Director of Workforce Safety & Resilience

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Director of Workforce Safety & Resilience is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive strategies to ensure the safety and security of the company's personnel, including responding to security emergencies, while leading the development and execution of a comprehensive workforce safety strategy considering the unique risks and threats to colleagues in a global law firm stemming from both physical and social media incidents. This role will be located in our Washington, D.C. office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Providing guidance to partners and other identified stakeholders with regards to personal protection strategies for high net worth individuals (e.g., maintaining a professional social media presence, considerations for the titling of property, etc)
• Leading the Operational Resilience & Physical Security team including the overall responsibility for managing the physical security, travel security, and workplace safety program, including leadership responsibility for:
  • Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery & Crisis Response
  • Reviewing, consulting, and advice to the security aspects of workplace design
  • Business Ownership of the firm’s access control system including appropriate door locks, cameras, panic buttons, and other workplace security systems
• Maintaining relationships with key third party vendor partners with expertise in security, evacuation, social media monitoring and resolution, to protect the personnel of the firm
• Acting as a leader during crisis and/or security emergencies, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective resolution, and briefing key leadership at appropriate intervals and with appropriate levels of detail
• Collaborating with external security vendors and law enforcement agencies both to enhance security capabilities and resolve emergent security issues
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess extensive experience in executive protection, preferably with a background in law enforcement or military service
• Demonstrate significant expertise in the area of workplace safety, including integrating security into workplace design and implementation of security control measures (e.g., door locks, cameras, panic buttons, etc)
• Exhibit strong knowledge of security techniques and best practices

And have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, or related field; preferably an advanced degree
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience demonstrating progressive leadership responsibilities in a Federal law enforcement role (e.g., US Federal Bureau of Investigation)

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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