NBCUniversal

Close Protection Officer

Posted 11 Hours Ago

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New York NY USA

Hybrid

145K-150K Annually

Expert/Leader

AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development

NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.

The Role

The Close Protection Officer provides personal security for senior executives developing travel security plans assessing risks coordinating with law enforcement and managing emergency responses.

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Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content which we distribute across our portfolio of film television and streaming and bring to life through our global theme park destinations consumer products and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands including NBC NBC News NBC Sports Telemundo NBC Local Stations Bravo and Peacock our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios including Universal Pictures DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences including Universal Orlando Resort home to Universal Epic Universe and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees customers and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description
Comcast NBCUniversal is looking for a Close Protection Officer providing personal security support for senior executives as part of our Global Security Operations (GSO) team. This role will be based in Philadelphia New York City and Los Angeles and require periodic travel. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on security operations team member have experience providing close protection tactical/military or law enforcement training and be competent operating in a small security detail environment. The role requires a high degree of professionalism polish and confidentiality as well as a flexible schedule and a willingness to adapt to last minute assignments including weekend work. Above all the role requires the ability to seamlessly blend in a business environment evaluating risk and providing behind the scenes bespoke security coverage for public facing C-Suite Executives.
Responsibilities include:

Close protection duties including being a lead CPO for senior executives
Develop and implement complete security and logistical plans for domestic and international travel for assigned executives
Make critical independent and on-scene operational decisions and interface with law enforcement when necessary
Conduct complex advance risk assessments and site analysis prior to executive arrival
Creation of a Residential Security program
Coordinate driving services for executive while collaborating with designated security drivers
Liaise with law enforcement; venue security; executive protection peers; special event planners
Develop in partnership with the broader GSO leadership team crisis management protocols for the executive
Other GSO duties as assigned

Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Valid and active driver's license
Valid U.S. Passport
Current and active HR 218 certification and the ability to become licensed to carry a firearm for security purposes in relevant states
Ability to complete and meet company standards for background and reference checks drug testing
10+ years of professional experience in law enforcement military corporate security and/or a related role with executive level experience
Proven track record of sound decision making
A broad network of contacts throughout local state and federal law enforcement agencies
Strong working knowledge of emerging trends of executive protection corporate security and/or law enforcement
Strong leadership management and interpersonal skills dealing effectively with all levels of management
Ability to build and sustain excellent relationships at multiple levels and across divisions
Self- motivated operator with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced and dynamic setting
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Operational experience and the ability to respond quickly to security concerns in real time
Must be willing to travel as needed and at times on short notice
Must be willing to be on call and available 24/7 for emergencies

Desired Characteristics:

Close Protection certification from an accredited program (governmental or private sector)
Tactical experience (SWAT defensive tactics CQB)
EMT or BLS certification
Tactical/Evasive driver training certification
International experience
Supervisory experience

Additional Information
Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary: $145000- $150000
Additional Information
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

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The Company

HQ: New York City NY

68000 Employees

Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

From film television news theme parks interactive media and streaming our people are at the center of it all. Here we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design build and architect your career we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact here you can.

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For us it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating always solving and always ahead of competition.