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Ripple is seeking a Regional Security Manager to establish and lead corporate security operations across the MENA and APAC regions. Reporting to the Head of Global Corporate Security, you will build a regional security function from the ground up, serving as the primary in-region point of contact for security matters and advising regional leadership, HR, Legal, and Workplace teams on security posture and risk.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establishing and leading in-region security operations covering office footprint, travel risk management, vendor performance, and incident response across MENA and APAC
- Providing direct access to a regionally aligned security resource, improving incident response speed and localized communication effectiveness
- Owning and continuously developing regional security strategy, including travel risk management, incident response protocols, and office security standards
- Leading and managing vendor relationships across the region, measuring performance of third-party contractors, guarding providers, and security service partners
- Building and maintaining local relationships with authorities, industry peers, and intelligence sources to strengthen situational awareness
- Leading regional incident response with rapid, locally-informed decision-making and escalation
- Supporting regulatory compliance and audit readiness across all in-region operations
- Establishing security groundwork—relationships, risk intelligence, and vendor networks—ahead of Ripple's expansion into new markets including Pakistan and Nigeria
- Providing expert in-region support during office build-outs, security system rollouts, and regional projects requiring local coordination
Ripple is a crypto/blockchain company building financial infrastructure for institutions, businesses, governments, and developers. The role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment with experienced industry leaders, professional development support, flexible in-office collaboration (10+ days per month), and competitive benefits including salary, bonuses, equity, healthcare, retirement, and wellness programs.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5+ years' experience with increasing responsibility in corporate/physical security roles covering the MENA and/or APAC region
- Strong existing network of regional contacts across law enforcement, government liaison, intelligence, and vendor communities
- Experience managing incident response, travel risk, and vendor relationships with successful, on-time delivery
- High level of integrity and ability to professionally handle confidential and sensitive matters with sound judgment and maturity
- Tenacity and ability to build a regional function from the ground up
- Comfort operating with high degree of autonomy across time zones, with strong communication and escalation discipline back to global GCS leadership
