Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Boston, MA (onsite)
About the job
General Summary:
The Sr. Manager of Protective Services will lead and manage the executive protection program for Vertex. Specifically, this position will develop, implement, and/or mature the executive protection function including but not limited to program documentation (policies, standards, procedures), daily in town transportation, trip/event advance preparation, close protection travel support, residential security, protective intelligence, and online privacy risk management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
∙ Establish and implement program documentation that codifies and standardizes the protective methodology and service delivery for offices, residences, traveling
principals, and events.
∙ Executive Protection - Executive Protection duties will include leading all aspects of trip planning, execution and logistics as well as coordination with numerous internal
and external teams ranging from our executive office staff, Corporate Travel and Private Aviation teams, third-party security firms, and security personnel at other firms
and organizations.
∙ Develop and mature the capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from security incidents.
∙ Provide executive protection services including trip planning, advance work, close protection, event coverage and coverage for business trips.
∙ Corporate Event Executive Protection Coverage - You will be responsible for supporting executive activities related to Corporate Events. This includes maintaining
relationships and communications with the Corporate Events and Corporate Security teams and reviewing all global events to resolve events require executive protection
coverage. You will work with the security team and, at times, security vendors to ensure that security is provided as needed.
∙ Evaluate, select, and manage key vendors, including security drivers, protective services, executive concierge medical support, etc, and hold them accountable to
established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
∙ Effectively liaise with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, other relevant public safety organizations as appropriate.
∙ Support efforts to develop an innovative protective intelligence collection and analysis cycle while exploring new partnerships with data and technology providers.
∙ The role will also require close coordination with other members of the Global Security team through provision of support for security matters ranging from site security,
GSOC, risk intelligence, and investigations.
Knowledge And Skills
∙ Minimum of fifteen years of experience, including progressively responsible management experience, specifically in law enforcement, national security, homeland
security, corporate security, intelligence, and security program/project management.
∙ Significant familiarity and experience with executive protection, protective operations methodology, threat assessment, law enforcement, and threat trends.
∙ Exemplary ability to communicate with executives, principals, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
∙ Effective leadership and management skills.
∙ Possession of HR 218 (LEOSA) credentials or ability to obtain
∙ TSA Armed Security Officer (ASO) or ability to obtain
∙ Experience planning and executing executive protection trips and events, handling emergency situations including security threats, but also including emergencies that
involve response to natural and human-made disasters, medical emergencies and trip logistics.
∙ Able to bring out the best in others. Able to build and manage a distributed team across time zones.
∙ Ability to prioritize and focus.
∙ Excellent organizational communication, judgement, program management, and project management skills
∙ The ability to partner with groups outside Global Security and the ability to know when to communicate and advance issues. You will partner with key stakeholders and
will develop a strong awareness of the Vertex Culture and the ability to resolve measures that are appropriate in that environment. You will also need a successful track
record interacting with all levels of management with an emphasis on engaging to the satisfaction of senior partners.
∙ Strong mentoring, coaching experience with stakeholders that have varying levels of security knowledge and experience.
∙ Experience building security programs and managing budgets in family offices and/or the private sector.
∙ Experience developing business strategies and advocating for security needs to non-security stakeholders.
∙ Ability to travel both domestically and internationally, if necessary, to support the executive protection program.
Education And Experience
∙ Bachelor's degree with a minimum of fifteen years of experience, including progressively responsible management experience, specifically in law enforcement, national security, homeland security, corporate security, intelligence, and security program/project management.
Flex Designation
On-Site Designated
Flex Eligibility Status
In this On-Site designated role, you will work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Apply Online
15-Feb-2025