Executive Protection Agent - FOG

The Basics

As an Executive Protection Agent, you will join the Executive Protection Field Operations Group, a team of motivated and highly skilled professionals who provide close protection and estate security for the CEO’s immediate family, the Executive Chairman, and other Tanium Executives as needed. Our ideal candidate will be a well-trained and experienced security professional that is proactive, motivated, and customer service oriented. It is imperative that agents taking this role practice consistent good judgement and maintain the trust of their leadership and those they protect.

What You'll Do

• Incorporate Tanium Mission and Values into all decisions and actions
• Responsible for making operational decisions that enhance safety for the principals
• Support the Global Security mission, Executive Protection details, and Tanium Executives if needed
• Demonstrate effective communication with the principals, visitors, and other team members
• Be accountable for their decisions, actions, and communications
• Responsible for safeguarding the CEO, his family, and their private property located at the residence
• Promote and establish effective working relationships with principals, staff, and team members
• Support EPFOG new hire and EPPAG cross-training
• Collaborate on the development of EPFOG standard operating procedures
• Maintain and input all pertinent info all security logs
• Effectively perform transports for CEO’s family
• Ensuring EPFOG vehicles are maintained
• Receive, document, and communicate all deliveries
• Serve as the primary point of contact in place of EPFOG Team Lead, when needed
• Ready and able upon request to support other teams within the Global Security mission to help safeguard Tanium’s people, assets, and reputation
• Responsible for providing transportation for the CEO’s family upon request
• Agents must always conduct themselves with Tanium's best interests
• Other duties as assigned by Head of Executive Protection and Operations
• Travel in support of the EPPAG
• Monitor, Track, and assist with all movements of principals
• Occasionally operate and assist in maintaining CEO boat
• Occasionally perform duties in a corporate office environment

What We're Looking For

• BA/BS and/or equivalent work experience preferred
• Industry Experience: Government, Military, Law Enforcement, and/or 5+ years in a security role required
• Specialty training or experience in Executive Protection and Estate Security required
• Industry/Discipline Specific Credentials:
  • CPR/First Aid/AED required
  • Valid Driver's License
  • TX CPL required
• Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • Successful completion of a recognized Executive Protection Course preferred
  • Successful completion of a recognized Tactical/Evasive Driving Course preferred
  • Emergency Medical Technician (BLS (Basic Life Support)) preferred
  • Demonstrated dependability, positive attitude, and good attendance
  • Authorized to work in the United States
  • Water Safety/Open water rescue/ lifeguard training to be completed within 90 days of hire

Core Competencies

• Ability to adapt and overcome technical and physical obstacles as they arise.
• Demonstrates initiative and motivation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Team player
• Person of high ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Positive, can-do attitude is necessary

Work Requirements

Mental Abilities

• Analytical abilities: ability to analyze problem situations in depth; ability to show a probing mind.
• Number facility: the individual must be able to perform basic mathematical calculations at a minimum.
• Precision to detail: it is necessary that the individual be precise, detail-oriented, and exact.
• Flexibility: the ability to juggle several projects simultaneously, to cope successfully with diversity and complexity, to integrate seemingly unrelated data, and to reduce complex notions into relatively simple terms.
• Written and oral communication skills: ability to write memos, letters, and reports in clear, concise fashion with appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and word usage; ability to communicate effectively with superiors, peers, subordinates, and others on a one-on-one basis, using appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and word usage; includes clarity, organization of thought, and expressiveness are all part of this dimension.
• Management skills: ability to achieve results through subordinates; ability to successfully recruit, conduct selection interviews, place people, give clear direction, train, develop people for promotion, build cohesive and effective teams, monitor performance thoroughly, give constructive and ongoing performance feedback, conduct annual performance appraisals

Physical & Mental Abilities and Demands

• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Balancing: maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Use of Fingers/Hands: Typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Vision: The incumbent is expected to have appropriate vision for the role.