Join Our Team as an Executive Protection Professional!
Are you an experienced professional with a passion for safeguarding others Were looking for dedicated individuals to join our team in Columbus OH.
This role requires a strong background in law enforcement or corporate security proven risk assessment and protection planning skills and the ability to remain calm and decisive in high-pressure situations.
Flexibility for frequent travel and non-standard hours is essential along with strong judgment discretion and collaboration with internal and external security partners.
If youre committed to excellence and ready to make a significant impact we invite you to be part of our team!
Job Description Summary
Providing a safe secure environment for our workforce and visitors is crucial at Nationwide. Our Security team monitors security needs and assists associates with security and safety-related issues. If you are safety focused a very effective communicator detail oriented and ready to serve and protect our executives associates and the public we want to know more about you!Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Provides high quality top-rated executive protection for our CEO top executives and other high-profile dignitaries.
Conducts risk assessments in partnership with threat management team members and others for major events travel or other activities to identify and mitigate threats and vulnerabilities.
Proactively develops and carries out comprehensive protection plans with extraordinary care.
Transports and/or coordinates transportation of CEO and others as needed ensuring the safest route to destinations.
Coordinates all security plans schedules and other details necessary to provide the utmost protection prevention and care.
Creates and maintains plans to respond to potential emergencies and crises for all locations to which executives may travel.
Gathers analyzes and shares all pertinent intelligence from reliable local and national sources. Incorporates this information into protection plans as necessary.
Develops and ensures comprehensive and effective protection plans are in place for lodging meeting and other accommodations as necessary.
Conducts social media and residential physical security risk and threat assessments for executives and recommends enhancements or changes.
Coordinates and partners with internal and external agencies law enforcement and firms to provide close-in personal protection to executives and others.
May travel domestically as part of protection plans provide emergency first aid medical support and confront and de-escalate potential threat subjects and situations.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager Executive Protection Services. This is an individual contributor role.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education:Undergraduate studies in business administration psychology criminal justice security management or other related areas preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Private Investigator Security Guard Services (PISGS) Armed Officer certifications preferred.
Experience:Typically five or more years demonstrated experience in law enforcement corporate security or executive protection security for high-profile individuals. Experience with active shooter response counterterrorism crisis management and close protection preferred.
Knowledge Abilities and Skills:Must be familiar with all laws governing private security as well as demonstrated knowledge of executive or high-profile security programs for life/safety and property protection. Must be familiar with corporate security policies and procedures. Able to conduct risk assessments threat management and develop and carry out security countermeasures and protection plans. Able to de-escalate threats or situations in a calm effective manner. Able to direct security associates in a variety of emergency situations as well as remain calm during high stress situations. Must possess basic law enforcement skills including communication first responder techniques crime scene investigation care and operation of firearms and progressive use of force. Excellent communications skills with internal teams executives and external audiences.
Other criteria including leadership skills competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring managers leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values:Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (not eligible)
Working Conditions: Must be able to work flexible office hours to include weekends holidays special event coverage or emergency situations as needed. Must be able to successfully pass physical fitness requirements a psychological exam and a pre-employment and annual criminal background checks. Requires 30 50% travel or more.
ADA:The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Credit/Background Check: Due to fiduciary and high security accountability within this job a valid credit and/or background check will be as part of the selection process.
Safety Sensitive: This job has been identified as a Safety Sensitive position and according to our substance free workplace program may be subject to random alcohol and other drug testing.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs including: medical/dental/vision life insurance short and long term disability coveragepaid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date nine paid holidays 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off 401(k) with company match company-paid pension plan business casual attire and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged appreciated respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job Sales Incentives based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Specialist Security - Executive Protection - SS : $79500.00-$148500.00The expected starting salary range for Specialist Security - Executive Protection - SS : $79500.00 - $119500.00Required Experience:
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