Lead Investigative Security Agent

apply; Roseland (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP's Global Security Organization (GSO) within Corporate Investigations is hiring Lead Investigative / Executive Protection Agents to join its team in Roseland, New Jersey. You will provide protective and investigative services to safeguard executives, associates, data and assets.

You will plan and conduct investigations, assess threats, interview witnesses, liaison with law enforcement, and prepare detailed reports while collaborating with legal and HR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 10+ years of law enforcement, military, or industry security experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills; ability to interact with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct, and document all aspects of physical protection.
• Assess threats and develop safety plans for executives and associates.
• Interview persons of interest and witnesses.
• Liaise with local, state, and federal law enforcement.
• Prepare detailed reports of complex investigations.
• Interface with management, corporate counsel, and HR.
• Provide fact witness testimony in legal matters.
• Contribute to development of new investigative processes and technologies.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Investigations experience

Executive protection

Risk assessment

Discretion

Crisis response

Travel readiness

Clear writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

ADP is Hiring a Lead Investigative Security Agent-

The Global Security Organization (GSO) within ADP is hiring Lead Investigative / Executive Protection Agents to join its Corporate Investigations Department. These opportunities will be located in Roseland, New Jersey.

The incumbents will join an experienced team who provide investigative and protective services globally to safeguard our executives, ADP's associates, data, assets, and ensure integrity across all business operations.

ADP is a Fortune 250 company with over 50,000 employees and operations in more than 140 countries. Executive Protection Agents offer physical protection to keep our executives and associates safe from potential danger.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Plan, conduct, and document all aspects of physical protection.
• Assess threats and acts of violence against ADP Executives and associates and develop safety plans to address.
• Interview persons of interest and witnesses.
• Utilize various investigative techniques.
• Liaise with Local, State, and Federal law enforcement
• Work as part of a matrixed team of security providers mitigating threats to associates, clients, and visitors. These threats include both natural and human caused.
• Identify, preserve, collect, and analyze testimonial, physical, and digital evidence.
• Obtain, discretely handle, and work with fragmentary evidence to initiate investigations.
• Prepare detailed reports of complex investigations.
• Interface directly with management and representatives from corporate counsel and HR.
• Provide fact witness testimony in legal matters.
• Work with the management, corporate security, and/or corporate counsel on confidential matters.
• Contribute to the development of new processes and technologies improving the investigative process.
• Collect testimonial, digital, and physical evidence
• Make recommendations to the Sr. Director of Investigative Ops and Vice President of Converged Security Services to improve processes.
• Operate independently and within a team while exercising superb judgment and discretion.
• Contribute as a subject matter expert.

To Succeed In This Role:

You’ll have a bachelor's degree OR equivalent.

Required Qualifications:

10+ years of law enforcement, military, or industry security experience.

Required Skills:

• Interpersonal / Communication: Ability to interact effectively with senior level management, strong interviewing skills, discrete and professional, ability to influence others to achieve results, effective business writing skills, knowledge of and sensitivity to country norms and practices.
• Demonstrated experience in performing investigations acquired through practical experience in the public, government, or private sectors.
• Prior Executive Protection experience
• Willing to work long hours, weekend, and holidays.
• Accompany executives during travel (both domestic and international)
• Regularly assess risks, vulnerabilities and threats.
• Must be adaptable, resourceful, flexible, self-motivated and discreet.
• Worthy of trust, integrity and confidence
• Respond to emergencies and medical aid
• Excellent driving record with professional training
• Knowledge of security protocols and procedures
• Strong communication skills (verbal/written)
• Strong attention to details
• Must use good judgement.
• Professional appearance and physically fit
• Excellent analytic skills
• Experience with conducting site, motorcade, protective intelligence advances domestically and abroad.
• Capable of operating solo or part of team.
• Law enforcement or industry-specific knowledge regarding common tools and techniques utilized in investigations of misconduct and fraudulent activities.
• A strong sense of accountability, integrity, and mission.
• Ability to creatively problem solve and respond in a confident manner during a crisis.
• HR218 certification or the ability to obtain and maintain a concealed firearm permit.
• Requires valid Passport and ability to Travel on short notice.
• Ability to obtain Federal Air Marshal Certification and credentials

Preferred Skills:

Candidates with some or all the following skills and experience are preferred.

• Executive Protection and Event Security (domestic and international)
• Completed advance Executive Protection Training (U.S. Secret Service)
• Completion of the Reid Technique training, FBI Interview and Interrogation Course, or other national or state accredited law enforcement interview and interrogation school
• Ability and trained in Performing Threat Assessments which involve acts of violence
• Experience with conducting physical site security surveys for large scale events
• Identification, preservation, and analysis of digital forensic evidence
• Conducting investigations in a technical, digital environment requiring the identification of relevant digital evidence.
• Preferred Certifications:

o (Medical) CPR, First Aid, Bleeding Control, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic

o Certified Threat Manager (ATAP)

• First responder experience responding to criminal acts or medical emergencies
• Bilingual proficiency is a plus

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