Manager, Security Protocol (Dignitary & VIP Protection)

Leads dignitary protection planning for Security at LA28, protecting dignitaries, VIPs, and Internationally Protected Persons attending the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Reporting to the Senior Director, Public Safety, the postholder acts as Security's main counterpart to the Protocol function and builds protective security operations from the ground up with federal, state, local, international, and host-nation agencies. The role requires sound judgment to keep each visit, movement, and venue arrival safe and discreet.

• Lead liaison with federal, state, local, international, and host-nation agencies on dignitary, VIP, and IPP security operations.
• Develop protective security CONOPS, SOPs, threat assessments, and contingency plans for Olympic and Paralympic Family members and foreign delegations.
• Plan secure arrivals, departures, motorcades, and transfer points across airports, hotels, and venues with transportation, protocol, and law enforcement partners.
• Build protective perimeters, access control, dignitary routes, and emergency procedures into venue operations with design, credentialing, protocol, and security teams.
• Prepare teams and partner agencies through training, tabletop exercises, and rehearsals, then lead Games-time coordination with Protocol.
• Perform other duties as required, with the role evolving over time and potentially including operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• 8-10+ years in dignitary protection, executive protection, protocol security, protective intelligence, or major event security across government, law enforcement, military, or large-scale events.
• Strong understanding of National Special Security Event (NSSE) operations, IPP requirements, protective detail coordination, access control, and multi-agency security frameworks.
• Understanding of venue security design, security overlays, transportation operations, access management, security perimeters, and protective infrastructure for large-scale events.
• Proven ability to develop operational plans, conduct risk assessments, and make sound decisions under pressure during incidents and contingency response.
• Strong communication and relationship skills to lead cross-functional teams, facilitate training, and influence agencies, diplomatic representatives, and executive-level stakeholders.

• Experience in international, multi-sport event security.
• Experience working with federal, state, or local government.
• Experience planning motorcade operations, secure arrivals, and transfer points.
• Experience partnering with protocol teams on foreign delegation visits.
• Experience working within live event command and coordination structures.

• Onsite work in the Downtown Los Angeles-based office is required.
• LA28 does not provide relocation assistance; candidates based outside the Los Angeles area are welcome to apply if able to work on-site in LA.
• The majority of work is conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The office has an open floorplan; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Hours may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.

• Ownership of dignitary and VIP protective operations at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Daily work alongside federal, state, local, and international protective agencies and partners.
• A high-trust team that values sound judgment, discretion, and practical decisions.
• Major event security leadership experience that stays with you well beyond 2028.