Executive Protection Manager

The Global Protection and Security (GP&S) Executive Protection Manager is a critical member of the Executive Protection (EP) team with expertise in coordinating protective operations and security protocols. The incumbent will assist in managing all EP vendors, equipment/technology, residential security initiatives, travel support, and close protection duties. In addition, the incumbent will collaborate with cross-functional partners, contractors, and vendors on threat response plans, EP transportation/travel logistics, persons of interest investigations, behavioral threat assessment investigations, EP asset monitoring, and travel tracking programs. The incumbent will work closely with the GP&S Event Security lead during events hosted by Accenture and external events where Accenture personnel are in attendance. 

This position is based in the greater DC, VA Maryland area, reports directly to the Senior Manager of EP, and is expected to develop a close collaborative relationship with leadership from Accenture’s Businesses and Corporate Functions, including the Office of the CEO, CIO, Cyber Security, Legal, Travel, Workplace, and HR as well as with domestic and foreign law enforcement, diplomatic organizations, and intelligence services.

The incumbent will provide executive protection in a complex corporate environment that values collaboration, independent thinking, proactive problem-solving, integrity, collegiality, efficiency, and continuous organizational transformation.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Assists the Senior Manager in all executive protection contracts and vendors, to include the maintenance of documentation to fulfill audit requirements.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for residential security initiatives impacting Accenture’s executives, to include the maintenance of emergency response team protocols and development of incident reporting procedures.
• Coordinates all executive protection transportation support for executive travel, in conjunction with tracking executive travel to ensure threat/risk assessments are conducted as needed.
• Coordinates with Accenture’s 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) for executive protection asset monitoring, geo-fence recommendations and incident notification to the executive protection team.
• Standardizes & facilitates information sharing with Accenture’s SOC for executive travel and logistics.
• Collaborates closely with the intelligence team for executive protection threat assessments and known risks, persons of interest investigations, behavioral threat assessments and threat response management.
• Develops equipment inventory standards for all executive protection equipment and maintains proper documentation to fulfill audit requirements, while ensuring technology/equipment meets or exceeds industry standards.
• Coordinates across Accenture business units to ensure executive specific security standards are installed as needed, at Accenture facilities.
• Conducts site advances for executive leadership travel, event venues and off-site locations as needed.
• Supports the Event Security lead for a variety of events which involve large concentrations of senior executives.
• Ensures adherence to corporate policies, specifically in the areas of privacy and record retention.

Role Requirements: 

• Incumbent must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs dictate and be able to travel, including internationally, which could exceed 50%.