Sarah Hayes

My name is Sarah Hayes and I am the HR Director for Securitas UK and Securitas Technology. I have worked for Securitas for nearly 8 years, I became the HR Director in November 2019, just a couple of months before Covid arrived in the UK. Securitas is the world’s leading intelligent security services provider. Our current strategy relies on almost 90 years of experience of leading the transformation of the security industry by putting our clients at the heart of our business.. We employ circa 9000 people in the UK ranging from On-site officers, to engineers, to dog handlers to corporate risk management experts. People are at the heart of everything we do. Development is important to us and we are proud that every employee in our business has equal access to a range of qualifications and courses using our online learning management system, we provide on the job training, coaching and mentoring too. We actively celebrate and embrace our differences and believe that by working together we can make your world a safer place.

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