Citigroup, Inc

CSIS Executive Protection Sr Lead Security Officer

Citigroup, Inc • $163K — $245K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in security and executive protection
  • Professional Security certifications preferred
  • Experience in corporate or financial services security
  • Former Law Enforcement, Military, or Government Agent
  • Experience with high-profile principals in domestic and international settings
  • Proven ability to execute under tight time constraints
  • Strong relationship-building skills with external agencies
  • In-depth understanding of security vulnerabilities and crisis principles

Responsibilities

  • Comply with policies to reduce threats and vulnerabilities
  • Provide daily executive protection services for identified Principals
  • Assume responsibility for the safety and confidentiality of Principals
  • Manage operational activities including protective advances and crisis management
  • Identify and monitor enterprise risks affecting business activities
  • Maintain fiscal discipline to meet budget parameters
  • Complete administrative requirements for the Executive Protection Program

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
  • Paid holidays
Full Job Description
The CSIS Executive Protection Security Officer is a senior level role responsible for the support of Citi Executive Protection. The overall objective is to provide high level Executive Protection and ensure the overall safety of Citi Executives as directed. Provide physical coverage for identified Citi Principals during domestic and international travel. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact to achieve the objectives of the function.

Accountable for delivery of a full range of protective services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required to negotiate internally and externally, often at a senior level. Accountable for the end results of an area. Exercises control over resources, planning and execution. Primarily affects a sub-function. Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area. Establish and maintain high-level relationships with law enforcement authorities, first responder agencies, government officials and key business support entities.

Responsibilities:
  • Complies with all policies required to meet organizational goals to eliminate or reduce threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Provide day-to-day executive protection services on identified Principals
  • Always Assume responsibility for the safety of Principals, including personal security, privacy, and confidentiality of business and personal matters
  • Manage day-to-day operational activities within span of control, to include protective advances, emergency response, crisis management and recovery functions, across multiple locations.
  • Continually identify, evaluate, and monitor enterprise risks that could affect business activities, and provide Executive Protection Operations & Logistics Manager the information they need to make critical decisions
  • Display fiscal and budgetary discipline to meet expected spend patterns, achieve goals, and remain within defined budget parameters
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
  • Complete all administrative requirements as required within the Executive Protection Program.


Qualifications:
  • 15+ years relevant experience in a private/public sector security and high level executive protection environment
  • Professional Security certifications preferred
  • Experience working in a corporate or financial services security team
  • Former Law Enforcement, Military or Government Agent
  • Experience in the close personal protection of high-profile principals in domestic and international settings
  • Proven ability to execute efficiently under tight time constraints
  • Proven ability to foster relationships and interface with external agencies to promote functional excellence
  • Experience in promoting a culture of a strong security risk and control environment
  • Demonstrated a broad understanding of security vulnerabilities and crisis principles
  • Articulated an understanding of potential security or safety threats, local threats based on geographic location and their impact
  • Demonstrated in-depth understanding of risk management and innovatively develops solutions and makes suggestions to senior management to mitigate risks
  • Experience in conducting protective advances and completing site surveys to identify risk and plan a protective strategy accordingly
  • Experience with planning and organization of multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Experience in Office, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Current CPR and AED certification
  • Ability to obtain HR218, TSA/ASO certification


Education:
  • Bachelor's degree, master's degree preferred, plus equivalent work experience


Preferred Experience and Skills:
  • Experience in adhering current security protocols, operations manuals, and guides
  • Demonstrated experience in making sound judgements at a moment's notice
  • Has maintained corporate assets, to include lease vehicles and equipment in a state of perpetual readiness enough to meet or surpass requirements
  • Can articulate basic understanding of security vulnerabilities and suggests preventative measures to assist in the mitigation of these potential risks
  • Experience in working with security & safety technology
  • Demonstrated ability to follow security and safety instructions and procedures; reporting anything out of the ordinary to management and obey rules and regulations set out in delegations of duty, verbal instructions and company policies
  • Knowledge of realistic self-defense tactics
  • 2nd language skills


Physical & Other Requirements:
  • Flexibility to work on call and off hour, weekends, and holidays
  • Travel domestically and internationally
  • Must be in good overall physical, emotional, and mental condition due to the strenuous demands of position
  • Ability to lift 50lb solid weight
  • Ability to stand long periods of time
  • Ability to work independently and to adapt to various work-paces while always maintaining a high-level of attentiveness and energy


Job Family Group:
Corporate Services

Job Family:
Security

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
New York New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$163,600.00 - $245,400.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Oct 08, 2026

Automated Processing and AI

We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.

Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.

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Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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