Executive Protection Operations Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +45 more states.

📋 Description

• Plan and oversee protective services for C-suite executives and the Board during travel, meetings, special events, and both domestic and international activities.

• Create standardized processes, protocols, tools, and workflows for travel arrangements, protective operations, emergency responses, documentation, budgeting, invoicing, and reporting.

• Identify, assess, onboard, and manage security service providers.

• Set vendor service expectations, key performance indicators (KPIs), performance metrics, and accountability frameworks.

• Act as the operational link among Executive Protection, Executive Assistants, the Office of the CEO, Corporate Aviation, Purchasing, Physical Security, Global Resiliency, Special Events, and external partners.

• Examine recurring issues, determine root causes, and implement enhancements to boost reliability, efficiency, quality, and scalability.

• Create and maintain security plans, emergency-response protocols, training programs, audit practices, operational records, and reporting systems.

• Safeguard highly sensitive information and deliver centralized operational and program-management support for Cummins' global Executive Protection initiative.

⛳️ Requirements

• A college degree or an equivalent qualification is required.

• Ideally, possess five or more years of experience in Executive Protection, corporate security, global security, protective operations, intelligence, emergency management, or a related security field.

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating complex, high-stakes, and time-sensitive projects involving various internal stakeholders and external service providers.

• Experience in supporting executive travel, security logistics, protective advances, special events, or domestic and international security operations.

• Proven track record in vendor management, including contract administration, purchasing, invoicing, service-level agreements, performance metrics, and KPIs.

• Experience in developing and implementing operational processes, security plans, procedures, workflows, training programs, audits, or quality-assurance practices.

• Strong technological proficiency, including Microsoft Office, AI tools, Windows, iOS or Android platforms, security systems, intelligence resources, mapping applications, and internet-based technologies.

• Experience operating across various geographies and adapting operational strategies to local security conditions, regulatory requirements, transportation infrastructure, emergency-response capabilities, cultural norms, and available protective resources.

• Exceptional judgment and discretion when handling highly sensitive executive information.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate complex workstreams without direct authority over stakeholders.

• Capacity to evaluate incomplete or swiftly changing information and perform effectively under pressure.

• Excellent writing, presentation, consulting, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to synthesize data, monitor performance, identify operational gaps, address root causes, and implement sustainable process enhancements.

• Strong awareness of emerging security risks and industry best practices.

• Willingness to travel up to 40% based on operational requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work within permissible U.S. locations.

• Occasional travel to Indiana and other locations as business needs dictate.

• Protections under equal employment opportunity laws.