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Residential Security Agent

Des Moines, IA · On-site

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ijetconnect

Residential Security Agent

Atherton, CA

$21.25 - $27.50/hr

Promote and establish effective working relationships with the client and the Detail Leader to ... Desired Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in Executive Protection, ERT, PSD, or RST. * A ...

ijetconnect

Residential Security Agent

Des Moines, IA · On-site

$17 - $22.25/hr

Promote and establish effective working relationships with the client and the Detail Leader to ... Desired Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in Executive Protection, ERT, PSD, or RST. * A ...

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Executive Protection Detail Leader

Malvern, PA • On-site

Vanguard Group, Inc.
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Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

Vanguard rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 64 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

The Executive Protection Chief will be responsible for leading protective operations with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment while building trusted relationships with senior leaders, executive offices, and support staff. The successful candidate must be able to operate in a high-trust environment, communicate effectively, and ensure protection services are delivered in a manner that enables leadership to conduct business safely, efficiently, and with confidence.
Core Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage a team of executive protection professionals supporting the CEO, President, and Managing Directors.
  • Oversee daily protective operations, advance planning, secure movements, travel security, event support, and incident response activities.
  • Build, maintain, and strengthen trusted relationships with senior executives, executive assistants, support staff, internal partners, and external security stakeholders.
  • Ensure protection services are delivered with discretion, professionalism, confidentiality, and minimal disruption to business activities.
  • Develop clear operating expectations, communication protocols, staffing plans, and accountability standards for the Executive Protection team.
  • Coordinate with internal partners, including Global Security, Legal, Human Resources, Facilities, Communications, and business continuity teams, as needed.
  • Assess risk, threat, vulnerability, travel, and event conditions to determine appropriate protective posture and resource requirements.
  • Provide leadership during elevated-risk situations, security incidents, emergencies, and rapidly changing operational conditions.
  • Review operational performance, after-action reports, and lessons learned to strengthen team readiness and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
  • Minimum of 10 years experience in executive protection, corporate security, law enforcement, military protective operations, or a closely related security leadership role.
  • Demonstrated experience leading protective teams, managing operational planning, and supporting senior executives in complex environments.
  • Strong understanding of executive protection principles, advance work, threat assessment, secure transportation, travel security, event security, and emergency response.
  • Proven ability to build trust, maintain confidentiality, and develop strong working relationships with senior leaders and their support staff.
  • Excellent communication, judgment, discretion, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to remain flexible and composed while adapting to changing schedules, environments, priorities, and threat conditions.
  • Experience coordinating with internal business partners, law enforcement, vendors, and external security providers.
  • Relevant executive protection, protective driving, medical, incident command, or security certifications are preferred.

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Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

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