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Reporting to the Regional Head of Security & Business Continuity, this role will be based in Shanghai and will act as a trusted advisor and functional leader. You will drive risk-informed decision-making, lead incident and crisis response, strengthen Business Continuity and Security capabilities, and ensure effective implementation of Maersk's Global Security & Business Resilience framework, safeguarding people, cargo, assets and continuity of operations.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership, Advisory & Governance
- Act as the lead advisor and primary point of contact for Security, Business Continuity, Crisis Management and related resilience matters across the cluster.
- Provide visible, on-the-ground leadership, engaging directly with country and site leadership while influencing regional and global stakeholders.
- Drive implementation of Maersk's Global Security & Business Resilience framework across diverse operational environments.
- Establish security and resilience priorities based on the threat, risk and operational profile of the cluster.
Operational Risk, Incident & Crisis Management
- Lead and coordinate local incident and crisis response, ensuring timely decision-making, clear communication and structured recovery.
- Conduct threat, risk and vulnerability assessments and translate findings into practical, prioritised mitigation strategies and critical controls.
- Drive theft, loss prevention, cargo security and broader supply-chain security initiatives.
- Lead or oversee investigations into security incidents, theft, fraud, misconduct and other security-related events, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Monitor relevant security, geopolitical and emerging risks and assess their potential impact on Maersk operations.
- Embed and monitor Duty of Care practices, including travel risk management and workforce protection measures.
Business Continuity & Resilience
- Strengthen Business Continuity capability through effective Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Plan development, recovery planning, testing and exercises.
- Ensure critical sites and business functions maintain effective Business Continuity Plans and clearly defined recovery strategies and dependencies.
- Monitor resilience performance and BCP maturity, using meaningful metrics and insights to drive continuous improvement.
- Support resilience planning for new sites, business expansion and significant operational changes.
Standards and Capability Building
- Ensure alignment with applicable international security, supply-chain and resilience standards and regulatory requirements, including C-TPAT, TAPA, AEO and relevant customer or country-specific requirements.
- Conduct or oversee security reviews, audits, inspections and assurance activities, driving identified gaps and corrective actions to closure.
- Build and uplift capability across local teams through coaching, mentoring, training and structured knowledge sharing.
- Support planning, prioritisation and governance of security-related spend, resources, technology and investments.
- Use data, dashboards and technology-enabled tools to identify trends, monitor performance and support risk-informed decision-making.
Business & Customer Enablement
- Partner with business functions to meet security and resilience requirements and support sustainable business growth.
- Provide security and resilience input for new business opportunities, customer requirements, site start-ups, expansions, acquisitions and operational changes.
- Support customer security assessments, audits and security requirements where appropriate.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with customers, law enforcement agencies, government authorities, security providers and relevant professional security networks.
Requirements
Experience & Expertise
- Demonstrated experience in security risk management, incident management, loss prevention or operational resilience in complex, multi-site and/or multinational environments.
- Experience working with senior business stakeholders and influencing decisions across multiple organisational levels.
- Experience in security governance, assurance, audits, inspections, performance monitoring and risk reporting.
- Experience in logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, retail, aviation, technology, FMCG or other complex, operationally intensive environments, is advantageous.
- Familiarity with applicable security and supply-chain frameworks, such as C-TPAT, TAPA and AEO, is advantageous.
Leadership & Personal Attributes
- Hands-on, adaptable leader comfortable operating across strategic planning and operational response.
- Ability to operate effectively in lean, fast paced and matrixed multinational environments.
- Strong judgement and decision-making capability, particularly during incidents, crises and periods of uncertainty.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across all organisational levels.
- Skilled at translating risk insights into business impact and actionable mitigation.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Security Management, Risk Management, Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Business, Law or a related discipline is preferred.
- Relevant professional certifications in Security, Risk Management, Business Continuity, Crisis Management or related disciplines are advantageous.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken, and the ability to communicate effectively in the relevant local language(s) are required.
- Ability to travel within the cluster and internationally as required.
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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