Executive Protection Lead

Transamerica•New York, NY

3d•$155,000 - $185,000

About The Position

The Executive Protection Lead provides professional security-driving and protective-support services to designated executives. As a member of the Enterprise Security program, the role supports the safe, discreet, and efficient movement of executives while minimizing disruption to their business and personal activities. The position contributes to protective operations, advance planning, secure transportation, residential and workplace security, event support, protective intelligence, and emergency response. It requires sound judgment, discretion, adaptability, and the ability to operate effectively in dynamic environments.

Requirements

10+ years of professional experience in executive protection, dignitary protection, corporate security, military protective operations, or law enforcement.
Demonstrated experience conducting advances and managing executive-travel or event-security assignments.
Formal training in defensive or tactical driving.
Strong judgment, discretion, communication, and de-escalation skills.
Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions with incomplete or rapidly changing information.
Experience coordinating with executive assistants, professional drivers, vendors, facilities teams, security personnel, and law-enforcement agencies.
Valid driver’s license and ability to satisfy all applicable licensing requirements.
Ability to travel and work nonstandard hours based on operational and executive needs.
Extensive familiarity with the New York City metropolitan areas.
Legal authorization to work for the company in the U.S. without immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated corporate environment.
Relevant credentials in executive protection, security management, emergency management, or emergency medicine.
Experience with protective intelligence or open-source research.
Emergency medical training.
Familiarity with access-control systems, video surveillance, emergency-notification platforms, incident-management processes, and security command-center operations.

Responsibilities

Provide professional security-driving services for designated executives during business hours, with occasional evening and weekend assignments.
Plan and execute executive-protection assignments throughout New York City.
Coordinate with third-party security providers to support executive travel and movement outside the region.
Conduct security advances for offices, residences, hotels, venues, airports, and special events.
Review executive itineraries and identify transportation, venue, medical, security, and contingency requirements.
Coordinate protective activities with executive assistants, vendors, building security teams, event personnel, local authorities, and the Security Command Center.
Maintain discretion while minimizing disruption to executive activities.
Support threat and vulnerability assessments involving executives, meetings, and corporate events.
Monitor relevant threats in coordination with Security Command Center and intelligence personnel.
Develop and maintain primary, alternate, emergency, and evacuation plans.
Maintain required licenses, training, equipment, and operational-readiness standards.
Partner with the other regional executive protection specialist and travel as assignments require.
Assist in developing and improving executive-protection policies, standards, procedures, training, and performance reporting.
Handle sensitive information in accordance with applicable privacy, legal, and information-security requirements.
Participate in exercises and cross-functional threat-management activities.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Annual bonus for eligible employees
Benefits package
Pension plan
401(k) match
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement
Disability insurance
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Employee discounts
Career training and development opportunities
Paid time off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service
Ten paid holidays per year
Holistic wellness program, including wellness coaching and reward dollars
Paid parental leave for eligible employees
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for volunteer hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and diversity programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral bonus programs