Profit Protection Business Partner

Dyson • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Profit Protection function, established in 2017, is a critical part of Dyson’s Global Security team, working alongside Cyber, Technical, Corporate Security, and Crisis Management to protect what matters at Dyson. Reporting to the Regional Profit Protection Manager, you’ll play a lead role in shaping and executing the retail risk strategy for our omni-channel environments. Our remit spans omni-channel retail locations, manufacturing, supply chain, and the reseller market. The team is trusted to drive loss prevention and risk mitigation on everything from new product launches and marketing assets to offline retail and logistics. Profit Protection is not just about reacting—it’s about identifying threats, designing forward-thinking security solutions, and influencing business strategy as part of Dyson’s Retail Centre of Excellence. Success here means using data, innovative approaches, and cross-functional partnerships to reduce loss and safeguard our brand, people, and customers across all markets. If you want to be at the forefront of profit protection, where strategy meets hands-on impact, Dyson offers the platform to make your expertise count.

Requirements

• Proven track record leading complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations into high-value financial loss, cargo theft, and organized retail crime, delivering measurable recovery or prevention.
• Certified in investigative interviewing techniques (Wicklander or equivalent) with hands-on experience managing both internal and external investigations from start to finish.
• Naturally curious and proactive, adept at identifying emerging risks and root causes, designing creative solutions, and driving business-wide improvements in loss prevention.
• Skilled at building partnerships with both public and private sector stakeholders, including law enforcement, legal teams, supply chain, and retail operations, to resolve cases and reduce ongoing risk.
• Advanced proficiency in evidence gathering, case management, and maintaining robust documentation using case management software and Excel.
• Experience conducting inventory management, audits, and compliance reviews across multi-unit retail, warehousing, or supply chain environments.
• Analytical and data-driven, with a keen eye for patterns and trends, leveraging technology and insight to guide strategic action.
• Obsessive about detail, ethical, and highly organized, able to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and deliver results under pressure.
• Strong communicator, able to influence at all levels and train others in profit protection best practice.
• Confident working in multicultural, diverse environments and willing to travel extensively across the region including Canada, Mexico and LATAM.
• Fluent in English (required); fluency in other regional languages (such as Spanish or French) preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and quick to adapt to new technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in other regional languages (such as Spanish or French) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-million-dollar investigations: Drive end-to-end resolution on large-scale financial losses, cargo theft, and organized retail crime.
• Assess and advance controls: Evaluate our security posture across all retail, supply chain, and omni-channel platforms, finding gaps and proactively designing improvements.
• Analyze and synthesize data: Collect internal and external intelligence to spot patterns, uncover root causes, and identify emerging threats.
• Translate insights into actions: Move beyond reporting, leverage learnings from investigations and audits to drive strategic, measurable process improvements at scale.
• Collaborate with senior leadership: Work alongside the Regional Profit Protection Manager and functional heads to shape and execute the omni-channel risk strategy.
• Law enforcement and partner engagement: Build relationships with public and private partners, including police, auditors, and prosecutors—to secure Dyson’s assets and reputation.
• Train and elevate teams: Deliver robust profit protection training to staff and ensure everyone is aligned with our preventative, strategic vision.
• Lead audits and inventory accuracy checks: Ensure sites operate within compliance to reduce loss, improve inventory efficiency, and reinforce our standards.

Benefits

• 401K with up to a 4% match
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only)
• Generous Child Care Leave Program
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dyson Product Discounts
• Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options
• Vision & Dental Coverage
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Bonus Opportunity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed