Director, Security Compliance

About This Role

Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Summary  

The CAE USA Inc. (CAE) Director, Security Compliance will oversee and coordinate the security efforts across the CAE business related to matters of strategic importance, influencing senior leadership on new concepts, practices and approaches to minimize risks to the business, our personnel and company assets. This will involve building collaborative relationships with various functional organizations (e.g., IT, HR, Facilities Operations, Communications, Contracts, etc.) as well as with multiple program management teams. This position will establish and monitor budgets for all security functions. The Director, Security Compliance will be responsible for establishment, currency, and enforcement of all security-related policies and procedures, including Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) compliance documents (i.e., SSA, AOP, ECP and TCPs) and for ensuring the Security program is properly prepared for all internal and external security assessments.  The Director, Security Compliance will be responsible for the management and development of a wide range of security professionals and will communicate with numerous external USG/Customer personnel. They will serve as the corporation’s Senior Facility Security Officer and the Insider Threat Program Senior Official. This position requires advanced management, business knowledge, leadership capabilities and broad experience across multiple related professional disciplines. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Prepares and implements Security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines based on interpretation of current USG/Customer contractual requirements and provides guidance to company senior leadership and personnel. 

• Develops programs and provides guidance to minimize security risks, liabilities, losses to corporate assets, property, personnel and foreign travel security. 

• Ensure compliance with all unique security requirements as outlined the Special Security Agreement (“SSA”) and ancillary documents (i.e., AOP, ECP and TCP). 

• Conducts biannual self-evaluations of each cleared facility’s security program posture and compliance. Implements necessary corrective action(s) to achieve the highest security rating possible. 

• Develops and implements methods of inspection, audits and analysis to ensure industry-leading security performance and cost effectiveness.   

• Continually monitors and ensures compliance of the FOCI security program, oversees accomplishment of all quarterly reviews, audits and reporting requirements and prepares quarterly reports for the CAE Government Security Committee (GSC) of the Board of Directors (BOD) and actively participates in all GSC/BOD meetings (as appropriate).  

• Actively participates in all external audits/assessments at company cleared facilities. 

• Advises and assists senior management with identification of potential security concerns and provides security-related guidance on current and future business opportunities. 

• Ensures development and implementation of an ongoing Security Education & Training Awareness (SETA) program. 

• Principal security liaison with state and federal senior level government security customers, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement agencies in support of classified and controlled unclassified programs and various security matters. 

• Actively participates in Government Security advisory and working groups involved in influencing USG/customer policies. 

• Actively participates in external security community activities. 

• Coordinates and oversees investigations and inquiries concerning insider threats, violations of security policies and procedures, including issuance of findings and corrective actions as well as recommendations on potential disciplinary actions. 

• Coordinates and conducts all pre/post-merger, acquisition, and divestiture security actions for the company. 

• Coordinates executive security support for senior leadership and high-profile visitors. 

• Assists all business locations with development and implementation of crisis management, emergency response and business continuity plans. 

• Provides guidance and oversees development of personal protection plans and approval for all company personnel traveling to high/extreme risk countries. 

• Acts as the company’s senior Facility Security Officer and Insider Threat Program Senior Official. 

• Reports to the Vice President & General Counsel. 

• Effectively communicates with parties internal and external to the organization, which may include USG customers/contractors. 

• Able to effectively influence senior leadership and program personnel on security matters of strategic importance. 

• Solves problems with innovative solutions for complex, broad-based issues that could impact multiple functional areas. 

• Responsible for budget accountability for the Security organization 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Manages a team of highly experienced professionals, or teams led by lower-level supervisors or managers.   

• Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results.  

• Has hiring, firing, promotion, and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with senior management review and approval.  

• Direct responsibility for assigned team and customer-facing deliverables.   

• Provides training for new employees and helps members develop and fully utilize new skills.  

• Conducts performance assessments.  

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience.  

• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.   

• Requires advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams.   

• Typically has broad experience across multiple related professional disciplines within the organization, combining theory, past practical experience and the organization’s business practices.  

• Possess strong communication skills, written, verbal and interpersonal. 

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. Persons are eligible for this role.   

Preferred Skills  

• Experience working within a foreign-owned, FOCI-mitigated U.S. government contractor, ideally under a Special Security Agreement, including interface with a GSC and BOD. 

• Operational experience in industrial security programs as an FSO, CSSO, PSO 

• COMSEC account management experience.   

• Experience in working with but not limited to: ITAR, NATO, FGI, CUI, emergency management, policy development and risk analysis. 

• Access to and experience with various USG intelligence and law enforcement agencies. 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

•  Candidate must hold current and active DoD TS/SCI level clearance 

• Must be able to maintain eligibility for access at the DoD TS/SCI level. 

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Work Environment  

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  

• Must have ability to travel 15-20% CONUS/OCONUS   

• Must have ability to work overtime as needed.  

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   

• May be required to sit or stand for long periods of time 

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.  

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.  

Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

CAE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As "One CAE," we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, Veteran status, age, or other legally protected characteristics.  

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please get in touch with us at rh-hr@cae.com.