Global Security Lead

Key Responsibilities

• On-Site Delivery and Coordination
• Lead security, accreditation and access control delivery on site from build through race days to breakdown, working to the agreed Concept of Operations and posture framework.
• Run daily security coordination and briefing rhythm with the appointed provider, local operator, Event Directors and internal functions.
• Own venue zone and access point integrity — ingress flow, search and screening, zone segregation, VIP and athlete routes, and lock-down of restricted areas.
• Verify supplier staffing against contracted numbers each shift, and record variance, welfare compliance and performance issues at the time they occur.
• Coordinate with crowd safety, medical, traffic management, fire engineering and stewarding to ensure security measures do not compromise egress or emergency access.
• Provide the Head of Security with a consistent daily situation report from every venue.
• Planning and Cross-Functional Coordination
• Translate the Security Strategy into event-specific operational plans, staffing models and access control designs for each host city.
• Lead onboarding, tasking and milestone tracking for Event Security Managers, ensuring alignment with the “One Event Plan” standard.
• Secure earlier influence over site design — access points, ingress lane provision, screening footprint and assembly areas — during venue planning rather than at build.
• Consolidate event-level risk assessments into a single global risk register, with consistent scoring and evidence grading across venues.
• Engage local authorities, police, fire and licensing bodies alongside the Head of Security to confirm conditions and approvals.
• Policies, Procedures and Documentation Control
• Implement and enforce SailGP security policies, procedures and minimum operating standards consistently across all host cities and suppliers.
• Own the pre-event documentation set: Concept of Operations, security operating procedures, access control matrix, accreditation and zone plan, assignment instructions, briefing packs, and emergency and evacuation annexes.
• Own the post-event documentation set: incident and occurrence logs, patrol and briefing records, staffing reconciliation, debrief report, lessons learned and risk register update.
• Maintain version control, distribution lists and a controlled document register, so every venue works from the current approved version.
• Confirm supplier assignment instructions, licensing, right-to-work and vetting records are in place and auditable before deployment.
• Evidence compliance with GDPR and data privacy obligations for accreditation and access control data.
• Incident Management and Escalation
• Maintain and rehearse the escalation matrix, defining what is handled locally and what goes immediately to the Head of Security and event leadership.
• Act as initial security incident commander on site, coordinating with medical, safety officers and emergency services.
• Ensure incidents, near misses and credential breaches are logged contemporaneously, investigated and closed out with corrective actions.
• Test contingency and fallback arrangements ahead of each event, including manual verification and logging when scanning technology fails.
• Accreditation, Access Control and Systems
• Ensure accreditation permissions, zone logic and physical access control are aligned across every venue and system.
• Oversee pass production, VIP credential control, entry and exit scanning, and reconciliation of who is on site.
• Approve and maintain process manuals, user guides and briefing material for accreditation and access control systems.
• Identify system and process improvements — including digital patrol, briefing and audit records — and build the case for adoption.
• Supplier, Commercial and Budget Management
• Manage procurement, tendering and contract performance for host-city security providers, with clear scopes, KPIs and remedies.
• Manage and interrogate budgets for Security, Accreditation and Access Control, including forecasting, reconciliation and cost control.
• Challenge supplier pricing, staffing assumptions and change requests, and present uplift requests to the Head of Security with evidence and options.
• Hold suppliers to a common operating standard across markets, with documented performance reviews after every event.
• Reporting and Continuous Improvement
• Deliver post-event debriefs, KPI reporting and financial reconciliation within [X] working days of each event.
• Track performance trends across the season to drive consistency, cost efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Feed lessons learned into the following event and into season-wide standards, closing the loop on recurring issues.
• Key Relationships
• Internal: Head of Security, Event Directors, Event Services, Accreditation, Athlete and Team Services, Commercial and Hospitality, Broadcast, Legal and Data Protection.
• External: local event operators, appointed security providers, police, fire and licensing authorities, venue owners, traffic management and stewarding contractors.
• Performance Measures
• Zero critical security or access control failures; no unauthorised access to restricted or athlete areas.
• Ingress delivered within the agreed admission window at every venue.
• Full pre-event documentation approved and issued by the agreed milestone for 100% of events.
• Supplier staffing delivered to contract, with variance evidenced and recovered.
• Security and access control spend within approved budget, reconciled within [X] working days.
• Debrief actions closed out before the next event in the calendar.
• Location:
• London, UK HQ - with significant international travel (approx. [7] events per season with a minimum of 4 office days per month when not operational)
• We value an engaged workforce, powered by in-office collaboration – as such, employees are expected to work primarily from this space plus other SailGP locations, including SailGP Technologies in Southampton, when required.
• SailGP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.