Corporate Security Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Protective Security Manager to lead and enhance their security program. This role combines various security functions into a comprehensive position responsible for safeguarding people, assets, and operations both in the UK and overseas. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in counterintelligence and security management, capable of developing scalable strategies in high-risk environments. With a commitment to fostering a positive security culture, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing organization focused on delivering high-quality intelligence and consultancy services.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Access to Onsite Gym Facilities

Enhanced Leave Policies

Private Healthcare after Two Years

Qualifications

• Experience in UK intelligence, law enforcement, or government protective security.
• Strong knowledge of HMG Security Policy Framework and security requirements.
• Experience in high-risk or post-conflict environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead protective security efforts across the company, including personnel and physical security.
• Develop a coherent Protective Security Plan scalable across operational environments.
• Coordinate risk assessments and targeted interventions.

Skills

Counterintelligence

Insider Threat Management

Personnel Security

Physical Security

Risk Assessment

Incident Response

Security Awareness Training

Cybersecurity Risk Management

Education

Professional Certifications (e.g., SRMC, CPP, PSP)

Tools

ISO 27001

ISO 31000

ISO 31030

Job description

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Prevail Partners is seeking an experienced and adaptable Protective Security Manager to lead all aspects of the company’s protective security programme. This role merges the previously advertised Counter Intelligence & Security Officer role with the planned Facility Security Manager function, creating a single, comprehensive position responsible for protecting our people, assets, operations, and reputation, both in the UK and overseas.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of counterintelligence, insider threat, personnel and physical security, and be capable of shaping and delivering a mature, scalable protective security and resilience strategy across the business. This includes potential readiness to lead protective security in line with UK Government and client security accreditation frameworks, and to support Prevail’s future ambitions in elevated security environments, such as Ukraine.

Key Responsibilities

1. Protective Security Leadership

• Lead all protective security efforts across the company, including personnel, physical, information, and technical security.
• Develop and deliver a coherent Protective Security Plan, scalable across the UK and operational environments such as Ukraine.
• Serve as the company’s lead adviser on facility and corporate security matters, ensuring readiness for compliance with applicable UK Government protective security requirements.
• Act as the lead adviser to the business on protective security policy, incident response, and contingency planning.
• Establish and lead a company-wide Insider Threat Working Group, collaborating with HR, Cyber, and operational leads.
• Develop strategies to detect and mitigate espionage threats, insider risks, and hostile intelligence activity.
• Coordinate the delivery of risk assessments, briefings, and targeted interventions.

1. Security Risk Management & Assurance

• Design and maintain risk-based frameworks to manage security across operations, people, and facilities.
• Oversee vetting and clearance processes, ensuring alignment with UK government standards (e.g., HMG SPF).
• Lead on protective security planning in support of operations in elevated-risk theatres, including Ukraine.
• Support incident management and investigations, including security breaches, suspicious behaviour, or data loss.

1. Security Awareness & Culture

• Lead the company’s security awareness and education programme.
• Deliver briefings, training, and practical guidance across teams, including staff operating in high-risk areas.
• Build a visible and positive protective security culture, embedded across project delivery, corporate functions, and field operations.

Requirements

Required Experience

• Background in UK intelligence, law enforcement, defence, or government protective security roles.
• Proven experience in counterintelligence, insider threat, and facility or personnel security.
• Strong working knowledge of HMG Security Policy Framework and associated government or client security requirements.
• Commercial sector security experience, particularly within critical national infrastructure or regulated environments.
• Experience building and leading protective security functions—ideally from the ground up.
• Ability to operate with discretion, integrity, and credibility with senior stakeholders and across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience supporting security operations in high-risk or post-conflict environments is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity risk and working alongside cyber and IT security colleagues.
• Experience developing training or awareness programmes.
• Professional certifications (e.g., SRMC, CPP, PSP).
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001/31000/31030.

About Us

Prevail Partners delivers high quality intelligence, research and consultancy services to clients ranging from governments and multinational corporations to non-governmental organisations. These services are delivered predominantly across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

We pride ourselves on selecting interesting projects which we believe can genuinely make a difference. You will be joining the company at a time of continued growth, and will be required to support a wide variety of these projects across the whole company.

What We Offer

Competitive salary, salary sacrifice pension, access to onsite gym facilities, enhanced leave policies, and private healthcare after two years at Prevail.