Executive Protection Specialist

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3–5 years of experience in executive protection, law enforcement, or military service.
  • Experience with conducting advance work and threat assessments.
  • Strong situational awareness and decision-making skills under pressure.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Proven discretion in managing confidential information.
  • Valid driver's license for secure transportation activities.
  • Ability to meet the physical and medical requirements of protective roles.

Responsibilities

  • Provide executive protection services for corporate leadership during travel and events.
  • Conduct site assessments and logistical planning for meetings and transportation.
  • Perform threat and vulnerability assessments to guide protection strategies.
  • Plan secure executive movements and develop emergency response plans.
  • Maintain situational awareness and practice de-escalation techniques.
  • Adapt to changing schedules and environments while maintaining professionalism.
  • Coordinate with internal and external security teams as necessary.
  • Respond to security incidents with discretion and composure.
  • Create detailed risk assessments and operational documentation.

Benefits

  • Extensive domestic and international travel, often on short notice.
  • Flexibility to support extended assignments and irregular hours, including weekends and holidays.
  • Opportunities to work in dynamic environments across various time zones.
Full Job Description
Executive Protection Specialist:

  • Deliver executive protection services for corporate leadership during domestic and international travel, events, and daily activities.
  • Conduct advance work, site assessments, and logistical planning for travel, meetings, hotels, venues, and transportation routes.
  • Perform ongoing threat, vulnerability, and exposure assessments to inform protection strategies and travel planning.
  • Plan and support secure executive movements, including contingency and emergency response planning.
  • Maintain situational awareness and apply avoidance, de‑escalation, and sound judgment as primary protective strategies.
  • Adapt quickly to changing schedules, environments, and operational priorities while maintaining professionalism.
  • Coordinate with corporate security leadership, travel security teams, law enforcement, and approved external partners as required.
  • Respond effectively to security, safety, or medical incidents with discretion and composure.
  • Produce clear risk assessments, incident reports, after‑action reports, and operational documentation.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality and always uphold the highest standards of professionalism.

Travel & Availability Requirements

  • Extensive domestic and international travel, often on short notice
  • Ability to support extended assignments, irregular schedules, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Flexibility to operate across time zones and rapidly changing itineraries.

What it takes:

  • Requires 3–5 years' experience in executive protection, law enforcement, military, or related protective services.
  • Demonstrated experience conducting advance work and threat, risk, or vulnerability assessments.
  • Strong situational awareness, decision‑making, and judgment under uncertainty.
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Proven discretion in handling sensitive personal and corporate information
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to support secure transportation operations.
  • Ability to meet physical and medical requirements consistent with protective duties.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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