Corporate and Workplace Solutions, Executive Protection Advance Agent , Support, New York City

Goldman Sachs (lateral); New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Executive Protection Advance Agent to deliver discreet protective services and conduct comprehensive advance work for principal movements in a dynamic, global environment.

The role requires planning advances in unfamiliar environments, collaboration with security teams, and ensuring discretion and professionalism in interfacing with senior executives and partners.

Responsibilities

• Advance Planning & Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough advance planning for residences, offices, venues, hotels, airports; map routes, exits, rally points, and medical facilities; produce written reports and briefs.
• Protective Operations: Provide armed close protection; execute secure ground transport; maintain situational awareness; respond to emergencies and incidents; protect schedules and sensitive information.
• Coordination, Reporting & Program Support: Serve as on-site contact during advances; prepare reports; maintain logs and equipment; support events and training; comply with laws and firearms regulations.

Job description

CORPORATE AND WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS Consisting of Corporate Services and Real Estate (CSRE) and the Office of Global Security (OGS), our teams drive productivity and enable the firm's flow of business while ensuring its safety and security. CSRE acquires, develops and manages the firm's global real estate portfolio and delivers innovative market development, document management and hospitality related services to internal partners in the firm. CSRE's vision is to provide the world's best workplace to the people of Goldman Sachs. OGS's mission is to protect the firm's people, assets, and reputation and in doing so provides people protection, physical security, fire safety and crisis management. We look for achievement-oriented, creative individuals who perform at their best in a diverse team environment and are motivated by tangible results.

Position Summary

The Office of Global Security is seeking a highly professional, experienced, and detail-oriented Executive Protection Advance Agent to join our Executive Protection team. This armed position is responsible for delivering discreet, low-profile protective services to designated principals while conducting comprehensive advance work to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks in advance of principal movements. The successful candidate will operate with sound judgment, exceptional situational awareness, and absolute discretion in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment. This role demands an individual capable of independently planning and executing advances in unfamiliar domestic and international environments, while integrating seamlessly into a larger protective detail and/or event security personnel. The agent will consistently represent the firm and its security program with professionalism, integrity, and cultural sensitivity when interfacing with senior executives, clients, government partners, law enforcement, vendors, and the public.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance Planning & Risk Assessment Conduct thorough physical advances of residences, offices, event venues, hotels, restaurants, airports, and other locations prior to principal arrival. Develop and document route analyses, including primary and alternate routes, choke points, safe havens, and en-route medical facilities. Identify and map emergency exits, evacuation routes, rally points, hospital locations, and local emergency services capability. Produce clear, concise written advance reports, security briefs, and trip books with supporting photographs, diagrams, and contact rosters. Assess venue access control, camera coverage, crowd dynamics, media presence, and third-party security posture; recommend and implement mitigation measures. Coordinate logistics with hotel security, venue management, event organizers, aviation and ground transportation providers, local law enforcement, and host-country contacts. Conduct open-source research and, in coordination with intelligence and threat management colleagues, incorporate current threat, geopolitical, health, and civil-unrest information into advance planning.
• Protective Operations Provide armed close protection coverage for designated principals during business movements, both domestically and internationally. Execute secure ground transportation duties as required, including defensive and evasive driving, motorcade positioning, and arrival/departure procedures. Maintain continuous situational awareness; recognize, report, and respond to suspicious behavior, surveillance indicators, and emerging threats. Respond decisively to medical emergencies, fire, evacuation, or security incidents; render first aid, CPR/AED, and bleeding-control care until relieved by emergency medical services. Maintain a discreet, low-profile presence appropriate to the environment, minimizing disruption to the principal's schedule and privacy. Safeguard the confidentiality of executive schedules, travel plans, residences, family details, and all firm-sensitive information.
• Coordination, Reporting & Program Support Serve as the on-site point of contact during advances, providing timely updates to the detail leader, Executive Protection Manager, and Americas Security Operations Center. Prepare after-action reports and lessons-learned documentation; recommend improvements to protocols and standard operating procedures. Maintain accurate records including daily activity logs, incident reports, expense reports, and travel documentation. Ensure all assigned equipment - firearms, communications, medical kits, vehicles, and protective equipment - is maintained, inventoried, and mission-ready. Support special events, board meetings, shareholder meetings, off-sites, and crisis response activations as directed. Participate in ongoing training, requalification, and professional development; contribute to the training of team members and new hires. Comply with all firm policies, applicable laws, licensing conditions, and firearms regulations in every jurisdiction of operation.

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