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