Business Services and Administration Managers

How to become a security manager

Official title: Security manager

Also called: Building security manager, Chief Security Officer, Building security manager

Security manager leads and sets strategic directions for the security agency or security department. He/she plans, directs and monitors the security operations. He/she manages the resources of the security agency or security department. He/she may oversee response to incidents, design contingency plans and develop security plans for his/her customers.

Main tasks

Providing information and support for the preparation of financial reports and budgets
Establishing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
Planning and directing daily operations

Ways in

University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

Median pay: $80,748 a year. The middle half earn $45,600 to $120,000 a year.
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Questions people ask

How do I become a security manager?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

How much does a security manager earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $80,748 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $45,600 to $120,000.

Will AI change the work of a security manager?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026