Senior Executive Protection Agent

The Executive Protection team within Security safeguards the physical safety, privacy, and freedom of movement of designated principals across corporate and personal activities. As an Executive Protection Senior Agent, you'll provide discreet, high-quality protective services while integrating with Protective Intelligence and cross-functional security partners to identify and mitigate threats domestically and internationally. You'll own advance planning, close protection operations, and stakeholder coordination in dynamic and sometimes high-risk environments, with approximately 50% travel expected.

What you'll do:

• Own close protection operations for designated principals during routine activities, travel, and events, maintaining constant situational awareness and proactively mitigating threats in real time.
• Lead detailed advance work including on-site assessments, venue surveys, route planning, contingency planning, and development of emergency action plans (EAPs) and operational plans (CONOPS).
• Partner with Protective Intelligence to integrate current threat assessments, persons of interest, and geopolitical developments into route selection, venue choice, staffing levels, and technical mitigations.
• Coordinate security planning and on-site execution for executive offsites, media appearances, public engagements, and internal events alongside event security, physical security, and third-party providers.
• Build trusted relationships with principals, executive business partners, and family office staff while maintaining strict professionalism, discretion, and clear professional boundaries.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in executive protection, dignitary protection, or high-threat protection, with demonstrated success conducting protective advances, secure transportation, and close protection in complex or high-profile environments.
• Military or law enforcement background with successful completion of a formal executive protection training course and current medical certifications (CPR/AED, TECC or higher).
• Proven ability to operate with discretion and composure when working with senior executives, including managing irregular schedules, rapid operational changes, and approximately 50% domestic and international travel.
• Valid driver's license with clean record and demonstrated proficiency in defensive/security-oriented driving, plus ability to obtain and retain a California Guard Card and Exposed Firearms Permit (BSIS).
• Familiarity with protective intelligence workflows, threat assessment methodologies, and post-event after-action review processes in a corporate or high-visibility context.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.