Corporate Security Executive - Security Intelligence Executive

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

1d•$175,500 - $270,600•Onsite

About The Position

This job is responsible for leading a large corporate security function that protects bank employees, facilities and assets. Key responsibilities including proactive issue identification and management, developing recommendations to senior management, and coordinating with local and enterprise leadership, law enforcement, regulatory and industry counterparts. The Security Intelligence Executive is a senior leader within the bank’s Global Corporate Security & Executive Protection function, responsible for overseeing a globally distributed, regionally aligned intelligence capability that operates 24/7 and proactively identifies, assesses, and communicates risks to the bank’s people, assets, operations, and brand. This role leads a high-performing team of Intelligence Analysts, Researchers, and Travel Safety Specialists, delivering actionable insights and real-time intelligence to senior leadership and key stakeholders across the enterprise through a clear escalation model. Operating at both strategic and tactical levels, the Security Intelligence Executive ensures the bank maintains a forward-looking view of emerging threats, while also providing rapid, high-impact intelligence support during incidents and periods of elevated risk. The role serves as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, shaping risk-informed decision-making in a dynamic global environment.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in intelligence, security, risk management, or related fields, with significant leadership responsibility
Proven experience leading global intelligence or risk teams within a complex, multinational organization
Demonstrated expertise in geopolitical risk analysis, threat intelligence, and crisis support.
Experience advising senior executives and influencing decision-making in high-stakes environments.
Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable insights.
Strong executive communication and briefing skills, including the ability to translate intelligence for non-technical audiences.
Deep understanding of global threat landscapes, including geopolitical, physical security, reputational, and executive risk domains.
Ability to operate effectively under pressure, including during fast-moving or ambiguous situations.
Strong leadership and talent development capabilities, with a focus on building resilient, high-performing teams.
Strategic Mindset: Anticipates emerging risks and positions the organization ahead of potential threats.
Decisive & Calm Under Pressure: Provides clarity and direction during crises and high-impact events.
Enterprise Orientation: Balances security priorities with business objectives, acting in the best interest of the bank.
Trusted Advisor: Builds credibility with executive stakeholders through insight, judgment, and discretion.
Innovative Leader: Continuously evolves intelligence capabilities to meet a rapidly changing global landscape.
Crisis Management
Facilities Management
Facility Security Management
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Business Acumen
Coaching
Executive Presence
Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
Risk Management
Business Analytics
Business Case Analysis
Inclusive Leadership
Process Simplification
Vendor Management

Responsibilities

Develops the overall security strategy, policies, and standards to ensure the physical security of all employees, visitors, and clients and bank property/assets
Plans and prepares for crisis response, workplace violence, and other emergency events
Ensures consistent application of professional best practices in administering the overall physical security and/or life safety programs
Plans and organizes resources to achieve the group's goals and objectives
Coordinates the identification and reporting of significant issues and develops recommendations to senior management to protect the company's people, assets and brand
Maintains close business relationships with all lines of business in the region, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood and issues/concerns are escalated appropriately
Works closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and regulatory and industry counterparts to proactively pool resources, share intelligence, and develop robust security and life safety programs
Define and execute the bank’s enterprise-wide security intelligence strategy, aligned to evolving global risk dynamics and business priorities.
Lead, develop, and scale a global team of Intelligence Analysts, Researchers, and Travel Safety Specialists, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Establish intelligence priorities, collection requirements, and analytic standards to ensure consistent, high-quality outputs across regions.
Drive innovation in intelligence capabilities, including the use of technology, data analytics, and external partnerships.
Oversee continuous monitoring of geopolitical, criminal, cyber-adjacent, reputational, and environmental threats impacting the bank’s global footprint.
Assess both immediate and emerging (“over-the-horizon”) risks, translating complex intelligence into clear, actionable insights.
Provide forward-looking analysis on global trends to inform enterprise risk management, strategic planning, and business continuity efforts.
Lead the bank’s Protective Intelligence program, focused on identifying, assessing, and mitigating threats to the Executive Management Team and other designated principals.
Oversee continuous monitoring and analysis of potential threats targeting executives, including physical threats, inappropriate communications, online activity, reputational risks, and pre-incident indicators.
Partner closely with Executive Protection, Major Events Security, Threat Management, Cyber, HR, Legal, and Communications to ensure coordinated risk mitigation strategies and response protocols.
Use technology and AI to drive continuous improvements on how we respond to risk
Deliver real-time intelligence analysis and briefings to executive leadership during critical incidents, crises, or periods of heightened threat.
Serve as a key advisor in crisis management structures, ensuring decision-makers are informed by accurate and timely intelligence.
Produce executive-level reporting and briefings tailored to senior stakeholders
Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, including within Global Corporate Security & Executive Protection, as well as Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Business Continuity, HR, and Communications.
Build and lead partnerships with government agencies, law enforcement, industry groups, intelligence providers, and peer institutions to strengthen situational awareness.
Influence and guide business leaders on risk mitigation strategies informed by intelligence insights
Breaks down barriers to create a more inclusive environment that supports company Great Place to Work goals.
Challenges end-to-end process efficiency and effectiveness, champion data driven decision-making and removes obstacles to optimize operations.
Contributes to enterprise strategy and influence messaging to connect team contributions to business purpose, results, and success.
Inspects and challenges risk controls, governance and culture to ensure the timely identification, escalation, debate and remediation of risk across the organization.
Coaches to sustain and elevates organizational performance while differentiating to ensure pay for performance.
Efficiently allocates and manages resources across the organization to drive short and long term profitability.
Inspects and manages the health of the bench to ensure succession for the organization, while supporting enterprise talent needs.
Mobilizes organizational resources to deliver the full range of the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs and to gain competitive advantage.