on day one
• Access to free therapy or counseling
• Paid parental leave, up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary
• Inclusive fertility and family-building care
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee referral program
• Casual office attire
• Ability to bring your fur baby to work
• VEG swag
• Food in the fridge
• Free lunches twice a week
• Company laptop and a monthly cell phone reimbursement

About the company

VEG was born in 2014 with a mission to help people and their pets by challenging norms and fixing the ER experience. They operate hospitals nationwide open 24/7/365.