Associate Director, Protective Services

Summary

Join Control Risks as a highly motivated, detail-oriented Project Manager in Protective Services! This mid-senior level role supports project generation, management, and administration for global clients. You will act as a subject matter expert, coordinating services, managing administrative tasks, and nurturing a network of partners. The position requires 5-10 years of experience in private security, specific certifications, and a bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience). Domestic travel is required, and the salary range is $140,000-$150,000 annually in Los Angeles. Control Risks offers a competitive benefits package and supports hybrid working arrangements.

Requirements

• Excellent English-language writing skills
• Strong interpersonal communications and client facing skills
• Strong financial literacy and understanding of business processes
• 5-10 years of experience as a private security professional in some capacity in an operational role, in consulting or a combination of both
• Security industry certifications such as CPP and or PSP
• Executive protection training from a reputable training school (government or private)
• Bachelor's degree (relevant military or law enforcement experience can be used as a substitute)
• Exceptional written and interpersonal communications skills
• Solid client relationship skills
• Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Able to multitask and balance competing requirements
• Travel as needed (up to 50% of the time)

Responsibilities

• Act as senior project manager responsible for entire project cycle in protective services including
• Attend meetings with clients and prospects
• Write proposals and reports for clients and prospects
• Remotely coordinate and executive services including executive protection, workplace violence response services, event security, technical countersurveillance measures and other protective services
• Manage administrative actions of the services business including contractor invoices, expenses and internal management systems
• Maintain and nurture a vibrant network of partners/sub-contractors across the United States and Canada
• Work closely with consultants in the Americas and globally on the delivery of Protective Services tasks
• Undertake domestic travel for client engagements, sometimes at short notice on a semi-regular basis
• Participate on other department consulting projects on as needed basis

Preferred Qualifications

Additional languages are a plus

Benefits

• Medical Benefits
• Prescription Benefits
• FSA
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Disability Benefits
• Voluntary Benefits
• 401 (K) Retirement
• Nationwide Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid working arrangements