# Executive Protection Program Manager

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Reston, VA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $105,300.00 - $190,350.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Defence

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## Description

Leidos Security Operations is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Executive Protection Program Manager to lead protective operations for their executive leadership team within a high-security, high-compliance defence industry environment.

The role ensures the safety, security, and operational continuity of executives during domestic and international travel, corporate events, and site visits.

**Primary Responsibilities**

- Lead and manage executive protection operations for the CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Director members in alignment with corporate security protocols and U.S. government regulations.

- Recruit, train, and lead a three-person team comprised of two protection professionals and one executive driver.

- Conduct threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments for all executive-attended events, movements, external meetings, and site visits.

- Engage and collaborate cross-functionally on event and travel schedules and planning to ensure robust protection of key stakeholders.

- Coordinate closely with security analysts, Global Resilience security, and government security agencies.

- Manage contracted external services and assessments in support of the Executive Protection Program.

- Plan and execute the Program's operational budget.

- Assess, document, implement, and enforce use of force practices, armed protection requirements, and training curriculum.

- Integrate cybersecurity and physical security considerations into all executive protection planning.

- Ensure all protection operations comply with company policies and legal requirements.

- Provide executive leadership with discreet situational intelligence briefings on relevant geopolitical, terrorism, and criminal threats.

**Basic Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of executive protection experience, preferably with corporate security experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.

- Experience supporting executives or high-value assets in sensitive environments.

- Completion of a recognised executive protection training course.

- Strong working knowledge of threat assessment, advance planning, emergency medical response, and protective operations.

- Proven ability to coordinate with U.S. government security agencies.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Current CPR and AED medical certifications.

- Valid driver's license with clean driving record.

- Willingness to travel and work some non-standard hours.

- Meet all Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Personal Protection Specialist requirements.

- Proven ability to maintain composure in high-pressure situations.

- Physically fit to provide protective coverage.

- Knowledge of unarmed self-defence tactics.

- Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

- Possess superior critical thinking skills, analytic ability, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Current Top Secret security clearance.

- Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, or related field.

- Experience at the senior organisational level leading dynamic teams.

- Experience integrating protective intelligence, cyber threat data, and physical security operations.

- Active Paramedic, First Responder, and Emergency Medical Technician certifications.

- Experience operating security camera systems, access control, and alarm systems.

- De-escalation training.

- Possess a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit.

- Technical Surveillance Counter Measures experience.

- Open-source intelligence training or experience.

**Pay Range:** $105,300.00 - $190,350.00

## Skills

### Required
- Executive Protection
- Threat Assessment
- Advance Planning
- Emergency Medical Response
- Protective Operations
- Cybersecurity
- Physical Security
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Communication
- CPR
- AED
- Driver's License
- Defensive Driving
- Unarmed Self-Defence
- Top Secret Security Clearance
- Critical Thinking
- Analytic Ability
- Problem-Solving

### Nice to have
- Current Top Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Criminal Justice, or related field
- Experience at the senior organisational level leading dynamic teams
- Experience integrating protective intelligence, cyber threat data, and physical security operations
- Active Paramedic, First Responder, and Emergency Medical Technician certifications
- Experience operating security camera systems, access control, and alarm systems
- De-escalation training
- Possess a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit
- Technical Surveillance Counter Measures experience
- Open-source intelligence training or experience

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