Security Resilience Specialist

The Security Resilience Specialist will play a crucial role in ensuring the health and safety of Ubisoft's pan-Canadian studios, covering employees, suppliers, and visitors. The primary mandate involves leading and supervising daily physical security operations, incident response, and emergency management across the country. This role provides informational, functional, and technical security expertise to guarantee and enhance the current physical security posture by developing and maintaining procedures, implementing controls and security systems to mitigate potential risks.

Must Have

• Ensure compliance with Global Security and Risk Management team policies and regulations as a physical security expert
• Participate in developing the pan-Canadian security strategy, define requirements and priorities, and oversee its implementation
• Maintain physical security policies and standards
• Conduct on-site and remote physical security assessments and ensure appropriate corrective actions
• Manage and supervise work orders and specifications for security agents
• Actively participate in planning and deploying security projects to improve infrastructure
• Lead emergency resolution, managing crises and ensuring staff and asset safety
• Provide physical security requirements for internal and external local events
• Conduct assessments of legal and regulatory requirements for physical health and safety
• Coordinate internal training on prevention and awareness of potential risks and threats
• Participate as a key member of the health and safety committee, contributing ideas and strategies for a safe work environment
• Support management of related security contracts in collaboration with procurement, implementing systems like access control, alarm systems, intrusion detection, and CCTV
• Develop and maintain security indicators and management reports
• Contribute to other resilience-related initiatives
• Support and control security budget allocations
• Perform all other related tasks

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Genetec and Entrapass software
• Basic knowledge of computer networks
• Knowledge of the Building Code
• Knowledge of health and safety codes and regulations
• Technical certification in IT
• Security certification
• ASIS PSP or equivalent certification
• Business continuity management certification (ABCP, CBCP)

Perks & Benefits

• Hybrid work model
• Diversity of perspectives
• Opportunity to create original and memorable gaming experiences
• Work in an innovative environment pushing entertainment boundaries

Job Description

The position holder will play an essential role in ensuring the health and safety of our pan-Canadian studios, both for employees, suppliers, and visitors. The main mandate will be to lead and supervise daily physical security operations, incident and emergency response across the country. He/she will provide informational, functional, and technical security expertise to guarantee and improve the current physical security posture by developing and maintaining procedures and processes, implementing security controls and systems to mitigate potential risks.

What you will do

• As a physical security expert, ensure compliance with the policies and regulations of the Global Security and Risk Management team;
• Participate in the development of the pan-Canadian security strategy, define requirements and priorities, and oversee its implementation;
• Maintain physical security policies and standards;
• Conduct on-site and remote physical security assessments and ensure appropriate corrective actions;
• Manage and supervise work orders and specifications for security agents;
• Actively participate in the planning and deployment of security projects, using your expertise to improve our security infrastructure;
• Lead the resolution of emergency situations, using your expertise to manage crises and ensure the safety of our personnel and assets;
• Provide physical security requirements for internal and external local events;
• Conduct assessments of legal and regulatory requirements regarding physical health and safety;
• Coordinate internal training on the prevention and awareness of potential risks and threats;
• Participate as a key member of the health and safety committee, contributing ideas and strategies to promote a safe working environment;
• Support the management of related security contracts in collaboration with procurement, the implementation of systems such as access control, alarm systems, intrusion detection systems, and video camera systems (CCTV);
• Develop and maintain security indicators and management reports;
• Contribute to other resilience-related initiatives;
• Support and control security budget allocations;
• Perform all other related tasks.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

• Very good communication skills (verbal and written);
• Very good presentation skills (verbal and written);
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills, and ability to influence stakeholders at all levels;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work to consistently meet deadlines;
• Ability to conduct informative training sessions as needed;
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to write clear and well-structured documents;
• Ability to make decisions quickly in a constantly evolving environment;
• Incident management, including de-escalation procedures;
• Autonomous;
• More than 7 years of experience in the security field or relevant experience;
• Practical experience; physical access controls, video surveillance, physical intrusion mitigation;
• Practical experience in implementing physical security;
• Technical knowledge in security and business continuity management methodology and crisis management;
• Knowledge of Genetec and Entrapass software is a plus;
• Basic knowledge of computer networks is a plus;
• Knowledge of the Building Code is a plus;
• Knowledge of health and safety codes and regulations is a plus;
• Microsoft Office products;
• A technical certification in IT is a plus;
• A security certification is a plus;
• An ASIS PSP or equivalent certification is a plus;
• A business continuity management certification (ABCP, CBCP) is a plus.

*This role requires flexible hours depending on operational needs (e.g., special events), you may be called outside normal office hours and may be required to assist with incident management at night and on weekends.*

*National travel may be required.*