Manager, Security Protocol (Dignitary & VIP Protection)

The role

You will lead dignitary protection planning for Security and act as the main counterpart to the Protocol function. You will establish protective security operations from the ground up with various agencies to protect dignitaries, VIPs, and Internationally Protected Persons.

What you will do

• Lead liaison with federal, state, local, international, and host-nation agencies on dignitary, VIP, and IPP security operations.
• Develop protective security CONOPS, SOPs, threat assessments, and contingency plans for Olympic and Paralympic Family members and foreign delegations.
• Plan secure arrivals, departures, motorcades, and transfer points across airports, hotels, and venues.
• Build protective perimeters, access control, dignitary routes, and emergency procedures into venue operations.
• Prepare teams and partner agencies through training, tabletop exercises, and rehearsals.
• Lead Games-time coordination with Protocol.

Required qualifications

• 8-10+ years in dignitary protection, executive protection, protocol security, protective intelligence, or major event security across government, law enforcement, military, or large-scale events.
• Strong understanding of National Special Security Event (NSSE) operations, IPP requirements, protective detail coordination, access control, and multi-agency security frameworks.
• Understanding of venue security design, security overlays, transportation operations, access management, security perimeters, and protective infrastructure for large-scale events.
• Proven ability to develop operational plans, conduct risk assessments, and make sound decisions under pressure during incidents and contingency response.
• Strong communication and relationship skills to lead cross-functional teams, facilitate training, and influence agencies, diplomatic representatives, and executive-level stakeholders.
• Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• Ability to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Ability to perform work requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment.

Nice to have

• Experience in international, multi-sport event security.
• Experience working with federal, state, or local government.
• Experience planning motorcade operations, secure arrivals, and transfer points.
• Experience partnering with protocol teams on foreign delegation visits.
• Experience working within live event command and coordination structures.

Benefits

• Ownership of dignitary and VIP protective operations at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Daily work alongside federal, state, local, and international protective agencies and partners.
• A high-trust team that values sound judgment, discretion, and practical decisions.
• Major event security leadership experience that stays with you well beyond 2028.

Before you apply

• LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.
• If based outside the Los Angeles area, you must be able to work on-site in LA.

About the company

LA28 is the organization responsible for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.