Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Senior Executive Protection Analyst - GSOC, Night Shift

Security & Protective ServicesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience is required.
At least three years of experience in a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), protective intelligence, executive protection, security operations, or a comparable corporate security environment is required.
Demonstrated experience monitoring threats to executives, conducting travel or event risk assessments, and supporting executive protection operations is required.
Proficiency in global risk event monitoring, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and social media research, investigative platforms, incident management, and security monitoring and reporting tools is required.
The ability to lead shift operations, prioritize competing requirements, provide clear direction, and make sound decisions during high-pressure or time-sensitive incidents is required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required, 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 is required.
The ability to train, coach, and support analysts, including facilitating drills and reinforcing standard operating procedures, is required.
Strong judgment, discretion, professionalism, and the ability to handle sensitive executive and security information appropriately are required.
The ability to work flexible hours, including day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts, based on operational requirements is required.

Responsibilities

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, directing 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 real-time assessment of incidents affecting executives, coordinate appropriate responses with internal and external stakeholders, and escalate critical matters in a timely manner.
Maintain continuity of operations through shift handovers, clear documentation, and 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 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 paid time off, ensure timesheet compliance, and maintain service continuity.
Perform the full responsibilities of an Executive Protection Analyst as needed to maintain coverage and service quality.
Work four 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, followed by four days off, as part of 24/7/365 coverage.

Desired Qualifications

Prior lead or supervisory experience is preferred.

Senior Executive Protection Analyst - GSOC - Night Shift

Control Risks · San Jose, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-15

Salary: USD 85,000–89,000

Workplace: on_site

Department: CAT 2 - AMER

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.

Requirements

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.

Benefits

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 Risks participates in 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.

Apply

Apply at Control Risks

About the Company

Control Risks

Specialist risk consultancy ensuring secure operations

Control Risks provides specialist risk consultancy that helps organisations become secure, compliant and resilient in a world of changing risks. It works across disciplines, technologies and geographies, delivering insight and intelligence to help clients focus resources, prepare for crises, resolve issues, and realise opportunities. Its approach emphasizes turning uncertainty into guidance and gives leaders reassurance from the boardroom to remote locations. Compared with competitors, it combines broad, cross-disciplinary risk expertise with global reach and actionable insights to bring order to chaos. The company’s goal is to help clients succeed by enabling sensible risk-taking and sustainable growth.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1975

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Control Risks

See more jobs