Introduction
We are seeking an Associate Director – Security, India & South Asia to lead our regional security program across India & South Asia locations, based out of our Bangalore hub.
The role will work closely with the Director Security (APAC & Japan) to translate APAC security strategy into robust on‑ground execution in India and South Asia, ensuring safety of people, protection of assets, incident management, investigations, and compliance with client and regulatory expectations in an IT services environment.

Your Role And Responsibilities
Key responsibilities
- Lead the security operations for India & South Asia, aligning with APAC & Japan security strategy, global standards, and business priorities.
- Serve as the primary regional point of contact for the Director Security (APAC & Japan) for all security matters in the India & South Asia region.
- Oversee security & compliance operations for corporate offices, delivery centres, Software & Research Labs, and any owned/leased data‑centre or critical facilities in India and South Asia.




- Ensure consistent application of global security standards, playbooks, and operating procedures at all sites, including partner / third‑party locations.
- Conduct and coordinate regular threat, vulnerability, and security risk assessments across the region, addressing crime, civil unrest, terrorism, insider threats, and environmental risks.
- Ensure compliance with corporate security policies, client security clauses, and relevant local regulations through audits, inspections, and timely remediation.
- Oversee design, deployment, and lifecycle management of corporate security technologies (CCTV, access control, alarms, visitor management, control rooms) for regional sites in line with APAC & Japan standards.
- Partner with real estate, facilities, and IT on current site openings, expansions, and refurbishments to ensure Security is integrated by design.
- Manage regional security vendors (guarding, systems integrators, monitoring

📌 Associate Director- Security (Bengaluru)
🏢 IBM
📍 Bengaluru