Security Business Partner

About the role

The Security Business Partner acts as the bridge between security, terminal operations and business continuity at APM Terminals. The role focuses on anticipating risks, collaborating with leaders and providing strategic decision support to protect operational stability, people, assets and reputation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with terminal leadership to embed security and resilience into operational planning and performance discussions.
• Translate security strategy into actionable priorities aligned with business goals.
• Identify and challenge critical processes, dependencies and assumptions across operations, IT, OT, people, vendors and external interfaces.
• Facilitate cross‑functional reviews to uncover single points of failure and validate recovery capabilities.
• Convert technical security risks into clear business impact scenarios for leadership.
• Support assessment and management of physical security, access control, insider risks, cyber threats and external threats.
• Embed security considerations into operational risk assessments, change processes and interface management.
• Act as a business‑side challenger to IT and OT teams on cybersecurity, system resilience and recovery assumptions.
• Monitor threat intelligence, trends and incident patterns to anticipate emerging risks.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of security, risk management and business continuity concepts.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on anticipation, independent challenge and strategic support.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical risks into business impact.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence security strategy at a global leader in terminal operations.
• Collaborative environment that values excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.