Christian Dior Security Manager

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.

Role & Responsibilities

• Apply and enforce the Maison’s security and safety policy across the assigned events and headquarters scope.
• Adapt security standards for events and headquarters.
• Conduct and update risk assessments for sites, events, movements, populations, installations and temporary arrangements.
• Define appropriate prevention, protection and control measures.
• Develop, update and distribute security and safety procedures, instructions and protocols.
• Monitor indicators and action plans, and produce regular reports.
• Protect the confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Promote a culture of vigilance, prevention and responsiveness.
• Lead security preparations for Maison events in close collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Conduct site visits and risk assessments for fashion shows, showrooms, villas and special events.
• Define the personnel, technical and organisational measures required to secure events.
• Oversee access-control, screening and crowd-management plans, and the protection of prominent individuals, guests, employees, service providers and sensitive assets.
• Coordinate operational deployment of security measures before opening, during event operations and during dismantling.
• Ensure security, fire safety, evacuation and business-continuity requirements are aligned for each event.
• Ensure the safety and security of the headquarters office.
• Monitor the effectiveness of access-control, video-surveillance, alarm, visitor-management and manned-surveillance systems.
• Identify site vulnerabilities and recommend necessary improvements to organisation, equipment and procedures.
• Support teams on prevention, incident management, evacuation and good practices.
• Ensure installations and equipment remain operational.
• Anticipate potential incidents and prepare appropriate responses.
• Activate, lead and coordinate crisis-management teams.
• Support operational teams in managing, analysing and addressing incidents, then lead related corrective actions.
• Contribute to the Plan de Recherche Vidéosurveillance Malveillance (PRVM).
• Organise drills, tests and scenario exercises.
• Supervise and coordinate external service providers.
• Define resource requirements according to event types and constraints.
• Lead operational briefings and ensure effective information flow.
• Monitor service quality, compliance of deployed arrangements and adherence to instructions.
• Ensure teams and service providers have appropriate training levels.
• Maintain close relationships with relevant authorities.
• Maintain ongoing regulatory, technological and sector intelligence.
• Ensure deployed security arrangements comply with applicable requirements.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in similar roles, ideally in a demanding, premium or event environment.
• Confirmed experience securing events, managing sensitive sites and coordinating complex operational arrangements.
• Experience with fashion shows, showrooms, hospitality, villas or high-profile events is a major advantage.
• Knowledge of applicable security, fire-safety and risk-management regulations.
• Strong ability to conduct audits, write reports, formalise procedures and manage prevention plans.
• Good technical knowledge of access-control, alarm, video-surveillance and physical-security systems.
• Ability to assess threats, coordinate multiple stakeholders and operate in demanding operational environments.
• Professional English proficiency is preferred, given the international scope of some events.
• Demonstrates rigour, composure and excellent foresight.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to interact with a range of stakeholders, including in sensitive or time-constrained situations.
• Observant, responsive and decisive, with the ability to identify risks quickly and provide an appropriate response.
• Organised, autonomous and reliable, with a strong service orientation, discretion and ability to coordinate in the field.
• Master’s-level degree (Bac+5) in security, safety, risk management or an equivalent field.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years in similar roles.

Education

Master’s-level degree (Bac+5) in security, safety, risk management or an equivalent field.

Culture

Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.

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