Director – ABAC Compliance
Switzerland Global Enterprise
Director of Security
KoBold Metals
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🏈 Anywhere in North America
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💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive global security strategy with focus on high-risk regions such as the DRC
- Design and implement a scalable, risk-based security program and physical surveillance protocols for high-risk zones
- Develop site-specific security plans for exploration camps and project sites, including access control and emergency response
- Establish and manage protocols for workforce travel to high-risk locations and oversee protective services and secure logistics
- Coordinate security policies and activities with Operations, Legal, and Government Affairs to ensure compliance and ethics
- Produce actionable intelligence briefs and provide routine briefings to leadership and partners
- Lead crisis management framework including kidnap & ransom preparedness and medical evacuation planning
- Select, onboard, and manage vetted local and international security providers and develop vendor pass matrices
- Partner with Community Engagements teams, train community champions, and support crisis communications
- Liaise with US Government, host country authorities, international organizations, and local communities; build networks with provincial governors, military/police commanders, and customary chiefs
- Develop intelligence channels on corruption, artisanal mining encroachment, and organized crime; coordinate risk mitigation tied to election cycles and protests
- Ensure compliance with laws, mining codes, and human rights frameworks; deliver training on personal security and emergency procedures
Requirements
- Minimum 12 years of experience in corporate security, development, law enforcement, military, or intelligence
- At least 5 years in a leadership capacity
- Minimum of 5 years in corporate security
- Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Proven ability to develop and manage enterprise-wide security programs in remote and logistically complex settings
- Experience with international operations (US military, UN Peacekeeping, USAID, Department of State’s Africa Bureau)
- Knowledge of balancing private security operations with artisanal miners, NGOs, and civil society in fragile states
- Familiarity with US FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and local anti-corruption frameworks
- Experience in the mining, oil & gas, or natural resources sector strongly preferred
- Knowledge of global standards for Private Security Contractors (IFC or equivalent)
- Excellent knowledge of travel risk management, emergency response, and security technology
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and cross-cultural communication skills
- Willingness to travel extensively and work in remote field locations
- French language proficiency (medium to high) required
