Protective Intelligence Director

zerohash • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Protective Intelligence is zerohash’s security function responsible for the safety of its people. This is a hands-on, individually accountable role in which the Director owns daily operations and case decisions directly, from monitoring and triage through vendor management and executive travel security planning. The role includes time-sensitive after-hours escalations as the primary contact, with backup coverage from Risk leadership.

Requirements

• Background in corporate security, executive protection, protective intelligence, or law enforcement/federal investigative work.
• Comfort working as the single point of accountability.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive personal information about executives and their families.
• Ability to work directly and credibly with senior leaders and their support staff without an intervening management layer.
• Availability for time-sensitive escalations outside standard hours.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with OSINT research and digital-risk monitoring tools; this is not required on day one.
• Experience building relationships with law enforcement or in government liaison work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and remediate digital risk alerts, online impersonation, and brand abuse.
• Assess and manage threat cases involving executives and their families with sensitivity and rigor.
• Determine executive protection coverage and assess travel-related security risks, including for international travel.
• Conduct risk assessments for residential physical security, company office locations, hosted events, and public appearances.
• Build relationships with law enforcement and coordinate with Legal before engagement.
• Manage digital risk monitoring vendors, the program budget, and documentation.
• Deliver security awareness briefings to enrolled executives and report activity to leadership.
• Serve as the primary after-hours escalation contact for time-sensitive issues, with backup coverage from Risk leadership.

Benefits

• Healthcare insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums and a portion of spouse/children premiums (U.S. only).
• Vision and dental insurance (U.S. only).
• Chance to earn equity.
• Maternity and paternity leave after six months.
• WeWork All Access Membership.
• Yearly work-from-home stipend.
• Yearly learning and development stipend after six months.

What This Job Offers

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