Executive Protection Lead

Job Family Facilities and Property Management About Us  At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.   Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.  Who We Are  We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.   Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.  We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.  What We Do  Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.  Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.   Job Description Summary The Executive Protection lead provides professional security-driving and protective-support services to designated executives. As a member of the Enterprise Security program, this position supports the safe, discreet, and efficient movement of executives while minimizing disruption to their business and personal activities. This position contribute to protective operations, advance planning, secure transportation, residential and workplace security, event support, protective intelligence, and emergency response. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, adaptability, and the ability to operate effectively in dynamic environments. Job Description Key Responsibilities • Provide professional security-driving services for designated executives during business hours, with occasional evening and weekend assignments. • Plan and execute executive-protection assignments throughout Philadelphia. • Coordinate with third-party security providers to support executive travel and movement outside the region. • Conduct security advances for offices, residences, hotels, venues, airports, and special events. • Review executive itineraries and identify transportation, venue, medical, security, and contingency requirements. • Coordinate protective activities with executive assistants, vendors, building security teams, event personnel, local authorities, and the Security Command Center. • Maintain a high degree of discretion while minimizing disruption to executive activities. • Support threat and vulnerability assessments involving executives, meetings, and corporate events. • Monitor relevant threats in coordination with Security Command Center and intelligence personnel. • Develop and maintain primary, alternate, emergency, and evacuation plans. • Maintain all required licenses, training, equipment, and operational-readiness standards. • Partner with the other regional executive protection specialist and travel as assignments require. • Assist in developing and improving executive-protection policies, standards, procedures, training, and performance reporting. • Handle sensitive information in accordance with applicable privacy, legal, and information-security requirements. • Participate in exercises and cross-functional threat-management activities. Required Qualifications • 10+ years professional experience in executive protection, dignitary protection, corporate security, military protective operations, or law enforcement. • Demonstrated experience conducting advances and managing executive-travel or event-security assignments. • Formal training in defensive or tactical driving. • Strong judgment, discretion, communication, and de-escalation skills. • Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions when operating with incomplete or rapidly changing information. • Experience coordinating with executive assistants, professional drivers, vendors, facilities teams, security personnel, and law-enforcement agencies. • Valid driver’s license and the ability to satisfy all applicable licensing requirements. • Ability to travel and work nonstandard hours based on operational and executive needs. • Extensive familiarity with the Philadelphia metropolitan areas.   Preferred Qualifications • Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated corporate environment. • Relevant credentials in executive protection, security management, emergency management, or emergency medicine. • Experience with protective intelligence or open-source research. • Emergency medical training. • Familiarity with access-control systems, video surveillance, emergency-notification platforms, incident-management processes, and security command-center operations. What We Offer     For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.    Compensation Benefits  • Competitive Pay  • Bonus for Eligible Employees  Benefits Package  • Pension Plan  • 401k Match • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Tuition Reimbursement • Disability Insurance • Medical Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Employee Discounts • Career Training & Development Opportunities Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service. • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays). • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars  • Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child. • Adoption Assistance • Employee Assistance Program • Back-Up Care Program • PTO for Volunteer Hours • Employee Matching Gifts Program • Employee Resource Groups • Inclusion and Diversity Programs • Employee Recognition Program • Referral Bonus Programs Inclusion & Diversity      We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.     To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and m