Security Specialist
JPMorganChase
Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Posted on Feb 2, 2026
Shape the future of security at JPMC in the Philippines. Join a team dedicated to protecting employees and assets while driving operational excellence. Unlock your potential to lead crisis management and safety initiatives. Be at the heart of a global organization committed to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. Make your mark by fostering a secure and resilient workplace.
As a Security Operations Manager in Global Security & Investigations (GS&I) within the Philippines, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our employees and assets. You will lead the delivery of security and safety operations, ensure compliance with local and global standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You will be based in Cebu, working closely with local and regional stakeholders to address security risks and support business continuity. Your expertise will help us maintain a safe, secure, and resilient environment for our people and clients.
Job responsibilities- Provide crisis management expertise to enable strategic execution and tactical delivery of security operations in the Philippines.
- Deliver consistent and comprehensive security and safety operations, ensuring regulatory and legislative compliance.
- Assess and manage fire fighting and life safety equipment, ensuring emergency items are available at all times.
- Lead Occupational Health & Safety operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations and global requirements.
- Perform risk assessments of JPMC Philippine sites and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Organize security plans and executive protection for company events and senior leaders.
- Safeguard company properties by managing site alarms, monitoring stations, and security guard deployment.
- Assist in investigations related to fraud, criminal activity, and code of conduct violations.
- Manage administrative requirements including budgeting, billing, headcount review, vendor management, and new hire induction.
- Establish and maintain liaison with local Lines of Business, senior management, and external agencies to identify and mitigate security risks.
- Maintain strong relationships with support functions such as Human Resources, IT, Legal, Audit, Compliance, and Global Real Estate.
- Bachelor’s degree in criminology, law, security, risk management, safety management, or extensive relevant experience.
- Significant experience in crisis management and proactive safety, security, and risk mitigation in the Philippines.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to communicate security concepts to technical and non-technical staff.
- Extensive knowledge of safety, security, crisis management theory, and organizational planning.
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, and court procedures applicable in the Philippines.
- Experience in emergency response planning, crisis management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
- Experience in investigations, including interview techniques, reporting, evidence collection, and legal requirements.
- Knowledge of executive protection, conference, and event security.
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Effective reading, writing, and oral communication skills.
- Comprehensive computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft applications.
- Experience in Emergency Response/Operations or Incident Management.
- Ability to complete multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while consistently producing error-free work and meeting deadlines.
- Cebuano speaker from Cebu or the Visayas region.
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Lead and deliver comprehensive security and safety operations for JPMC in the Philippines, ensuring crisis management, risk mitigation,