Protective Services Senior Manager Onsite

Job Description

General Summary:

The Sr. Manager of Protective Services will lead and manage the executive protection program for Vertex. Specifically this position will develop implement and/or mature the executive protection function including but not limited to program documentation (policies standards procedures) daily in town transportation trip/event advance preparation close protection travel support residential security protective intelligence and online privacy risk management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement program documentation that codifies and standardizes the protective methodology and service delivery for offices residences traveling principals and events.
• Executive Protection Executive Protection duties will include leading all aspects of trip planning and logistics as well as coordination with numerous internal and external teams ranging from our executive office staff Corporate Travel and Private Aviation teams thirdparty security firms and security personnel at other firms and organizations.
• Develop and mature the capabilities to prevent protect against mitigate respond to and recover from security incidents.
• Provide executive protection services including trip planning advance work close protection event coverage and coverage for business trips.
• Corporate Event Executive Protection Coverage You will be responsible for supporting executive activities related to Corporate Events. This includes maintaining relationships and communications with the Corporate Events and Corporate Security teams and reviewing all global events to resolve events require executive protection coverage. You will work with the security team and at times security vendors to ensure that security is provided as needed.
• Evaluate select and manage key vendors including security drivers protective services executive concierge medical support etc and hold them accountable to established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Effectively liaise with federal state and local law enforcement agencies other relevant public safety organizations as appropriate.
• Support efforts to develop an innovative protective intelligence collection and analysis cycle while exploring new partnerships with data and technology providers.
• The role will also require close coordination with other members of the Global Security team through provision of support for security matters ranging from site security GSOC risk intelligence and investigations.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum of fifteen years of experience including progressively responsible management experience specifically in law enforcement national security homeland security corporate security intelligence and security program/project management.
• Significant familiarity and experience with executive protection protective operations methodology threat assessment law enforcement and threat trends.
• Exemplary ability to communicate with executives principals colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Effective leadership and management skills.
• Possession of HR 218 (LEOSA) credentials or ability to obtain
• TSA Armed Security Officer (ASO) or ability to obtain
• Experience planning and executing executive protection trips and events handling emergency situations including security threats but also including emergencies that involve response to natural and humanmade disasters medical emergencies and trip logistics.
• Able to bring out the best in others. Able to build and manage a distributed team across time zones.
• Ability to prioritize and focus.
• Excellent organizational communication judgement program management and project management skills
• The ability to partner with groups outside Global Security and the ability to know when to communicate and advance issues. You will partner with key stakeholders and will develop a strong awareness of the Vertex Culture and the ability to resolve measures that are appropriate in that environment. You will also need a successful track record interacting with all levels of management with an emphasis on engaging to the satisfaction of senior partners.
• Strong mentoring coaching experience with stakeholders that have varying levels of security knowledge and experience.
• Experience building security programs and managing budgets in family offices and/or the private sector.
• Experience developing business strategies and advocating for security needs to nonsecurity stakeholders.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally if necessary to support the executive protection program.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor Degree with a minimum of fifteen years of experience including progressively responsible management experience specifically in law enforcement national security homeland security corporate security intelligence and security program/project management.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an EVerify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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