Manager, Security Technology

📋 Description

• • Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do.
• • Our Global Safety and Security team are the guardians of our marketplace, dedicated to protecting our people, assets, and reputation.
• • From navigating complex global risks to implementing advanced security technologies and intelligence-led responses, we ensure a safe environment where our teams, partners, and customers can thrive with confidence.
• • We’re looking for a Manager, Security Technology to join our Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) team.
• • This is a hybrid role.
• • In this role, you’ll lead the physical security technology program across EMEA, owning the strategy, budget, and delivery of infrastructure that protects our people and assets at scale.
• • You’ll be joining the Asset Protection and Safety team.
• • We design, deploy, and maintain the security frameworks that safeguard our corporate and operational footprint.
• • As a leader in this space, you will manage a team of project managers and technical specialists while collaborating with senior regional leadership to ensure resilient, compliant security systems.
• • Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:
• • Lead and develop a high-performing team of project managers and technical specialists across EMEA, providing coaching, performance management, and career development.
• • Own the EMEA physical security technology roadmap, setting multi-year strategic priorities aligned to business growth, risk posture, and budget.
• • Drive portfolio-level delivery across all concurrent programs (access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection), ensuring on-time, on-budget, and compliant execution.
• • Serve as the senior stakeholder interface, translating technical security needs into clear business cases for regional general managers, legal, data privacy, and finance partners.
• • Manage vendor strategy and partnerships, overseeing contract negotiation, partner selection, SLA governance, and performance management for key technology providers.
• • Ensure regional regulatory compliance across EMEA markets, maintaining adherence to BS EN 50133, ISO 27001, GDPR, and local security installation regulations.
• • What You’ll Need to Thrive
• • Significant experience in people management, with a proven track record of leading, developing, and retaining project managers or technical teams across diverse geographies.
• • Strong understanding of physical security technology portfolios, with demonstrated experience owning regional or multi-country delivery outcomes and strategic direction.
• • Deep technical expertise across physical security systems (such as Video Surveillance, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and Door Hardware), with the ability to guide technical decisions and hold vendors accountable.
• • Proven capability in budget ownership and program management, including managing multi-million-pound program budgets, capital planning, and utilizing portfolio-level tooling (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Asana).
• • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and communicate complex technical and financial trade-offs clearly to non-technical audiences.
• • Nice to Have
• • Active PMP, PRINCE2, or APM certification.
• • Professional certifications in platforms such as Genetec, Axis, Software House, or OpenPath.
• • A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• • Why Join Us?
• • At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving.
• • We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better.
• • Working here you can expect to: