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Why Wellmark : We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on over 80 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits. We are motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors–our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization working hard to put its members first, to provide best-in-class service, and one that is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today! 

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Job Description

Are you a dynamic leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about enhancing safety and security? Wellmark is seeking a Director of Security to lead our security operations and drive a culture of safety and awareness. In this key role, you will oversee the security of Wellmark’s facilities, personnel, and leadership, monitoring and mitigating potential threats and safety matters, and ensuring Wellmark’s compliance with federal, state, and industry requirements.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem-solver with a customer service orientation, exceptional communication skills, capable of fostering strong relationships across departments and with external partners to ensure a comprehensive, integrated safety strategy. You are committed to service – educating and empowering teams to prioritize safety and security at every level. If you have a proven track record of leading security teams, developing comprehensive safety plans, and fostering a customer and workforce focused environment, we want to hear from you.

Explore this exciting opportunity and apply today! 

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, or a related field, or direct and applicable work experience
• 10+ years in security management, with 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing physical and executive security and life safety programs.
• Demonstrated experience in security protocols and practices relative to executive protection, physical security, crisis management, and life safety programs.
• Experience in high-level executive protection or military/law enforcement backgrounds is highly valued.
• Strong expertise in threat analysis and risk mitigation with applied knowledge of advanced security technologies and systems.
• Ability to balance security with approachability, embodying a healthy level of skepticism while being an enabler of corporate culture and brand representation.
• Ability to operate security equipment and defensive tactics, as needed.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with law enforcement, government agencies, and private security firms. 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely deliver information/concepts to stakeholders through presentations; experience facilitating groups to accomplish a specific goal.
• Exceptional analytical/problem solving skills, identifying causes and key factors, relate and compare data from multiple sources and identify solutions.

Preferred:

• Master’s degreeCertified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), or Certified Threat Manager (CTM), or equivalent law enforcement/military certifications.
• Law enforcement or military background strongly preferred.
• Security management experience within a corporate environment.
• Familiarity with health insurance or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with customer or public-facing interactions with a customer-service orientation.

Additional Information

a. Provide the strategic direction and leadership for company safety and physical security team.

b. Develop and execute a strategic safety and security management plan ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. Evaluate/justify needs for company purchases while operating within budget and determining staffing and capital equipment investments, and system enhancements. Cascade and communicate strategy and initiatives to team members, driving customer/stakeholder service, and supporting achievement of overall company results.

c. Assess, recommend, implement, maintain, and serve as the subject matter expert for electronic physical security, and safety systems and procedures, including access control, security cameras, life-safety, and other systems to protect the workforce and company assets.

d. Oversee executive protection services, ensuring security measures for company executives. Plan and coordinate travel security for corporate leadership while engaged in Wellmark business travel. Implement travel risk management protocols, conducting intelligence gathering prior to travel. This may involve Wellmark personnel and/or third-party executive security consultants.

e. Provide security support for corporate events, external meetings, and crisis response situations.

f. Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify potential security threats and develop mitigation strategies.

g. Lead incident response efforts related to physical security threats and life safety events. In partnership with key internal stakeholders collect protective intelligence, analyze data, develop processes, and conduct analysis to mitigate risk and threat to Wellmark executives, associates, vendors, contractors, and customers.

h. Lead confidential investigations into alleged security violations, incidents and vulnerabilities in coordination with the Legal and Human Resources Departments, including thefts, threats, violence, vandalism, criminal activities, etc.

i. Day-to-day management of tasks relating to financial and human resources, primarily focusing on employee coaching, development, performance improvement, coordination and budgeting for staff and departmental-specific functions/services.

j. Develop and conduct training programs for employees, focusing on workplace safety, travel security, and executive safety awareness.

k. Manage all aspects of the contract guard service program and vendor, including contracting, procedural development, day-to-day vendor management and staffing, training and SLA delivery.

l. Ensure company policy, procedures, and programs are properly executed within corporate guidelines and culture to support the workforce. Analyze, develop, monitor, and implement policies and programs to effectively reduce risks to the workforce and Wellmark.

m. Ensure compliance with industry security standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies. Oversee security systems, including access control, site/building security monitoring, and event protection protocols. Develop and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for security operations, life safety events, and emergency response scenarios.

n. Other duties as assigned.

Office-based: The nature of the job duties for this position will require you to be in the office 100% of the time. Your presence in-office is critical to effectively perform the responsibilities of the role. Occasional remote work may be permitted based on workload and/or other ad-hoc situations that support it, with manager approval.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact us at careers@wellmark.com

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