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Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location:

Zaventem, BE

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Job Purpose

The Senior Manager, Corporate Security Europe is responsible for overseeing all corporate security operations across Europe.

This new role will help ensure the protection of employees, assets, and operations while helping enable business continuity and growth in diverse and complex risk environments.

The position requires strategic leadership, strong regional risk awareness, and close collaboration with business leaders, HR, Legal, Compliance, IT, and external partners to proactively manage security risks and respond to security incidents.

In line with Corporate Security programs and governance, this position will be responsible for building the Corporate Security foundations across Europe, working closely with regional, business, and functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive regional corporate security strategy aligned with global security objectives.
• Serve as the primary security advisor for the company in Europe.
• Oversee implementation of executive protection, event security, threat management physical and travel security.
• Build relationships with authorities, embassies, and emergency services.
• Deliver and enforce security standards, procedures, and training programs.
• Conduct and oversee security risk assessments.
• Monitor geopolitical, terrorism, crime, and emerging risks.
• Develop mitigation strategies and standards tailored to risks.
• Lead regional incident response and crisis management activities.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and HR on investigations and sensitive matters.
• Ensure reporting, compliance, KPIs, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, International Relations or a related field.

Experience (years):

• 10+ years of progressive experience in a corporate security department with regional or international responsibilities.
• Proven regional expertise managing security operations across Europe.

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of security standards, threat assessment, incident reporting, crisis management, and workplace violence.
• Knowledge of supply chain security programs such as AEO.

Languages Skills:

• English fluency is required. Additional language skills aligned with the EMEA Footprint

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to summarize information.
• Strong business acumen and stakeholder collaboration.
• Track record of driving security initiatives across cross-functional projects.
• High integrity, ethical standards, and discretion.

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.