Manager, Security Protocol (Dignitary & VIP Protection)

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance for any positions. If you are based outside the Los Angeles area, we still welcome your application — we value talent from all geographic backgrounds and want to hear from you if you are able to work on-site in LA.

Role Purpose

You will shape how LA28 protects the dignitaries, VIPs, and Internationally Protected Persons (IPPs) who attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Reporting to the Senior Director, Public Safety, you will lead dignitary protection planning for Security and act as its main counterpart to the Protocol function. In the years leading up to the Games, you will establish protective security operations from the ground up with federal, state, local, international, and host-nation agencies. Your judgment will keep each visit, movement, and venue arrival safe and discreet.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 with transportation, protocol, and law enforcement partners.

• Build protective perimeters, access control, dignitary routes, and emergency procedures into venue operations with design, credentialing, protocol, and security teams.

• Prepare teams and partner agencies through training, tabletop exercises, and rehearsals, then lead Games-time coordination with Protocol.

Required Competencies

• 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.

Valued Experience

• Experience in international, multi-sport event security.