Protective Services Senior Manager

Disney Disney · Media · Burbank, CA +1

This role is for a Senior Manager in Protective Services within Disney's Global Security organization. The primary focus is on providing and coordinating security support to senior executive leadership, including operational capabilities, technical expertise, and policy recommendations. Responsibilities include managing security projects, planning travel security, conducting risk assessments, supervising third-party vendors, and maintaining relationships with law enforcement and government agencies. The role requires extensive experience in corporate security, supervisory experience, and knowledge of physical security systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Primary security service provider and coordinator for security support to the Senior Executive Leadership Team.
  2. Work independently to provide and coordinate direct security support locally and on travel, communication with executive staff, security planning and risk assessments, scheduling Protective Services team members and external partners and management of workplace and residential security projects.
  3. Lead sophisticated projects that may require policy recommendations and written briefs for executive leadership as well as the coordination and implementation of findings for senior executives and staff.
  4. Independently plan and handle security trips as a team lead or as a team member.
  5. Manage relationships with authorities who are in position to provide insight or influence regarding security matters of importance to the company.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in corporate security or related public sector/government/military roles
  • 5+ years of supervisory experience
  • California BSIS Security Guard License
  • California Driver's License
  • Defensive driving tactics and training
  • Experience leading protective security details domestically and internationally
  • Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Experience with security advances, event planning, investigations, and risk assessments
  • Proven ability to partner with diverse organizations in a global corporate environment
  • Strong strategic and operational capabilities
  • Experience assessing and implementing operational contingency plans
  • Understanding of physical security systems (intrusion detection, CCTV, alarms, communications)
  • Knowledge of event security
  • Resiliency, good judgment, and tact
  • Attention to accuracy, ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and prioritize
  • Flexibility with work hours (weekends, nights) and travel

Nice to have

  • Event security experience relevant to productions or events
  • Strong cross-group collaboration and relationship leadership skills
  • Advising and coordinating remote teams
  • Advanced degree or certificate

What the JD emphasized

  • 10 plus years of confirmed experience in positions of growing responsibility within private sector corporate security or a related public sector, government agency or military organization, including 5 years of supervisory experience.
  • Valid California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) Security Guard License
  • Valid California Driver’s License
  • Ability to remain calm under stressful driving conditions and experience with defensive driving tactics and training
  • Experience leading protective security details in the United States and abroad
  • Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Confirmed experience conducting security advances, planning, and leading special events, investigations, and risk assessments.
  • Demonstrated track record of partnering with various organizations within a large global corporate environment to achieve specific goals and objectives.
  • Strong strategic and operational capabilities with experience assessing and implementing operational contingency plans based on risk.
  • Solid understanding of physical security systems to include, but not limited to intrusion detection systems, CCTV, alarm monitoring systems, communications devices, and other security related software/hardware.
  • Working knowledge of event security as required to conduct, assessments and provide recommendations and/or implement the security measures needed to protect VIPs, events, facilities, and intellectual property.
  • Demonstrates resiliency, good judgment, and tact in dealing with business and corporate challenges.
  • Attention to accuracy as well as the ability to work under pressure, consistently meet deadlines, and prioritize according to business needs.
  • Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability with work hours to include weekends, night times and travel as required.