Director, Physical Security Programs, Policy, and Assurance (Hyperscale)

We are seeking a senior leader to drive Global Physical Security (GPS) programs, policy, and assurance across our hyperscale environment. This role will coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, ensure policy and process alignment, and oversee governance and documentation to support reliable, auditable, and scalable security operations in hyperscale data centers and facilities.

• Program leadership and governance
  • Establish and lead a governance framework for GPS in hyperscale covering policy, standards, procedures, and controls.
  • Own the lifecycle of GPS physical security policies/procedures, including authorship, change management, approval workflows, version control, and stakeholder communication.
  • Ensure repeatability, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across hyperscale physical security operations.
• Policy, compliance, and assurance
  • Align GPS hyperscale policies and processes to ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and applicable NIST Physical and Environmental (PE) controls.
  • Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Data Privacy, and Internal Audit to maintain evidence, control mappings, and corrective action plans.
  • Lead internal assurance activities, readiness reviews, and support external audits; track findings and remediation to closure.
• Cross-functional coordination
  • Coordinate with Data Center Operations, Engineering, Networking, Facilities, Cloud Security, HR, and Vendor Management to ensure end-to-end policy adoption and operational alignment.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for hyperscale physical security policy questions and escalations.
• Project and portfolio management
  • Lead a team of project managers and SMEs to plan, prioritize, and execute hyperscale physical security initiatives.
  • Build and maintain standardized tracking for initiative intake, scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and metrics (creation, progress, completion).
  • Drive change management and stakeholder communications for GPS Hyperscale programs.
• Documentation and communications
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation (policies, SOPs, playbooks, diagrams, RACI, and runbooks).
  • Develop and deliver communications, status reporting, and leadership updates for GPS Hyperscale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in physical security programs within data center, hyperscale cloud, critical infrastructure, or similarly complex environments.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional programs and policy governance, including change management and documentation ownership.
• Demonstrated experience aligning or auditing against ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and NIST PE controls; strong understanding of control frameworks, evidence, and assurance.
• Experience managing or leading PMOs and project managers; expert in portfolio tracking tools and metrics.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at executive levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to translate technical and operational requirements into clear policies and procedures.
• Bachelor’s degree in security management, information systems, engineering, or related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (CPP, PSP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, PMP) preferred.

Key competencies

• Governance and policy ownership
• Risk, compliance, and audit readiness
• Program/portfolio management and execution
• Cross-functional leadership in hyperscale/critical environments
• Process design, standardization, and repeatability
• Clear, concise executive communication

Success metrics

• Timely publication and maintenance of GPS hyperscale policies/SOPs with robust change control.
• Measurable alignment to ISO 27001/27701, SOC 2, PCI, and NIST PE controls; clean audit outcomes and closed findings.
• On-time delivery of portfolio milestones; transparent tracking from project creation through completion.
• Demonstrable improvements in operational consistency, control effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction.
  
   

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Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $139,400 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market