Travel Security Specialist

Control Risks; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability benefits

Employee assistance

Job summary

Control Risks is seeking a Travel Security Specialist to help maintain and enhance duty of care across a global organization. You will support the design, governance, and delivery of an enterprise-wide travel security program aligned with ISO 31030 standards.

The role strengthens TRM operations, improves traveler awareness, and coordinates secure travel for international assignments. A thoughtful communicator with 3+ years in travel security will thrive here.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of travel security or related experience.
• ISO 31030 familiarity preferred.
• Experience producing concise risk assessments.
• Experience supporting international travelers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a central point for travel security inquiries, triaging and escalating issues as appropriate and providing practical safety and security guidance to international travelers.
• Develop and maintain standards for assessing countries and regions of heightened risk, including procedures and traveler mitigation.
• Monitor security, geopolitical, health, and operational developments that may affect traveling employees and provide timely assessments and recommendations.
• Coordinate secure journey management, protective services, and logistics support for high-risk travel.
• Produce travel security assessments and threat briefings to support decision-making.
• Manage responses to security incidents and emergencies affecting international travelers, including communications.
• Maintain records and support reporting on travel security incidents and program activities.
• Develop relationships with internal and external security/providers.
• Support traveler education and awareness initiatives, including pre-travel briefings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of TRM procedures and crisis protocols.

Skills

Travel security

Risk management

Crisis management

Intelligence gathering

Communication

Stakeholder management

Incident response

ISO 31030 familiarity

Travel risk management platforms

Traveler tracking platforms

Tools

Travel risk management platforms

Traveler tracking platforms

Job description

The Travel Security Specialist will help maintain, enhance, and communicate duty of care responsibilities across a global organization. As an integral member of the Travel Risk Management (TRM) team, this role supports the design, governance, and delivery of a comprehensive enterprise-wide travel security program focused on protecting employees traveling internationally and maintaining alignment with ISO 31030 travel risk management standards.

The role will help strengthen the operational continuity, efficiency, and accuracy of the TRM program while improving traveler awareness, preparedness, and engagement.

• Serve as a central point of contact for travel security inquiries, triaging and escalating issues as appropriate and providing practical safety and security guidance to international travelers.
• Develop and maintain standards for assessing countries and regions of heightened risk, including associated operating procedures and traveler mitigation measures.
• Monitor security, geopolitical, health, and operational developments that may affect traveling employees and provide timely assessments and recommendations.
• Coordinate secure journey management, protective services, and logistics support for employees traveling to higher-risk locations.
• Produce travel security assessments, threat briefings, and other intelligence products to support predictive analysis and operational decision-making.
• Manage and coordinate the response to security incidents and emergencies affecting international business travelers, including traveler communication and escalation to appropriate stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records and support reporting on travel security incidents, risks, and program activities.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external security, intelligence, travel, and assistance providers.
• Support traveler education and awareness initiatives, including pre-travel briefings and guidance for elevated-risk destinations.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of travel risk management procedures, standards, and crisis response protocols.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in travel security, corporate security, intelligence, risk management, crisis management, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of travel risk management principles and duty of care responsibilities; familiarity with ISO 31030 is strongly preferred.
• Experience assessing security threats and producing concise, actionable intelligence or risk assessments.
• Experience supporting international travelers or employees operating in higher-risk environments.
• Strong understanding of geopolitical, security, and operational risks that may affect international business travel.
• Ability to effectively manage time-sensitive incidents and appropriately escalation issues in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex risk information into practical guidance for travelers and business stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders, security vendors, travel providers, and assistance partners.
• Experience with travel risk management, mass notification, intelligence, or traveler tracking platforms is preferred.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Flexibility to support urgent travel security incidents outside of normal business hours when required.

• 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 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 $90,000-$95,000per 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.