Position:Vice President, Security
Department:Stadium Operations
Reporting Manager:SVP & GM, Ballpark Operations
Status:Full-Time
Job Classification:Exempt
Location:Las Vegas, NV
Description:The
Vice President, Security leads the organization's comprehensive security strategy and operations across the ballpark, team facilities, offices, and events. This role will ensure a safe and secure environment for fans, employees, players, coaches, performers, clients, and guests while supporting a welcoming guest experience.
The Vice President, Security will oversee event-day security, facility security, emergency preparedness, threat assessment, access control, security technology, loss prevention, investigations, and crisis response. The role will also serve as a key liaison to local, state, and federal law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and other public safety agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead the organization's overall security strategy, policies, and operating standards.
- Oversee security operations for games, concerts, special events, and other ballpark activities.
- Lead emergency preparedness, crisis response, and threat mitigation efforts.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and other public safety partners.
- Oversee security protocols for players, coaches, employees, VIPs, visiting teams, performers, artists, event staff, and guests.
- Develop and enforce ballpark security policies, procedures, and guest codes of conduct.
- Resolve security issues and concerns during events.
- Lead the use and implementation of security technology, including surveillance, access control, credentialing, and screening systems.
- Manage internal security teams, third-party security providers, budgets, contracts, and staffing. Ensure security vendors and partners are in compliance with issued RFPs, contracts, and agreements.
- Partner cross-functionally to integrate security into ballpark operations and maintain a positive guest experience.
- Provide executive leadership with security assessments, recommendations, and updates on emerging risks.
- Prepare departmental and venue security business plans with corresponding operating and capital budgets. Establish metrics for driving performance.
- Work with other departments as needed to prepare and review event costs and invoices for event settlement.
- Monitor and assess threats to team, venue, guests, staff, clients, and visitors. Establish, maintain, and monitor threat scope and landscape across similar venues and event profiles.
- Ensure the department provides the highest level of security and safety while maintaining revenue and profitability goals of events and clients.
- Lead team and venue working groups in pursuit of SAFETY Act certifications and protections for ballpark and its security procedures.
- Ensure venue and team compliance with MLB and other industry-established best practices for safety and security.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive security leadership experience in professional sports, live entertainment, large-scale venues, or similarly complex environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading security planning and operations for professional sports, live concerts, and other major events or high-profile venues.
- Experience supporting the development, transition, or opening of a new stadium, arena, ballpark, or other large-scale venue strongly preferred.
- Experience managing teams, vendors, emergency response, and public safety partnerships.
- Strong knowledge of venue security, threat assessment, crowd management, access control, and crisis response.
- Excellent leadership, communication, judgment, and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with CCTV, venue access control, radio communications, incident management, and other security systems.
- Ability to obtain federal security clearance.
- Willing and able to work a non-traditional schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
- Willing and able to move throughout a large ballpark, team facilities and event spaces for extended periods, including during games and events.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of sports and live entertainment industries.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
- Must obtain a valid Driver's License with a safe and verifiable driving record.
- Additional relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPP, CEM, CSSP) preferred.
