Subregional Head of Data Center Physical Security

As Subregional Head of Security, you will lead and execute the security strategy across the subregion, ensuring the protection of Digital Realty’s assets, compliance with global standards, and uninterrupted operations. Reporting to the Regional Director of Security, you will act as a key advisor to leadership while managing security operations, risks, and a high-performing team across multiple sites., * Lead and implement security strategy and global policies across the subregion

• Oversee security operations, incident management, and risk mitigation
• Manage and develop Security Managers and external vendors, ensuring strong performance
• Own security budgets, vendor selection, and cost optimization
• Ensure compliance with ISO, SOC2, PCI and other regulatory standards
• Oversee physical security systems (CCTV, access control, biometrics) and site protection
• Lead audits, reporting, and customer-facing security activities
• Drive continuous improvement of security processes and resilience

• Proven experience in security leadership across multiple sites or regions
• Strong expertise in risk management, security operations, and compliance frameworks
• Experience managing security vendors and outsourced services
• Strategic mindset combined with hands-on leadership capability
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluent in German and English
• Resilient, proactive, and able to operate effectively in a complex matrix organization

Digital Realty is the leading provider of carrier and cloud neutral data centre services by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx ) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on 6 continents. We’ve 3,500+ colleagues around the world who work together, come up with life-changing solutions and create connections that matter every day.