Deputy Director, Safety & Security HQ

About the role

Mistral is seeking a Deputy Director to lead physical safety, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience for its headquarters in France. You will shape and execute a comprehensive security strategy that protects employees, assets, and intellectual property while supporting the company’s rapid growth in the AI sector.

Key responsibilities

• Define and implement a unified physical security strategy for Mistral’s French facilities, aligning global policies with French and EU regulations.
• Consolidate and manage security vendors under service level agreements, ensuring performance, cost‑efficiency, and compliance.
• Establish a regulatory compliance program to achieve 100 % adherence to CNIL, RGPD, NIS2, ISO 27001 and ISO 28000 standards.
• Deploy AI‑powered surveillance, access‑control, and intrusion‑detection technologies.
• Develop and test crisis‑response frameworks, including evacuation, lockdown, and high‑impact incident protocols.
• Formalize liaison protocols with French authorities (Police, Gendarmerie, ANSSI) for threat‑intelligence sharing.
• Optimize the France security budget (€1M‑3M / year) through vendor consolidation and risk‑based prioritisation.
• Measure and report security performance, aiming for zero major incidents.

Required profile

• Proven experience designing and implementing physical security programs for large, high‑stakes facilities or multi‑site operations.
• Vendor‑management expertise with a track record of consolidating, negotiating, and optimising security service contracts.
• Crisis‑leadership experience with hands‑on responsibility for emergency response.

Required skills

• AI‑powered surveillance systems
• Access‑control technologies
• Intrusion‑detection systems

What we offer

• Opportunity to build a benchmark security model for a leading AI company.
• Collaborative, low‑ego, globally distributed team.
• Competitive compensation and resources to implement cutting‑edge security solutions.