Senior Manager, Security Operations Center

Global Guardian • McLean, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager of the Command Center serves as the operational lead for the fully managed 24 x 7 x 365 Command Center supporting Success Academy (SA). The role functions as the primary client facing authority responsible for incident intake, triage, escalation, monitoring, and resolution across designated SA locations. The Senior Manager ensures the Command Center operates as a centralized incident management hub, replacing manual processes with standardized, serialized workflows. This position has real time decision authority, oversees escalation protocols, and ensures adherence to jointly developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Requirements

• Five to seven years of global security, surveillance, and counter-surveillance operations experience, or a related field.
• Senior-level experience working in a GSOC.
• Experienced in use of OSINT intelligence and investigative tools.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Analytical and data manipulation experience, using data quickly to make decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree preferred.
• Crisis management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated personal and physical security management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; foreign language skills a plus.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Experience managing complex projects.
• Ability to manage geographically dispersed teams and de-escalate situations effectively.
• Ability to maintain composure in dealing with authorities, executives, clients, staff, and others under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Alignment with Success Academy’s principles of corporate culture and goals (see Appendix).

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact and direction for all Global Guardian operations personnel and is responsible for overseeing the Command Center.
• Oversee the core operational and intelligence functions of the Command Center, including but not limited to (Operations) the intake, triage and response for incident calls according to established SOPs, monitoring of responses through resolution, etc.; (Intelligence) the collection, quality control, training, and delivery of Command Center intelligence products.
• Manage and provide quality control over the production of the Daily Briefs.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and reference point for Command Center analysts.
• Manage all staff in accordance with established Global Guardian and Success Academy policies and guidelines.
• Direct activities to ensure that the Command Center provides support for the threat rating database, threat alert system, and business intelligence services in addition to any client proprietary systems, security databases, and other intelligence monitoring systems.
• Liaise and manage relationships with all relevant SA internal and external stakeholders.
• Administer and control the schedule of the Command Center staff, including other administrative and resource management responsibilities delegated by the Deputy Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager