India Security Head - India

JOB PURPOSE

Global Security supports patients’ safety and business performance by increasing Sanofi’s resilience to diverse security threats and risks.

Reporting to Regional Security Director, the India Security Head, contributes to the security of Sanofi people, assets, sites, offices and information in India (Mainly Mumbai Head Office, Hyderabad Business Operations Hub - Hub Security manager reports to India Security Head - and Goa Manufacturing and Supply site). He should be able to effective lead a team of security professionals to ensure the missions of Global security in India are achieved. He should also be adept at implementing the AF&IT missions in India.

He prepares, proposes, and implements the India security action plan.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

India Security Head is responsible for:

• Gather, analyze and informing about changes in threats and risks in the region that could require changes in the security posture of Sanofi in the country. Ensure appropriate security advisory is issued to India Leadership team.

• Represent Global Security function in India Leadership team (ILT) and provide regular security advisor to the Leadership team.

• Ensuring compliance with local security related regulations and inform management of any update in these regulations.

• Implementing security requirements when and where necessary.

• Supporting crisis management according to security related crisis risks identified at country level. Lead the crisis management for the country and support the crisis teams at the Hyderabad Business Operations Hub and M&S site.

• Provide guidance on supply chain security for transportation and warehousing of Sanofi products.

• Organize capability to direct, respond and assist in the event of a security incident.

• Promoting a strong Security Culture.

• Ensuring the execution of Security programs in the country.

• Liaising with Workplace Experience and HSE counterparts to create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

• Being the Point of Contact for local Law Enforcement and other Local authorities in case of security issues.

• Being responsible for implementing the Global Security Policies and Programs at Country level and direct their implementation at the HUB and M&S site.

• Integrating security requirements in the business contracts of all the business teams in the country.

Technical Security

• Working together with Real Estate, Workplace Experience and Digital Teams on various Projects being executed in the country and lead the security solution design and deployment.

• Working with Global Security teams to ensure standardization in security solutions.

• Manage security vendors and setting a communication channel with various stakeholders including security system providers to ensure a cohesive and efficient deployment and maintenance of security systems in Sanofi premises.

• Reviewing and validating the necessary security technology solutions as per Global guidelines (e.g. zoning, control of access, security systems and means).

• Working as APAC lead in Global Technical Security Standardization team, to promote security system standardization mission in APAC.

• Working with Country Security Managers (CSM) in APAC for advising on security projects in the region and deployment of standard solutions in line with Global Technical Security teams directions.

People & Events Protection

• Being the security point of contact of business travelers coming to India, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka. Ensure appropriate travel security advisory is shared with Local, Southeast Asia-India Multi Country Organization (MCO) and Global travelers from time to time.

• Supporting event owners for the organization of sensitive or large cultural and community events. Providing event security advisory and consultancy support.

• Providing security awareness, communication and training including organizing female employee's self-defense sessions across all Sanofi sites in the country.

• Evaluation, deployment and review of security guarding service providers for various Sanofi sites in the country. Setting up KPIs and SLAs and ensuring that service providers adhere to the same.

• Auditing all vendors providing services e.g. hotels, transportation, creches.

• Ensuring appropriate security support is provided to Expats, VIE and International Permanent Transfers (IPT) including house checks; and other security support as required.

• Formulating and implementing evacuation plan and keeping them updated.

Assets protection – Site Protection:

• Maintaining and monitoring the site security governance (organization, processes, systems; threat assessment, risk identification).

• Ensuring the implementation of physical building security measures by appropriate controls and regular self-assessments for all Sanofi sites in India. Supporting the Global Security Audit team in conducting regular security audits for all Sanofi sites in the country.

• Providing security awareness to new employees and contractors across all Sanofi sites in the country.

• Participate in the selection of Security Services according to standard.

• Directing and organizing security services and operations of security control rooms

Information Protection:

• Building and developing an information protection culture covering the company sensitive information as well as personal data (privacy) across all Sanofi sites.

• Promoting best practices e.g. compliance with the clear desk policy and planning/organizing regular checks

• Engaging Sanofi site management in applying the information classification policy.

• Promoting Information Protection rules in open and shared areas across all Sanofi sites.

• Being the country lead for Insider Risk Program and conducting training for all managers across Sanofi business units and support functions.

Anti Falsification & Illicit Trade:

• Lead the AF&IT mission in India and act as the coordinator for AF&IT initiatives in the country.

• Conduct & minute Quarterly meeting of the AF&IT committee at country level.

• Evaluate, engage and direct the work of vendors assisting in AF&IT initiatives and investigations.

• Maintain connect and liaison with FDA/Drug Control authorities and Police authorities across the country to ensure appropriate support is available for Sanofi initiatives/actions against falsification and illicit trade of Sanofi products in the country.

• Represent Sanofi in various forums and industry bodies like PSI, REACT etc to understand and implement industry best practices.

PROFILE

• Graduate/Postgraduate with minimum 12 years’ experience in Corporate Security (including minimum 4 years’ experience in Leadership role preferably with MNCs)

• Investigation/brand protection experience would be added advantage.

•   International Professional Certifications e.g. CPP, CFE would be an added advantage.

• Ability to work in a multicultural, international/global business environment.

• Self-motivated, able to achieve goal with minimum supervision.

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.

• Experience in risk assessment, prevention and mitigation.

• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations from Security point on view.

• Leadership, rigor, discretion, relational capacity, proactive.

• Ability to identify risks and to report.

• Conviction, leadership and team spirit to disseminate Security culture among peers.

• Sound knowledge of English: written and oral communication skills are essential.

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