Technical Security Manager in Slough

This job is with Reckitt, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. We are Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Global Corporate Security

Our Global Corporate Security & Resilience function is dedicated to protecting Reckitt's people, operations, assets, and reputation across an increasingly complex global environment. We partner closely with business leaders and functions across Reckitt to deliver intelligence-led, risk-based security and resilience capabilities that enable safe, secure, and resilient business operations worldwide.

About the role

As the Technical Security Manager, you will help shape and mature a newly established role responsible for strengthening Reckitt's global physical security technology strategy (CCTV, Access control, IDS, integrated systems) and governance framework across a diverse international footprint. Reporting to the Physical Security Manager, this role is responsible for developing and governing enterprise-wide technical security standards, ensuring the effective design, deployment, integration, and lifecycle management of security technologies across Reckitt's global operations.

Your responsibilities:

• Global Technical Security Strategy & Standards: Develop and maintain Reckitt's global technical security strategy, standards, and governance frameworks covering access control, CCTV, intrusion detection, integrated security systems, and related technologies.
• Security Architecture & Technology Governance: Establish and govern security technology architecture principles, technical design standards, and approval processes to ensure consistent, secure, and scalable deployments across global operations.
• Technology Risk Management & Resilience: Conduct security technology risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities and technology gaps, and support remediation and resilience initiatives to strengthen operational security and reduce risk exposure.
• Project Delivery & Secure-by-Design Support: Partner with Workplace Facilities, IT, Procurement, and project teams to embed security technology requirements into capital projects, site expansions, upgrades, and infrastructure programmes globally.
• Vendor Management & Technical Assurance: Support vendor governance, technology selection, and contract management processes to ensure providers meet Reckitt's technical, security, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement: Provide subject matter expertise, technical guidance, and stakeholder education across regional security teams and business functions, driving standardisation, operational improvement, and technology modernisation initiatives.

The experience we're looking for:

• Significant experience in corporate security technology, technical security, or physical security systems management within a global organisation.
• Demonstrated experience developing or governing enterprise security technology architecture and standards across multiple regions or sites.
• Experience with access control systems, CCTV and video management systems, intrusion detection systems, and integrated security platforms.
• Experience supporting security technology deployments within complex operational, manufacturing, or corporate environments.
• Experience collaborating effectively with Facilities, IT, Procurement, Supply Chain, and project delivery teams.
• Experience managing security technology vendors, integrators, and third-party service providers.
• Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience in security, technology, engineering, infrastructure, or related disciplines preferred.

The skills for success:

• Physical security systems
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Technical security and systems expertise
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing capability
• Cross-functional collaboration and relationship management
• Risk assessment and problem-solving capability
• Technology governance and architecture mindset
• Operational resilience and continuous improvement
• Vendor and contract management
• Strong communication and technical translation skills
• High professional integrity and sound judgement

What we offer:

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.