Executive Protection Specialist

UG Solutions; Davidson (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UG Advanced Protection seeks an Experienced Advanced Protection Operator to provide close personal protection, travel security, and risk mitigation for designated principals and their families. You will integrate intelligence with operations, conduct advance work, and enforce security protocols with precision in fast-paced environments.

The role requires exceptional judgment, adaptability, and a low-profile protective posture, with ability to travel and work across varied settings while

Qualifications

• Active executive protection or close protection experience.
• Threat assessment and risk mitigation experience.
• Comfort with complex travel and high-pressure settings.

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 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 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.
• Represent the organization and client with professionalism, discretion, and exceptional customer-service standards at all times.

Skills

Executive protection

Close protection

Threat assessment

Security operations

Domestic/international travel

Driver's license

Education

Executive protection training

Job description

UG Advanced Protection seeks an Experienced Advanced Protection Operator to provide close personal protection, travel security, and risk mitigation for designated principals and their families. You will integrate intelligence with operations, conduct advance work, and enforce security protocols with precision in fast-paced environments.

The role requires exceptional judgment, adaptability, and a low-profile protective posture, with ability to travel and work across varied settings while