Director, Security Operations – West Coast
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,800 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The Director, Security Operations and Remote Events strategic leadership and analytical oversight for the development, implementation, and continuous advancement of Disney’s security policies, procedures, ESPN Operations, and broader TWDC operations.
- This role ensures security approaches remain aligned with business priorities, evolving risk landscapes, and organizational expectations.
- The Director, Security Operations and Remote Events play a key role in shaping and optimizing the security vendor strategy, including performance management, training compliance, and adherence to TWDC standards as well as local and state regulatory requirements.
- This position ensures vendor services are positioned to scale and adapt to changing operational needs.
- In support of ESPN’s Remote Events, this role as needed and when capacity allows is responsible for deploying and directing security resources, supporting operations and production functions for any live event for which ESPN has rights and or is gathering sports content for distribution in domestic or international regions.
- Specifically, this position will plan, establish, implement, and provide coordinated leadership and direction in all aspects of security, security policies, procedures, and programs to protect the staff, reputation, training and assets for all remote productions.
- In partnership with the Security leadership, this role directs all operational, administrative, fiscal, investigative, and protective functions in the supported West Coast Properties, strengthening operational readiness, coordinating multi segment support, and ensuring the consistent protection of people, facilities, and productions across the footprint.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the security field
- 5+ years of experience leading an organization of similar scale within a fast-paced, multi-national environment.
- Demonstrates expertise in remote and temporary facility security, including event-specific risks, requirements, and industry best practices.
- Possesses working knowledge of police, fire, medical, and other emergency service provider procedures in responding to emergency incidents
- Demonstrates expert communication skills, tailoring messages to the unique needs of diverse audiences.
- Establishes credibility as a trusted business partner, earning stakeholder confidence and securing team building
- Demonstrates strong initiative; highly organized, intuitive, and collaborative, with the ability to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Possesses robust financial acumen and analytical skills to assess exposure to loss and evaluate alternative risk-control strategies.
- Build trust and confidence through mutual respect and consistent, transparent communication.
- Proven ability to communicate complex organizational and human-resource issues effectively.
- Comfortably manages multiple priorities and navigates complex situations with sound judgment.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered
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