Meta
Director of Global Executive Protection Operations
$214K–$276K
Menlo Park, CA · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of relevant progressive experience; 6+ years of people leadership.
- Education
- An advanced degree in a related field, or formal credentials such as a CPP, PSP, or an equivalent professional certification.
About the job
Leads Meta’s global executive protection operations, including strategy, teams, budgets, protective services, and crisis response for senior leaders.
What you'll do
- Set the global operations strategy, operating model, standards, and performance measures for executive protection.
- Lead teams and manage budgets, staffing, vendors, and end-to-end protection across residences, transportation, travel, and events.
- Direct senior-level crisis response and coordinate with security, intelligence, and cross-functional partners.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of progressive experience in executive protection, corporate security, law enforcement, military, or intelligence operations, including significant experience protecting executives, senior government officials, or UHNW principals.
- 6+ years of people leadership, including managing managers and/or senior individual contributors and building a leadership bench.
- Experience building or fundamentally restructuring a security or protective operations function, and accountability for a substantial operating budget.
- Ability to lead global operations, make senior decisions during crises, and advise and influence C-suite executives and cross-functional partners.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying technology or AI-enabled tooling to improve security operations at scale.
- Advanced degree in a related field, CPP, PSP, or equivalent professional certification; formal training in executive protection or related disciplines.
Pay
$214,000/year to $276,000/year (base salary) + bonus + equity
Tools
risk intelligence, travel risk, GPS tracking, mass notification, emergency communications, command center operations
AI focus
Drive adoption of technology and AI-enabled capabilities to improve protective effectiveness, decision speed, and operational efficiency; experience deploying AI-enabled tooling is listed as a qualification.
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