Director, Asset Protection EMEA Retail; m​/w​/d

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Director of Asset Protection for EMEA Retail, you will lead the creation and progress of Asset Protection (AP) initiatives in support of the broader global strategy. Your primary focus in this role is to safeguard our people and assets through risk mitigation actions and loss prevention strategies.

You will work collaboratively with retail and corporate leaders to develop strategic actions that prevent, mitigate and respond to risks across our retail fleet. You will create and drive loss mitigation tactics, champion AP platforms and training, and build the EMEA AP team. This role will also help identify and socialize meaningful reporting and KPI’s with the Arc’teryx leadership team to make informed, actionable decisions.

This leader will help set the future direction of our EMEA AP department through the strategic planning of resources, investments, and capabilities. This role will play an active part in the broader retail leadership team and will have future growth opportunities by building partnerships and working cross‑functionally to meet company objectives and overcome future challenges. You will work closely with our field, P&C, operations, training, and construction teams to further our collective strategic efforts.

This role can be hired remote. Business operations occur on GMT time zone (infers no Relocation/visa sponsorship).

The global Asset Protection and Resilience team (AP&R) is focused on physical risk across the entire organization with a clear mission: minimize financial loss while reducing our assets’ exposure to risk, and our people are the most important asset. We support teams in our corporate, retail, and supply chain network through crisis management, health and safety, physical security, business continuity, e‑commerce fraud prevention, and asset protection.

You will play an active role on the broader Asset Protection and Resilience leadership team to create short and long term strategies, identify investment opportunities, and champion the development of our teams.

• Creating and implementing EMEA specific AP initiatives that support the broader global AP&R strategy. Collaborate with partners to align on priorities and drive execution of actions that further department goals
• Leading the Shrink Mitigation program, including the governance of shrink reporting and classification, mitigation activities, and AP‑led actions
• Identifying Physical Security gaps and drive solutions to protect our people and assets at all times. You will manage the physical security program alongside AP&R Operations including technology implementation, security guard management, and new store openings
• Serving as the primary point of escalation for EMEA Retail Crisis Response in support of the broader global program
• Supporting the global Health & Safety team to implement H&S programs and compliance actions across the EMEA fleet. You will work closely with field and corporate partners to ensure stores have necessary support materials and all training requirements are being met
• Working closely with global AP&R and EMEA leadership to develop and drive AP‑specific Training across all stores and levels of employees
• Owning the perspective functional budgeting and financial maintenance in collaboration with EMEA Leadership and Global AP&R.
• Building, Leading, Coaching and Inspiring the EMEA AP team and drive performance standards

• You have 12+ years in Asset Protection, Loss Prevention, and/or Security in the public or private sector, with time spent in progressive leadership roles at a global retailer
• You have advanced learning and development, such as a post‑secondary degree in Criminal Justice, Occupational Safety, Security, or a similar business‑related field
• Time spent in a government agency or military branch will be considered as a substitute in consideration of other qualifications
• You have advanced certifications such as CCP, MSyL, CSyP or other similar credentials
• You have…