Senior Consultant - Crisis, Security, and Safety Management

Job Description

NIQ recognizes that secure operations are fundamental to protecting employees, supporting clients, and maintaining business continuity. As part of our Global Crisis, Security, and Safety Management Team, Corporate Security helps safeguard people, workplaces, assets, and operations through proactive risk management, preparedness, and coordinated response capabilities. Using a risk-based approach, NIQ monitors evolving threats, assesses potential impacts, and implements security measures designed to support workforce safety, operational resilience, and reliable service delivery. Corporate Security works closely with business leaders, Human Resources, Legal, Information Security, Real Estate, and Business Resiliency teams to ensure security considerations are integrated throughout the organization.

In this unique Regional Security Lead role, you will support agile and confidential crisis response protocols designed to mitigate the impact of natural disasters, technological disruptions, and security-related incidents affecting NIQ's personnel, property, and business operations-primarily in India, Asia, and the Pacific. You will implement crisis and physical security policies and training programs for our global workforce, while also supporting crisis management, physical security, and business continuity initiatives in collaboration with internal stakeholders as well as third-party partners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments at operational sites across India, Asia, and the Pacific to identify threats and vulnerabilities affecting employees, facilities, and physical assets
• Partner with facility managers to design and implement physical security measures for new construction, acquisitions, and renovation projects
• Enforce security policies, procedures, and protocols to safeguard people, property, and sensitive information
• Continuously monitor evolving threats and adjust physical and procedural security measures accordingly
• Lead or support investigations into security-related incidents such as theft, vandalism, or workplace violence
• Deliver security awareness training and coordinate emergency drills to ensure workforce preparedness
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and executing enterprise-level crisis management plans, and support site-level emergency response planning
• Lead initiatives to improve Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery procedures
• Provide subject matter guidance to business units, procurement teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with security and crisis management requirements
• Manage vendor relationships with security providers, contractors, and suppliers to ensure service quality and contractual compliance

Qualifications

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments at operational sites across India, Asia, and the Pacific to identify threats and vulnerabilities affecting employees, facilities, and physical assets
• Partner with facility managers to design and implement physical security measures for new construction, acquisitions, and renovation projects
• Enforce security policies, procedures, and protocols to safeguard people, property, and sensitive information
• Continuously monitor evolving threats and adjust physical and procedural security measures accordingly
• Lead or support investigations into security-related incidents such as theft, vandalism, or workplace violence
• Deliver security awareness training and coordinate emergency drills to ensure workforce preparedness
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and executing enterprise-level crisis management plans, and support site-level emergency response planning
• Lead initiatives to improve Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery procedures
• Provide subject matter guidance to business units, procurement teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with security and crisis management requirements
• Manage vendor relationships with security providers, contractors, and suppliers to ensure service quality and contractual compliance

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ's principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ's AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

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