Senior Executive Protection Analyst - GSOC
About The Position
Control Risks is seeking a Senior Executive Protection Analyst to support a major technology client within its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). The role combines protective intelligence and executive protection monitoring with shift-level leadership. The analyst supports the safety and security of the client’s global executive population, including C-Suite leaders traveling internationally, and provides operational direction, quality control, incident leadership, and guidance to other analysts. The position leads shift operations, threat and incident assessment, executive-focused risk assessments, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. It also supports analyst training, operational procedures, staffing, and service continuity. The role requires flexible scheduling across day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts according to operational needs. Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements wherever possible, balancing in-person time in the office and with clients with flexible and remote work. The base salary range is $80,000–$89,000 per year, with the exact compensation dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The company also operates a discretionary bonus scheme based on company and individual performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Three or more years of experience in a GSOC, protective intelligence, executive protection, security operations, or a comparable corporate security environment.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring threats to executives, conducting travel or event risk assessments, and supporting executive protection operations.
- Proficiency in global risk event monitoring, OSINT and social media research, investigative platforms, incident management, and security monitoring and reporting tools.
- Ability to lead shift operations, prioritize competing requirements, provide clear direction, and make sound decisions during high-pressure or time-sensitive incidents.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief stakeholders at all levels and produce clear, accurate, and actionable intelligence products.
- Experience reviewing and quality-controlling analytical products, incident reports, and operational handovers.
- Ability to train, coach, and support analysts, including facilitating drills and reinforcing standard operating procedures.
- Strong judgment, discretion, professionalism, and ability to handle sensitive executive and security information appropriately.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts, based on operational requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Prior lead or supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct monitoring and protective intelligence support for the client’s global executive population, including C-Suite executives traveling internationally.
- Serve as the senior point of contact during the assigned shift, directing analysts and ensuring monitoring, reporting, and response activities follow standard operating procedures.
- Identify, assess, and communicate threats to executives and personnel using OSINT, social media monitoring, investigative platforms, and security intelligence tools.
- Develop and review executive-focused threat, travel, city, venue, and event risk assessments, and lead live monitoring for executive movements and high-profile events as required.
- Lead real-time assessment of incidents affecting executives, coordinate responses with internal and external stakeholders, and escalate critical matters promptly.
- Maintain operational continuity through effective shift handovers, clear documentation, and accurate transfer of executive protection and threat information.
- Proofread, vet, and quality-control intelligence reports, alerts, incident documentation, and other GSOC products before dissemination.
- Liaise with executive protection, corporate security, travel security, emergency management, human resources, and other relevant stakeholders on global risk events and incidents.
- Train, guide, coach, and support analysts, including leading drills and reinforcing established procedures.
- Identify process gaps and operational risks, recommend improvements, and support the development and refinement of protective intelligence protocols, escalation procedures, and response plans.
- Participate in hiring processes, collaborate with Talent Acquisition, and ensure team alignment with client expectations.
- Manage team schedules, approve PTO, ensure timesheet compliance, and maintain service continuity.
- Perform the full responsibilities of an Executive Protection Analyst as needed to maintain coverage and service quality.
Benefits
- Competitively positioned compensation and benefits package.
- Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and individual performance.
- Medical benefits.
- Prescription benefits.
- Flexible spending account (FSA).
- Dental benefits.
- Vision benefits.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance.
- Disability benefits.
- Voluntary benefits.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Nationwide pet insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Hybrid working arrangements, with flexible and remote working supported wherever possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
