- Company Name
- AIPAC
- Job Title
- Senior Vice President, Security
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior Vice President, Security
**Role Summary**
Lead the organization’s comprehensive physical and cyber‑physical security strategy, protecting people, facilities, events, reputation, and mission-critical operations domestically and internationally. Drive risk‑management, incident response, and integrated security practices across a multi‑layered workforce and six primary divisions.
**Expectations**
- One of the highest executive security roles, reporting to senior leadership.
- Operate within a high‑visibility threat environment with up to 15 % travel.
- Balance proactive risk mitigation with the organization’s mission‑driven public engagement.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop and implement overall security strategy, philosophy, and risk‑management framework.
- Define risk tolerance and advise senior leadership on evolving threats, mitigation strategies, and recommendations.
- Build a culture of awareness, preparedness, and shared responsibility.
- Supervise six security divisions: Event Security, Guard Force, Intelligence Analysis, Security Technology & Equipment, Executive Protection & Staff Training, Regional Security Operations.
- Lead a multidisciplinary workforce (guards, contractors, analysts, investigators, support staff).
- Mentor and develop security teams, ensuring professionalism, discretion, and mission alignment.
- Oversee incident response protocols, crisis‑management plans, and investigations of security incidents.
- Partner with federal, state, local law enforcement, private security vendors, and internal stakeholders (Executive, Facilities, Events, Legal, IT).
- Represent security interests with external partners, venues, and vendors.
**Required Skills**
- 20 + years of progressive security, law enforcement, intelligence or related experience; 10 + years in senior leadership.
- Expertise in protective services, crisis response, event security, threat assessment, risk analysis, and emergency preparedness.
- Proven leadership of large‑scale, multidisciplinary security operations.
- Experience collaborating with law‑enforcement agencies and private security contractors.
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, and decision‑making under pressure.
- Excellent communication, briefing, and stakeholder‑management skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in security studies, criminal justice, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Advanced security or leadership certifications (e.g., CISSP, CRSP, CPP, CISM) preferred.
Washington, United states
Hybrid
Senior
09-12-2025