Executive Protection Team Lead

Pinkerton; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinkerton is seeking an Executive Protection Team Lead in Bengaluru to ensure the safety of an HNI principal through dedicated close protection and movement planning. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years in executive protection, along with strong observational skills and discretion.

This role requires fitness and the ability to anticipate threats while managing daily routines and social engagements discreetly. The company values integrity, vigilance, and excellence in its employees.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of hands-on Close Protection / Executive Protection experience.
• Strong observational and threat assessment skills.
• Physically fit, agile, mentally alert, and stress resilient.

Responsibilities

• Deliver close protection to the principal during daily routines.
• Maintain constant situational awareness and threat anticipation.
• Conduct advance reconnaissance and route planning.

Skills

Close Protection Experience

Threat Assessment

Physical Fitness

Coordination

Discretion

Job description

Overview

170+ Years Strong. Industry Leader. Global Impact.

At Pinkerton, the mission is to protect our clients. To do this, we provide enterprise risk management services and programs specifically designed for each client. Pinkerton employees are one of our most important assets and critical to the delivery of world‑class solutions. Bonded together, we share a commitment to integrity, vigilance, and excellence.

Pinkerton is an inclusive employer who seeks candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our network of industry subject matter experts.

The Executive Protection Team Lead is responsible for providing dedicated close protection to an HNI principal in Bangalore. The role involves direct personal security, movement planning, advance work, and real‑time coordination to ensure the principal’s safety at all times. The position demands high levels of alertness, discretion, physical fitness, and professionalism, consistent with Pinkerton’s global EP delivery standards.

Responsibilities

• Represent Pinkerton’s core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
• Deliver close protection to the principal during daily routines, meetings, events, and travel.
• Maintain constant situational awareness and threat anticipation while remaining unobtrusive.
• Ensure the principal’s safety without disrupting lifestyle, business, or social engagements.
• Conduct advance reconnaissance, route planning, and location risk assessments.
• Identify primary, secondary, and emergency routes for all movements.
• Liaise with venues, residential security teams, and local authorities as required.
• Act immediately and decisively in response to threats, medical emergencies, or incidents.
• Implement evacuation, defensive, or contingency protocols as per SOPs.
• Report incidents promptly and accurately through established reporting channels.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Five years of hands on Close Protection / Executive Protection experience.

• Strong observational and threat assessment skills.
• Physically fit, agile, mentally alert, and stress resilient.
• Excellent coordination and situational decision making ability.
• High levels of discretion, loyalty, and integrity.
• Familiarity with Bangalore routes, traffic patterns, and local security dynamics.

Working Conditions

With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to effectively perform all essential functions;

• Regular computer usage.
• Occasional reaching and lifting of small objects and operating office equipment.
• Frequent sitting, standing, and/or walking.
• Travel, as required.

Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer to all applicants and positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any protected status by local, state, federal or country‑specific law.