Division Vice President

Admiral Security Services; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 235,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Company vehicle program

Performance bonus

Job summary

Admiral Security Services seeks a Division Vice President to lead the National Capital Division with full P&L, client relationships, and growth accountability.

You will shape strategy, oversee operations, and drive profitability across the division while building a high-performing leadership team and scalable processes. This executive role requires proven security services leadership, strategic vision, and collaboration with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership with full P&L accountability for a major division.
• Proven ability to drive growth, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Strong communication with clients, partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience in security services or comparable contracting environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for the National Capital Division.
• Maintain full P&L responsibility including revenue growth and budgeting.
• Develop and execute strategic operating plans aligned with company goals.
• Drive profitable growth through client relationships and new business development.
• Lead sales, proposals, and strategic account development.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L management

Client relationship management

Operational excellence

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Education

College degree preferred

Job description

Overview

This is a high-impact executive leadership opportunity for a proven security services professional to guide a major regional division, influence business strategy, strengthen client partnerships, and help shape the continued growth of Admiral Security Services in one of the nation’s most important markets.

The Division Vice President is a senior regional executive responsible for leading the National Capital Division with full operational, financial, client relationship, and growth accountability. This leader will oversee business operations across the division, drive profitable growth, strengthen service delivery, and implement scalable processes that support continued expansion. The successful candidate will bring proven security services leadership, strong P and L discipline, and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, industry associations, strategic partners, and internal stakeholders.

• Implementing best practices, operating procedures, and performance standards that improve consistency, accountability, and service quality.
• Leading quality management programs that measure service performance, reinforce client expectations, and support continuous improvement across the division.
• Ensuring efficient, cost-effective deployment of labor, management resources, technology, and support functions
• Strengthening branch operations, field leadership, client support, and key management talent throughout the division
• Growing the division through client retention, new business development, operational excellence, and disciplined financial management

Compensation range: $235,000-$245,000 base salary

Performance Bonus: Eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 25% of base salary, based on company criteria and subject to company discretion.

Signing Bonus: $10,000

Company Vehicle Program: The Division Vice President is eligible to select a vehicle within established company parameters, subject to company policy.

Benefits: Admiral Security Services offers a complete benefits program, including comprehensive single and family medical coverage with generous employer cost-sharing, dental, vision, flexible spending account, free employee life insurance, supplemental life insurance for employees and family, short-term disability, long-term disability, voluntary accident and illness plans, 401(k) with annual discretionary match, generous tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid training, paid membership for professional associations including ASIS, BOMA, IREM, and IFPO, paid fees for professional certifications including CPP, PSP, PCI, and PMP, and the opportunity for advancement.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Division Vice President will provide senior leadership, strategic direction, and day-to-day executive oversight for the National Capital Division while upholding Admiral Security Services’ mission, values, client commitments, and standards of operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing executive leadership for division operations, management teams, field leadership, client service delivery, and business performance.
• Maintaining full profit and loss responsibility for the division, including revenue growth, profitability, budgeting, labor management, cash flow, and financial performance against established goals.
• Developing and executing strategic operating plans that align with company objectives, support long-term growth, strengthen client retention, and improve operational consistency.
• Driving profitable growth through client relationship management, new business development, market expansion, operational excellence, and disciplined financial management.
• Leading sales and business development efforts to increase market share while supporting proposal strategy, client presentations, contract retention, and strategic account development.
• Monitoring operating and financial results against plans, budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators, and taking corrective action where needed.
• Building, developing, and strengthening a high-performing management team capable of supporting complex client portfolios, rapid growth, and consistent service delivery.
• Establishing and improving operational infrastructure, including systems, processes, procedures, staffing models, workforce deployment, reporting practices, and accountability measures.
• Measuring the effectiveness of internal and external operational processes and implementing improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, responsiveness, and client satisfaction.
• Ensuring division leadership and employees understand, embrace, and are accountable for operating objectives, service expectations, compliance requirements, and performance standards.
• Providing prompt, accurate, and meaningful reports to senior leadership regarding operational performance, financial results, client issues, risk areas, staffing trends, and business opportunities.
• Serving as the senior regional representative for Admiral Security Services with clients, prospective clients, business partners, vendors, industry associations, government agencies, and other external stakeholders.
• Maintaining ongoing communication and alignment with executive leadership to support company priorities, resolve business issues, and advance strategic initiatives.
• Fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, ethical conduct, service excellence, employee development, and continuous improvement.
• Performing other duties and executive responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Personality Traits & Skills

The successful candidate will demonstrate the executive presence, judgment, integrity, communication skills, and leadership discipline necessary to lead a complex regional division with significant clients, employee, financial, and operational responsibilities.

Key traits and skills include:

• Unquestioned integrity, sound judgment, and a strong ethical foundation, with a demonstrated commitment to professionalism, respect, inclusion, and fair employment practices.
• Executive presence and polished interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with clients, senior leadership, employees, vendors, community partners, and industry stakeholders.
• A respectful, constructive, and accountable leadership style that supports company objectives, builds trust, and promotes a culture of service excellence.
• Strong people leadership skills, including the ability to recruit, develop, coach, motivate, and retain high-performing management and field leadership teams.
• Proven ability to lead in a fast-paced, complex, and changing operating environment while maintaining composure, clarity, responsiveness, and sound decision-making.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate company priorities into practical operating plans, measurable objectives, and sustained performance improvement.
• Financial discipline and analytical capability, including experience working with budgets, labor management, profitability goals, financial reporting, and performance metrics.
• Strong client relationship skills, including a consultative approach to service delivery, issue resolution, account retention, and long-term partnership development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, deliver effective presentations, and communicate expectations across all levels of the organization.
• Innovative and solutions-oriented thinking, with the ability to evaluate current practices, introduce practical improvements, and align new ideas with strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with executive leadership, peers, direct reports, support departments, clients, and external partners.
• Strong performance management skills, including the ability to set expectations, hold leaders accountable, address performance concerns, and recognize superior results.
• Commitment to employee development, leadership growth, customer service excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to support sensitive employee relations matters, workplace investigations, client concerns, and operational challenges with discretion, fairness, and professionalism.
• Willingness and ability to complete all required background screening, drug testing, and company onboarding requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with full P and L management responsibilities preferably in contract guard force industry.
• Previous experience as a Division Vice President, Regional Vice President, Area Vice President, Vice President of Operations, or comparable senior operations executive overseeing a significant business unit.
• College degree preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office.
• Valid driver’s license.
• The selected candidate will be required to complete drug testing and background screening.