Regional Protective Specialist

Aon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading risk management company is seeking a Regional Protective Specialist to manage security risks and incident responses. This role involves advising senior leaders and collaborating with various teams to implement protective strategies across multiple locations. The ideal candidate will have experience in crisis management and a proactive approach to security initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Global Wellbeing Days

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working solutions

Qualifications

• Experience in managing security risks and crisis management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with various teams.
• Knowledge of OSINT reviews and protective intelligence assessments.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders on protective strategies.
• Collaborate with international teams on security initiatives.
• Review performance metrics for security vendors and teams.

Skills

Operational management

Emergency response

Crisis management

Cross-collaboration

Protective intelligence assessments

Job description

Regional Protective Specialist

Have you successfully managed security risks and incident response across multiple sites or regions with varying threat environments?

Are you interested in working with a tight-knit team of professionals tasked with closing security vulnerabilities of our people?

Would you like to have daily exposure and interactions with senior leaders and have responsibility for protective initiatives? If so, this may be the role for you!

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our London office, with additional consideration to the offices of Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Your impact as a Regional Protective Specialist:

• Advising senior leaders on protective strategies balancing strategic and tactical demands.
• Collaborating across Aon expertise, resources and solutions across various practices and geographies and building an internal network.
• Review performance metrics for security vendors, executive protection teams, and associated physical security teams.
• Work on site-specific risk assessments, travel security plans, or crisis management frameworks.
• Meeting with regional business unit leaders to discuss upcoming travel, security concerns, client engagements.

As a Regional Protective Specialist, you will join a global team of security professionals responsible for a broad range of people safety initiatives with specific focus on ensuring the safety, security, and privacy of designated senior corporate executives, and high-risk personnel. The role requires advanced planning, operational execution, and coordination of protective strategies in alignment with corporate risk tolerance, executive preferences, and business priorities. The ideal candidate brings a balance of discretion, professionalism, situational awareness, and service-oriented protection experience.

How this opportunity is different

The role is an opportunity to join a growing and evolving team that values and promotes individual contributions. It’s more than just interacting with security personnel; you will intersect with other colleagues across the Risk Capital and Human Capital landscape looking to find innovative and inclusive risk mitigations to safeguard our colleagues and our firm. This role sits between operational execution and strategic oversight, allowing you to utilize your experience and intuition to influence and deliver high-profile, impactful decisions across the firm and its employees.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Manage day-to-day operational activities within span of control, to include protective advances, emergency response, and crisis management across multiple locations.
• Able to establish effective cross-collaboration with internal intelligence and investigations teams, global security operations center, in-network security vendors, and local law enforcement to proactively identify and mitigate threats.
• Conduct protective intelligence assessments, advance planning, and ongoing OSINT reviews to identify vulnerabilities and develop proactive measures to mitigate potential threats.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. You can request accommodations by emailing [e-mail] or your recruiter. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure a fair and equitable experience.