Executive Protection Operations Manager

• In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
• Coordinate seamless protective operations: Plan and coordinate protective services supporting C-suite and Board travel, meetings, special events, and domestic and international activities.
• Build scalable program infrastructure: Develop standardized processes, protocols, tools, and workflows for travel planning, protective operations, emergency response, documentation, budgeting, invoicing, and reporting.
• Strengthen vendor performance: Identify, evaluate, onboard, and coordinate security providers while establishing service expectations, KPIs, performance measures, and accountability mechanisms.
• Improve operational consistency: Analyze recurring issues, identify root causes, and implement practical improvements that increase the reliability, efficiency, quality, and scalability of Executive Protection services.
• Enhance program readiness: Develop and maintain security plans, emergency-response procedures, training programs, audit practices, operational records, and reporting that support consistent and risk-informed execution.
• To be successful in this role you will need the following:
• Exceptional judgment and discretion: Demonstrated ability to protect highly sensitive executive information, make sound ethical decisions, and operate professionally in confidential environments.
• Operational and project leadership: The ability to organize multiple priorities, coordinate complex workstreams, anticipate requirements, and deliver accurate results without direct authority over stakeholders.
• Calm, risk-informed decision-making: The ability to assess incomplete or rapidly changing information, balance safety, service, cost, and business requirements, and perform effectively under pressure.
• Influential communication: Excellent writing, presentation, consulting, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate security requirements into clear, actionable guidance for diverse audiences.
• Analytical and continuous-improvement capability: The ability to synthesize data, monitor performance, identify operational gaps, resolve root causes, and implement sustainable process improvements.
• Global and service-oriented mindset: Strong awareness of emerging security risks and industry practices, a commitment to exceptional executive support, and the willingness to travel up to 40% based on operational needs.
• Education/Experience
• Ideally five or more years of experience in Executive Protection, corporate security, global security, protective operations, intelligence, emergency management, or a related security field.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, high-stakes, and time-sensitive projects involving multiple internal stakeholders and external service providers.
• Experience supporting executive travel, security logistics, protective advances, special events, or other domestic and international security operations.
• Proven vendor-management experience, including contract administration, purchasing, invoicing, service-level expectations, performance measures, and KPIs.
• Experience developing and implementing operational processes, security plans, procedures, workflows, training programs, audits, or quality-assurance practices.
• Strong technology proficiency, including Microsoft Office and AI tools, Windows, iOS or Android platforms, security systems, intelligence resources, mapping applications, and internet-based technologies.
• College, university, or equivalent degree required.

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