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Head of Physical Security

Marvell

Head of Global Physical Security

Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Marvell Technology is a global leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, powering the systems that move, process, store, and secure the world's data. This is a defining moment for the semiconductor industry. AI and accelerated computing are reshaping data center architecture from the ground up, requiring new approaches to scale-in, scale-up, scale-out, and scale-across infrastructure. Marvell is helping solve those challenges with high-performance, energy-efficient silicon and connectivity platforms that enable the world's most advanced digital infrastructure.

As Marvell continues to grow globally, we are building the physical security capabilities required to protect our people, workplaces, innovation, operations, customers, and reputation at enterprise scale. We are seeking a Head of Global Physical Security to create, mature, and lead a world-class global physical security program for one of the most important technology companies in the semiconductor ecosystem.

You will lead Marvell's global physical security function, including an operating model that currently includes approximately 50 team members, with a significant portion of the team delivered through contractor and vendor partnerships. This is a high-impact leadership role that will partner closely with Workplace, Facilities, Real Estate, IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, HR, Executive Leadership, Corporate Communications, Travel, EHS, and regional business leaders.

You will be the global enterprise owner for physical security strategy, governance, standards, incident response, executive advisory, vendor performance, security technology, and operational excellence. You will also have the opportunity to build stronger connectivity between physical security, cyber response, business continuity, travel risk, and crisis management through the development of a modern, intelligence-led security operating model.

This role is ideal for a hands-on, enterprise-minded leader who can move comfortably from executive briefings to site-level risk reviews, from policy creation to incident response, and from strategic planning to real-time operational execution.

As Head of Global Physical Security, you will define and lead Marvell's global strategy for protecting employees, visitors, customers, vendors, facilities, intellectual property, critical business operations, and executive leadership.

You will build a risk-based, globally consistent physical security program that supports Marvell's business strategy and reflects the complexity of a global semiconductor company operating across corporate offices, engineering sites, labs, customer-facing locations, and high-value technology environments.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Develop and communicate Marvell's global physical security strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, enterprise risk, workplace strategy, and executive expectations.
  • Establish a corporate-wide Strategic Physical Security Program with clear governance, operating rhythms, service levels, KPIs, escalation paths, and executive reporting.
  • Create, update, and enforce global physical security policies, standards, playbooks, procedures, and controls aligned with industry best practices, applicable laws, and regional requirements.
  • Build a scalable global operating model that balances enterprise consistency with local execution across regions and sites.
  • Serve as Marvell's senior subject matter expert on physical security risk, workplace safety, threat response, and security posture.

Protection of People, Workplaces, and Operations

  • Protect Marvell employees, contractors, visitors, customers, vendors, executives, and facilities through proactive risk identification, prevention, response, and continuous improvement.
  • Lead the development of workplace security programs covering access control, visitor management, CCTV / video surveillance, intrusion detection, alarms, badge governance, lobby security, mail and package screening, parking, perimeter protection, and sensitive-area controls.
  • Ensure physical security measures are effective, reliable, properly maintained, and appropriate for the risk profile of each site.
  • Establish global standards for security at offices, labs, engineering spaces, events, executive visits, customer meetings, and high-profile internal gatherings.
  • Embed security into the planning, design, construction, renovation, and commissioning of new and existing Marvell facilities.

Risk, Intelligence, Crisis Management, and Incident Response

  • Develop a global physical security risk assessment framework that identifies vulnerabilities, prioritizes remediation, and drives measurable risk reduction.
  • Conduct and oversee audits, inspections, site assessments, tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews.
  • Lead Marvell's response to significant physical security threats, incidents, workplace violence concerns, protests, natural disasters, geopolitical disruptions, executive threats, and other crises affecting people or facilities.
  • Build a stronger threat-monitoring and intelligence capability to assess emerging risks across Marvell's global footprint.
  • Develop and lead international travel safety protocols, including traveler education, risk monitoring, active traveler tracking, escalation procedures, and emergency support.
  • Partner with Cybersecurity, IT, and business continuity teams to establish a Fusion Center model that integrates cyber response, physical security, threat intelligence, travel risk, emergency response, and IT help desk coordination.

Security Technology, GSOC, and Operational Excellence

  • Evaluate, modernize, and govern Marvell's global security technology ecosystem, including access control, video management systems, intrusion detection, emergency notification, visitor management, mass communication, analytics, alarm monitoring, and incident management tools.
  • Define the roadmap for a Global Security Operations Center capability, including 24/7 monitoring, intelligence collection, incident triage, escalation, reporting, and after-action analysis.
  • Ensure security systems are integrated, reliable, auditable, and aligned with operational, compliance, and customer expectations.
  • Develop a metrics-driven operating model that gives leaders visibility into security posture, incidents, risk trends, vendor performance, remediation progress, and budget impact.
  • Drive standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement across Marvell's global physical security operations.

Vendor, Contractor, Budget, and Team Leadership

  • Lead, train, and develop a global security team composed of employees, contractors, vendors, and regional partners.
  • Oversee security vendor strategy, selection, contracting, performance management, service quality, compliance, cost control, and continuous improvement.
  • Manage a significant global security budget, ensuring investments are prioritized based on risk, business impact, operational effectiveness, and long-term scalability.
  • Build a high-accountability culture across internal and external security resources.
  • Create training, awareness, and education programs that help employees understand security protocols, emergency procedures, travel safety expectations, and incident reporting channels.

Executive Advisory, Investigations, and External Partnerships

  • Advise senior executives on physical security risk, protective measures, emerging threats, incident response, and strategic investments.
  • Prepare clear, concise, executive-ready briefings on global security posture, major incidents, program maturity, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Lead or support investigations involving major physical security incidents, workplace threats, facility intrusions, theft, suspicious activity, executive concerns, or other significant events.
  • Build trusted relationships with law enforcement, emergency management agencies, intelligence-sharing organizations, industry security associations, peer companies, and relevant public-private security groups.
  • Represent Marvell externally as an experienced, credible, and business-oriented security leader.

This is a rare opportunity to build and elevate a global physical security function at a technology company whose products are foundational to AI, cloud, networking, and next-generation data infrastructure.

You can expect:

  • Enterprise-level scope: You will shape the global security strategy for a semiconductor leader with employees, operations, customers, and partners across multiple regions.
  • A build-and-transform mandate: This is not a maintenance role. You will assess the current state, define the future state, and build the roadmap to get there.
  • Executive visibility: You will regularly advise senior leadership and influence decisions that affect employee safety, workplace strategy, business continuity, and risk posture.
  • Cutting-edge business context: You will support teams working on advanced semiconductor technologies that enable AI infrastructure, cloud-scale systems, data movement, optical connectivity, custom silicon, networking, and storage.
  • Cross-functional partnership: You will work across Cybersecurity, IT, Workplace, Legal, HR, Facilities, Real Estate, EHS, Communications, Finance, Procurement, and business units.
  • Global complexity: You will lead across geographies, cultures, regulatory environments, travel risks, geopolitical developments, and site-specific operating needs.
  • A culture of rigor and innovation: Marvell values integrity, customer-focused innovation, thorough execution, and collaboration. This role requires a leader who
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