Hiring Organization: BAE Systems
Job Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional Executive Protection Manager to join the Office of the Chief Security Officer team. As the primary person responsible for ensuring the protection of our senior executive leadership team, you'll serve as the principal security provider and oversee other executive protection specialists. Your expertise will be crucial in safeguarding our key executives, both domestically and internationally, as they travel to various locations and engage with external partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Job Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional Executive Protection Manager to join the Office of the Chief Security Officer team. As the primary person responsible for ensuring the protection of our senior executive leadership team, you'll serve as the principal security provider and oversee other executive protection specialists. Your expertise will be crucial in safeguarding our key executives, both domestically and internationally, as they travel to various locations and engage with external partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide executive protection and logistics support to senior executives, including advance location planning, secure transportation, and emergency response coordination
Collaborate with internal teams, such as communications, events, flight operations, internal security intelligence, and counterintelligence, to ensure seamless protection
Engage with external partners, including law enforcement, the intelligence community, event venues, hotels, travel agents, customers, tradeshow venues and others, to gather intelligence and coordinate security measures
Conduct threat intelligence activities, reviewing information from internal and external sources to identify and communicate potential security risks
Develop and deliver written reports, briefs, and assessments on various topics, including venue security, travel risks, geopolitical and other external threats
Provide in-person briefings to senior executives and other stakeholders on security-related matters
Travel extensively, both domestically and internationally, to ensure the protection of key executives, often on short notice and during extended hours, including nights and weekends
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
At least 10 years security/law enforcement or military experiences, with at least 5 as an Executive Protection or Personal Protective Specialist
Executive Protection training or demonstratable experience in close protection
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Ability to work nights and weekends, as require
CPR/First Aid/AED certification
Experience with intelligence gathering and OSINT Tools
Experience creating threat assessments, briefings and reports.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Advanced certification(s) in Close Protection or Executive Protection
Experience with OSINT tools and collection tradecraft
Experience with large tradeshow and conventions
Strong professional network in the Aerospace & Defense sector.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132000 - $224400
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Collaborate with internal teams, such as communications, events, flight operations, internal security intelligence, and counterintelligence, to ensure seamless protection
Engage with external partners, including law enforcement, the intelligence community, event venues, hotels, travel agents, customers, tradeshow venues and others, to gather intelligence and coordinate security measures
Conduct threat intelligence activities, reviewing information from internal and external sources to identify and communicate potential security risks
Develop and deliver written reports, briefs, and assessments on various topics, including venue security, travel risks, geopolitical and other external threats
Provide in-person briefings to senior executives and other stakeholders on security-related matters
Travel extensively, both domestically and internationally, to ensure the protection of key executives, often on short notice and during extended hours, including nights and weekends
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
At least 10 years security/law enforcement or military experiences, with at least 5 as an Executive Protection or Personal Protective Specialist
Executive Protection training or demonstratable experience in close protection
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Ability to work nights and weekends, as require
CPR/First Aid/AED certification
Experience with intelligence gathering and OSINT Tools
Experience creating threat assessments, briefings and reports.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Advanced certification(s) in Close Protection or Executive Protection
Experience with OSINT tools and collection tradecraft
Experience with large tradeshow and conventions
Strong professional network in the Aerospace & Defense sector.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132000 - $224400
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.