Senior Executive Protection Analyst - GSOC - Night Shift

Control Risks Group; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

401(k) Retirement

Life and AD&D

Disability Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Control Risks is seeking a Senior Executive Protection Analyst to support a major technology client within its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). The role blends protective intelligence and executive protection monitoring with shift-level leadership, overseeing global executive security, including traveling C‑Suite leaders.

The position operates on a 4x12 night shift (7:00 pm–7:00 am), 4 days on, 4 days off, with night coverage. Hybrid work arrangements are supported where possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years in GSOC/protective intelligence/security operations.
• Experience leading shift operations and coordinating incidents.
• Proficiency with OSINT, social media research, and security reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct monitoring and protective intelligence support for the client’s executive population, including globally traveling C‑Suite executives.
• Serve as senior point of contact during the shift, directing analysts and ensuring monitoring, reporting, and response activities.
• Identify, assess, and communicate threats to executives using OSINT and security intelligence tools.
• Develop and review executive-level risk assessments for travel, venues and events; lead live monitoring for movements and events.
• Lead real-time incident assessment, coordinate responses with stakeholders, escalate critical matters promptly.
• Maintain shift handovers, documentation, and transfer of critical information.
• Oversee quality control of intelligence reports, alerts, and incident documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Threat monitoring

OSINT

Communication

Analytical reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

OSINT platforms

Investigation platforms

Security monitoring tools

Job description

Control Risks is looking for a Senior Executive Protection Analyst to support a major technology client within its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). This role combines protective intelligence and executive protection monitoring with shift-level leadership responsibilities. The Senior Analyst will oversee the security and safety of the client’s global executive population, including C‑Suite leaders during travel, while providing operational direction, quality control, incident leadership, and guidance to other analysts.

This position will cover 24/7/365 on a 4x12 shift schedule night shift schedule. This will require the candidate to work 4 days on of 12 hour shifts, followed by 4 days off. This role will cover night shifts 7:00 pm-7:00 am.

• Provide direct monitoring and protective intelligence support for the client’s executive population, including C‑Suite executives based globally and traveling internationally.

• Serve as the senior point of contact during the assigned shift, providing direction to analysts and ensuring monitoring, reporting, and response activities are completed efficiently and in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Identify, assess, and communicate threats to executives and personnel using OSINT, social media monitoring, investigative platforms, and security intelligence tools.
• Develop and review executive-focused threat, travel, city, venue, and event risk assessments, and lead live monitoring for executive movements and high‑profile events as required.
• Lead the real‑time assessment of incidents affecting executives, coordinate the appropriate response with internal and external stakeholders, and escalate critical matters in a timely manner.
• Maintain continuity of operations through effective shift handovers, clear documentation, and the accurate transfer of executive protection and threat information.
• Proofread, vet, and quality‑control intelligence reports, alerts, incident documentation, and other GSOC products before dissemination.
• Liaise with executive protection, corporate security, travel security, emergency management, human resources, and other relevant stakeholders on global risk events and incidents.
• Provide training, guidance, coaching, and operational support to analysts, including leading drills and reinforcing established procedures.
• Identify process gaps and operational risks, recommend improvements, and support the development and refinement of protective intelligence protocols, escalation procedures, and response plans.
• Participate in hiring processes, collaborate with Talent Acquisition, and ensure team alignment with client expectations.
• Manage team schedules, approve PTO, ensure timesheet compliance, and maintain service continuity.
• Perform the full responsibilities of an Executive Protection Analyst as needed to maintain coverage and service quality.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Three or more years of experience in a GSOC, protective intelligence, executive protection, security operations, or a comparable corporate security environment; prior lead or supervisory experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring threats to executives, conducting travel or event risk assessments, and supporting executive protection operations.
• Proficiency in global risk event monitoring, OSINT and social media research, investigative platforms, incident management, and security monitoring and reporting tools.
• Ability to lead shift operations, prioritize competing requirements, provide clear direction, and make sound decisions during high‑pressure or time‑sensitive incidents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief stakeholders at all levels and produce clear, accurate, and actionable intelligence products.
• Experience reviewing and quality‑controlling analytical products, incident reports, and operational handovers.
• Ability to train, coach, and support analysts, including facilitating drills and reinforcing standard operating procedures.
• Strong judgment, discretion, professionalism, and the ability to handle sensitive executive and security information appropriately.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts, based on operational requirements.

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in‑person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000-89,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Control Risksparticipatesin the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre‑screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.