Associate Director, Corporate Security

FINRA • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director serves as the primary delegate to the Director and is the senior position accountable for the full scope of security and life-safety across FINRA. This role carries enterprise-wide responsibility for safeguarding FINRA’s personnel, assets, and operational continuity – spanning multiple facilities. The Associate Director oversees executive protection services for FINRA’s CEO and Management Committee, and exercises command authority over high-profile special events, contentious hearings, and critical incident response. This position operates at the intersection of strategic leadership and operational execution, serving as a trusted advisor to organizational leadership on all matters related to physical security, risk mitigation, and life-safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in law enforcement at a federal, state, municipal, or corporate level, and executive protection experience required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of management experience overseeing a multi-state security program.
• Demonstrated expertise in threat assessment and protective intelligence.
• Demonstrated experience conducting risk assessments, physical security breach investigations, and highly sensitive or confidential internal investigations.
• Proficiency with security systems, including access control, CCTV monitoring, and surveillance technologies.
• Proven ability to build trust and cultivate strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact and communicate professionally effectively across all organizational levels.
• Strong situational awareness, threat detection, and de-escalation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and make rapid decisions under pressure in dynamic, high-consequence situations.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise discretion regarding sensitive executive information.
• Strong computer proficiency and comfort with relevant security and business platforms.
• Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record required; professional protective/defensive driving certification required.
• Ability to pass comprehensive background checks, drug screenings, and motor vehicle record reviews.

Nice To Haves

• HR218 (LEOSA) certification preferred.
• Current Certification in Protection Professional (CPP) designation through ASIS International preferred.
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or comparable executive protection certification (e.g., accredited EP academy certification) preferred.
• Strict confidentiality regarding executive schedules, home addresses, and personal details.
• Current certifications in CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid; advanced medical/trauma training (e.g., TCCC, EMR, or equivalent) preferred.
• Established professional relationships with law enforcement, emergency services, or protective intelligence resources preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as senior delegate to the Director and provides leadership across a regional or enterprise security portfolio involving multiple locations, major events, investigations, and emergency response.
• Provides strategic oversight of threat assessment and protective operations, establishing frameworks and standards for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks to FINRA personnel, facilities, and assets.
• Manages sensitive investigations involving employee or vendor misconduct, physical security breaches, threats to personnel or facilities, and criminal activity associated with FINRA operations; ensures consistent investigative standards, confidentiality protocols, documentation practices, and corrective action planning in partnership with Legal, People Solutions, Technology, and other stakeholders.
• Manages security vendor performance, guard force effectiveness, and security technology.
• Advises senior leaders on physical security vulnerabilities, event readiness, workplace emergencies, high-impact incidents, and operational continuity issues.
• Maintains 24/7 availability for workplace emergencies, high-impact incidents, and other significant security events.
• Develops and champions enterprise security standards, policies, and standard operating procedures; drives consistent adoption and compliance across all locations in coordination with the broader Corporate Security team.
• Leads executive protection program execution for senior executives and Management Committee activities, including protective intelligence, threat assessment, secure movement strategy, and high-profile event planning.
• Establishes operating standards for protective advances, secure transportation, communications, confidentiality, site surveys, contingency planning, and incident escalation.
• Provides strategic oversight of executive protection logistics and related vendor performance.
• Advises senior leaders on protective risk, travel concerns, and executive event readiness.
• Maintains 24/7 availability for executive protection escalations and other significant protective events.
• Demonstrates FINRA’s values.
• Collaborates in person and virtually in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Overtime pay
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• Basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment
• Short- and long-term disability
• Long-term care
• Business travel accident
• Disability and legal insurance
• Immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
• Eligibility for an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption assistance
• Backup family care
• Surrogacy benefits
• Employee assistance
• Wellness programs
• Generous time-off program starting at 15 days of paid time off (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days)
• 5 personal days
• 9 sick days
• Two volunteer service days
• Military leave
• Jury duty leave
• Bereavement leave
• Voting and election official leave
• Care of a family member leave
• Childbirth and parental leave
• Nine paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director