Elite Executive Protection Specialist

Jobless; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UG Advanced Protection provides discreet, intelligence-led protection for private principals, families, and the environments they move through. Our model is continuity-based: consistent personnel, stable leadership, and long-term relationships rather than rotating coverage.

We hire experienced professionals who value long-term responsibility over visibility. Advanced Protection Operator role focuses on close personal protection, travel security, and risk mitigation for designated principals.

Qualifications

• Valid security licenses appropriate to assignment (state security guard).
• Valid armed credential where armed posture is required.
• Minimum two (2) years of verifiable experience in executive protection or equivalent security operations.
• Experience conducting protective advances, secure transportation operations, and threat assessments.
• Completion of a recognized executive protection training program.
• Current BLS/AED and basic first aid or trauma-response certification.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record and ability to be insured.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally with limited notice.
• Ability to pass a comprehensive background investigation
• Clean criminal history consistent with armed licensing eligibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Professional appearance and sound decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide discreet close protection coverage for principals during residential, transit, workplace, travel, and public-engagement movements.
• Conduct advance reconnaissance of venues, routes, accommodations, and event locations; identify vulnerabilities and develop contingency, evacuation, and emergency action plans.
• Perform continuous threat assessment and surveillance detection; recognize and respond to hostile indicators, suspicious activity, and escalating situations.
• Execute residential security assessments and support Residential Security Team (RST) operations when assigned.
• Operate as part of a protective detail while maintaining formation discipline, communications protocols, and coordination with detail leadership.
• Provide secure driving and motorcade support, including defensive and evasive driving techniques when required.
• Maintain proficiency in emergency medical response, including trauma care, CPR, AED utilization, and casualty management until EMS arrival.
• Liaise professionally with venue security, law enforcement, household staff, family office personnel, vendors, aviation partners, and event personnel.
• Maintain readiness and accountability of assigned vehicles, communications equipment, medical kits, protective equipment, and operational gear.
• Maintain proficiency in communications systems, tracking technologies, protective intelligence platforms, and security technologies utilized by the organization.
• Represent the organization and client with professionalism, discretion, and exceptional customer-service standards at all times.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Executive protection

Threat assessment

Education

Executive protection training

Job description

UG Advanced Protection provides discreet, intelligence-led protection for private principals, families, and the environments they move through. Our model is continuity-based: consistent personnel, stable leadership, and long-term relationships rather than rotating coverage.

We hire experienced professionals who value long-term responsibility over visibility. Advanced Protection Operator role focuses on close personal protection, travel security, and risk mitigation for designated principals.