Head of Protective Intelligence

Meta•Washington, DC

2d•$169,000 - $237,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking an experienced intelligence leader to lead its Protective Intelligence program within the Executive Protection team. The role manages a global team of analysts and program leads responsible for protective intelligence analysis, travel and event risk assessment, and intelligence support for executive protection operations worldwide. The Head of Protective Intelligence owns the program’s analytic standards, tradecraft, and technology roadmap, ensuring risks to senior leaders and the workforce are identified, assessed, and communicated effectively. The team operates with a 24/7 posture to manage relationships, collect and analyze relevant information, and communicate developing risks to stakeholders. The role requires a current, sophisticated understanding of the global risk landscape and the ability to translate it into timely, decision-relevant intelligence products. The leader institutionalizes structured analytic techniques and structured professional judgment throughout the protective intelligence lifecycle, builds and develops analytic teams, and briefs senior executives credibly and concisely in time-sensitive situations. The position partners closely with Threat Management, Executive Protection operations, and non-security functions including Legal, Privacy, HR, and Employee Relations. The role maintains a flexible, non-standard schedule that may include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, and requires domestic and international travel of up to 25%.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant experience in protective intelligence, risk assessment, risk intelligence, executive protection, crisis management, or a closely related analytic discipline, including at least 4 years of direct supervisory or team leadership responsibility.
Proven experience building or substantially maturing an analytic team, including establishing tradecraft standards, workflows, and quality controls.
Expertise in threat assessment and threat management methodologies, including structured analytic techniques and structured professional judgment applied to protective intelligence.
Experience building sophisticated investigative and threat-assessment tools with engineering teams that have directly affected stakeholder safety and become long-term operational solutions.
Experience working with non-security teams, including Legal, Privacy, HR, and Employee Relations, to develop comprehensive risk management strategies.
Experience leading complex investigations and briefing leadership on findings, implications, and next steps.
Experience operating globally and influencing regional and global teams without direct authority.
Ability to manage sensitive and highly confidential matters with discretion, professionalism, ethical integrity, and adherence to company procedures and Global Security best practices.
Familiarity with security and intelligence technologies, threat intelligence sources, legal requirements, regulatory compliance, and privacy considerations related to collection, use, and retention of threat-related information.
Strong organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills in time-sensitive situations, including prioritizing competing work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor complex analysis to the audience.
Advanced proficiency in data visualization and analytic tools, budgeting, and using data-driven insights for strategic decisions.
Ability and willingness to work a flexible, non-standard schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, and travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing protective intelligence support for high-profile principals and/or Board-level stakeholders.
Familiarity with open-source intelligence tradecraft and emerging risk vectors, including ideologically motivated targeting of technology leaders.
Prior law enforcement, military, intelligence community, or corporate intelligence experience, preferably in a leadership position.
An established professional network in the protective intelligence community.
Experience in multinational organizations, high-growth companies, or complex, matrixed environments.
Experience supporting enterprise-level crisis management or incident response.
Ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and produce measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Experience implementing responsible and ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field; an advanced degree or formal certification in risk assessment or intelligence analysis is preferred.
Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration, and awareness of emerging AI technologies.

Responsibilities

Set the vision and provide day-to-day leadership for the Protective Intelligence team, promoting analytic rigor, professionalism, and proactive risk mitigation.
Lead a global team of protective intelligence analysts and program leads assessing real-world threats and risks to Meta’s senior leaders and workforce.
Own the quality, timeliness, and defensibility of analytic products, including risk assessments, protective intelligence reports, travel and event risk assessments, and pre-event advance intelligence support.
Institutionalize structured analytic techniques and professional judgment, ensuring assessments are methodologically consistent, documented, and repeatable.
Brief executives, Global Security leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders, distilling complex analysis into clear, decision-oriented guidance.
Partner with Threat Management on escalation, handoff, and joint management of cases with potential for harm, maintaining clear ownership boundaries and shared standards of practice.
Advocate for industry-leading technologies and methodologies and drive the protective intelligence technology roadmap with engineering partners.
Serve as a senior escalation resource for emergent, time-sensitive threats, guiding rapid assessment, dynamic decision-making, and stakeholder communication.
Analyze program data to improve methodologies, tools, and techniques; establish and report OKRs, KPIs, and service metrics.
Use resources, technology, information, and tactics appropriately to protect the company’s reputation and minimize risk.
Build and maintain productive relationships across Global Security, Threat Management, Legal, Privacy, HR, Employee Relations, Communications, and technology teams, supporting effective information sharing.
Promote privacy protection and rigorous data stewardship, aligning collection, use, and retention practices with company policy, applicable law, and global security best practices.
Recruit, develop, coach, and retain analytical talent; provide professional development and build succession depth.
Foster a respectful team culture centered on open communication, sharing, listening, and recognition.
Manage program resources, including global hiring, vendor and information-provider relationships, tools and systems, and annual budget planning and execution.
Maintain and expand policies, standard operating procedures, and playbooks aligned across Global Security; develop external relationships with law enforcement, industry peers, and professional security associations.
Work a flexible, non-standard schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays, and travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.