Lead, Event Security Operations, Americas

Google•Boulder, CO

2d•$204,000 - $284,000

About The Position

The Lead, Event Security Operations, Americas serves as the executive operational leader for strategy, end-to-end process development, governance, and execution across major events, including developer summits, product launches, executive gatherings, and large-scale activations. The role leads geographically distributed teams and prime security vendors, establishing repeatable frameworks that standardize safety, compliance, and operational efficiency at scale. The position requires executive stakeholder management and alignment with C-suite leaders, business-unit heads, and event production agencies. It ensures security design supports business objectives and responds to industry trends and evolving global threats. The role drives cross-functional integration with internal partners including Events and Experiences, Google Cloud, YouTube, DeepMind, Leadership Support Services, Environmental Health and Safety, and Communications, while coordinating with local and federal public-safety agencies. The Lead serves as the senior operational authority during emergencies, directing crisis command, business continuity, and executive decision support. The role also maintains fiscal stewardship over multi-million-dollar event-security budgets and manages vendor commercial terms, master service agreements, and service-level agreements to deliver measurable business impact. As part of Google’s Global Security and Resilience Services team, the position contributes to enterprise risk monitoring, informs business leaders’ critical decisions, and develops strategies and programs for sustainable effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in security administration, business management, emergency management, public administration, or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience leading an event security organization responsible for planning and delivering security services at corporate or public-sector activations, including comprehensive risk management solutions involving physical, technical, and operational security controls and integration with third-party providers, public agencies, venue owners or managers, and production companies.
5 years of experience leading geographically distributed security teams and managing multi-million-dollar operational budgets and vendor-partner ecosystems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in security administration, business administration (MBA), emergency management, public administration (MPA), or a related field.
15 years of progressive leadership overseeing regional or global event-security programs within multinational, fast-paced enterprise environments.
Demonstrated executive presence and experience delivering crisis decision briefings to C-suite and senior leadership.
Proven track record designing enterprise processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and contract-management frameworks.
Board certification in security or emergency management, such as CPP, PSP, or CEM.
Ability to routinely travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a distributed security team by setting clear Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), establishing career pathways, and fostering a mission-driven culture.
Architect standardized governance, event security playbooks, and operating procedures, and serve as the primary Incident Commander during critical crises.
Collaborate closely with ESPI to operationalize comprehensive defense-in-depth mitigation frameworks for all High-Impact Events (HIEs).
Cultivate relationships with internal business executives, including Google Cloud, YouTube, and DeepMind, and coordinate planning with external law enforcement agencies.
Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and oversee prime security vendors to ensure rigorous contract compliance and cost optimization.
Lead strategy, end-to-end process development, governance, and execution across major events.
Drive cross-functional integration with internal partners and coordinate with local and federal public-safety agencies.
Direct crisis command, business continuity, and executive decision support during emergencies.
Manage vendor commercial terms, master service agreements, and performance service-level agreements.