Country Director, High-Threat Operations – Venezuela

Silent Professionals; Venezuela; On-site; VES 286,066,761 - 349,637,152; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Flexible travel

Job summary

Silent Professionals in Venezuela seeks a Country Director to lead high-threat security operations across client programs. You will command in-country operations, set force posture, and serve as the senior representative to clients and authorities.

The role requires 15+ years of experience in high-threat environments, Spanish proficiency, and fitness for austere deployment. This is a full-time contractor position with on-call duties and discussion on start date.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of high-threat security operations experience, with recent operational security experience in Venezuela.
• Significant private sector experience directing operations in non-permissive environments without government support infrastructure.
• Demonstrated command across large multi-site and solo advisory postures; incident/crisis leadership.

Responsibilities

• Exercise operational command of all Employer security operations in Venezuela across multiple client programs.
• Determine force posture (overt, low-profile, covert; static or mobile; team or solo) and adjust as conditions dictate.
• Serve as Employer’s senior representative to clients, embassy RSOs, insurers, local counsel, and authorities.
• Develop and maintain site security plans, movement protocols, medical and evacuation plans, and emergency action plans.
• Conduct rehearsals and readiness validation for all contingency plans.
• Enforce standards, rules for use of force, and discipline.
• Lead serious incident response including kidnap/extortion and medical emergencies.
• Reports directly to the Director of Operations.

Skills

Executive Protection

Guard Operations

Logistics

Medical

Other Operations

PSD - Foreign Security Management

Job description

Job Title: Country Director, High-Threat Operations – Venezuela

Position: Contract (F/T)

Salary: $438,000 / Year

Location: Venezuela

Job ID: 161171

Employment Type: F/T Contractor (1099)

Start Date: Discussed with employer

Job Description

Employer is a U.S. private security firm with a portfolio of high-threat protective operations in Venezuela and is seeking a Country Director to hold operational command of all of its in-country operations across several concurrent client programs.

Venezuela is a post-transition, post-earthquake operating environment with an unstable power grid, degraded medical infrastructure, active armed groups, routine checkpoint friction, and elevated kidnap and extortion risk. There is no host-nation, military, or government agency support structure behind these operations so candidates must have demonstrated prior experience directing high-threat security operations with little to no support systems in place.

Vacation days and flexible travel is offered with this position; however, the Country Manager will be expected to be on-call at all times and available to manage issues that may arise with operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Exercise operational command of all Employer security operations in Venezuela across multiple concurrent client programs
• Determine force posture (overt, low-profile, or covert protection; static or mobile; team or solo advisor) and adjust as conditions dictate
• Serve as Employer’s senior representative in country to clients, embassy RSOs (where appropriate), insurers, local counsel, and authorities
• Develop and maintain site security plans, movement protocols, PACE communications plans, medical and CASEVAC plans, and emergency action and country evacuation plans
• Conduct rehearsals and readiness validation for all contingency plans
• Enforce standards, rules for the use of force, and discipline
• Command serious incident response: kidnap and extortion response coordination with Employer’s crisis cell and insurers, medical emergencies, natural disaster response, and evacuation execution
• Reports directly to the Director of Operations

Minimum Qualifications

• MUST have 15+ years of high-threat security operations experience, with recent operational security experience in Venezuela
• MUST have significant private sector experience conducting operations in non-permissive environments WITHOUT government support infrastructure (no QRF, no MEDEVAC chain, no diplomatic top cover). This will be verified in detail during screening.
• Demonstrated command across the full operational spectrum: large multi-site guard forces, small teams, solo low-profile advisory roles, overt and covert protective postures, and static and mobile operations
• Prior experience leading or directing real-world crisis incidents (not exercises/training); hostage rescue experience is heavily weighted
• Have high-level Spanish language proficiency
• Must be medically and physically fit for extended austere deployment
• Qualified candidates must pass extensive vetting process
• Strong judgment, professionalism, and discretion
• Valid U.S. Passport with current availability

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior U.S. military SOF backgrounds
• Experience supporting corporate and/or UHNW principals in a high-threat environment
• Familiarity with executive aviation logistics

Required Skills

• Executive Protection
• Guard Operations
• Logistics
• Medical
• Other Operations
• PSD - Foreign Security Management