Competitive Intelligence Manager Jobs in California

Company Overview:

Elevate your security career with Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, a global leader in security and threat mitigation. We specialize in risk consulting, executive protection, intelligence, investigations, and emergency response, offering exciting career opportunities for professionals passionate about security and safety. Join our innovative team committed to excellence in the security industry and make a meaningful impact. Explore key roles, such as executive protection agents, intelligence analysts, armed security operatives, x-ray screeners, and security consultants.

The Protective Intelligence Manager leads the protective intelligence function in support of executive protection, employee safety, travel risk management, event security, and broader corporate security objectives. The role is responsible for managing personnel, intelligence processes, priorities, and deliverables; overseeing the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of actionable intelligence; and ensuring intelligence is timely, relevant, legally compliant, and aligned with client and organizational requirements. The Protective Intelligence Manager also serves as a primary coordination point between analysts, executive protection personnel, security operations, and internal and external stakeholders.

• Leverage AI-driven analytics and automation platforms to streamline the production of routine intelligence products, allowing the team to focus on high-value analysis and complex threat assessments.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement by regularly auditing intelligence methodologies and technological stacks; championing the adoption of innovative tools and AI-enhanced processes to eliminate redundancies and increase the velocity of actionable intelligence delivery.
• Lead the day-to-day protective intelligence program, including staffing, workflow management, prioritization, quality control, and delivery of intelligence products.
• Partner closely with Executive Protection, Event Security, and Corporate Security Operations to co-create tailored intelligence products that drive tactical decision-making, ensuring that analytical insights are directly integrated into operational planning and real-time execution.
• Plan, implement, and continuously improve intelligence reporting processes, intake procedures, escalation pathways, and dissemination practices.
• Oversee lawful monitoring of open sources, social media, approved intelligence platforms, and other authorized sources for known or emerging threats to executives, personnel, facilities, events, operations, and reputation.
• Direct the production of intelligence deliverables, including threat assessments, travel risk assessments, executive travel briefings, event risk products, incident updates, and other analytical reporting as required.
• Establish metrics, reporting, and review mechanisms that evaluate timeliness, relevance, quality, trend identification, process adherence, and post-incident corrective actions for the protective intelligence function.
• Ensure direct intelligence support to executive protection operations, including route, venue, residence, traveler, and event-related support as appropriate.
• Develop an accurate understanding of current and emerging threats, trends, warnings, indicators, and triggers that may affect the client or organization within assigned geographic or functional scope.
• Coordinate with regional security operations, GSOC personnel, investigations, event security, crisis management, and other support functions to ensure protective intelligence is integrated into operations.
• Work closely with the account leader, security leader, or designated client contact to ensure deliverables are understood, prioritized, and aligned with statements of work, service expectations, and mission requirements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, vendors, industry peers, and public-sector contacts to improve information sharing and support mission requirements.
• Provide timely, concise, decision-ready reporting to leadership, operations personnel, and other stakeholders during routine operations and response situations.
• Gather, analyze, and present meaningful operational metrics, trends, and status reporting to senior management in a timely manner.

• Bachelor's degree in intelligence, international affairs, political science, journalism, criminal justice, security studies, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant intelligence, protective intelligence, executive protection intelligence, threat assessment, or closely related corporate, government, military, or law enforcement experience.
• Prior leadership, supervisory, or program management experience in an intelligence or protective security environment.
• Demonstrated experience producing and reviewing written intelligence products and briefing decision-makers.
• Strong analytical, organizational, writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using OSINT research methods, social media analysis, and approved intelligence, alerting, or case-management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple issues simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and operate calmly in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to safeguard highly sensitive and confidential information and exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, work on-call as required, and pass applicable background screening and drug screening requirements.

• Formal military, government, law enforcement, association, or private-sector intelligence training.
• Experience directly supporting executive protection, travel risk management, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, or threat assessment programs.
• Experience building or managing intelligence reporting processes, SOPs, QA standards, and knowledge management practices.
• Experience interacting with executives, senior corporate stakeholders, and external public-sector partners.

Compensation & Benefits:

$140,000 annuallyAllied Universal offers industry leading benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Free employee life insurance
• Industry leading training and development
• 401K
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays and flexible PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Career advancement & relocation opportunities
• Great company culture and work/life balance

Allied Universal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com

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