Director, Executive Safety & Event Security

Job Description:

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

The Global Risk, Safety and Resilience (GRSR) team manages our operational risks and advises the business on other commercial, strategic or reputational challenges, with functions covering audits and investigations, business resilience (incident and crisis management, business continuity), digital risk, event security, global operations and insights, health, safety and wellness, newsroom safety, executive protection and workplace security. The department covers a diverse technical portfolio leveraged to ensure risks are reasonably managed, security threats addressed and disruptions limited in support of Dow Jones' strategic goals.

About the Role

The Director, Executive Safety & Event Security is based in our headquarters in midtown Manhattan. This is a hybrid role balancing requirements between travel and the office. You can expect to travel up to ~30% of the year with the majority of the travel taking place domestically; some international travel is required.

As a prominent content publisher and data provider, Dow Jones enjoys strong market presence and brand visibility - our executive leadership is similarly high profile. We host over one hundred events each year convening leaders and thousands of attendees around the world. Reporting to the Head of Global Risk, Safety & Resilience, you will ensure the safety and security of Dow Jones executives, high-profile personnel, and corporate events. Informed by departmental strategy, this is an operations leading role with a robust team structure, extensive utilization of contract security services, and collaboration with key stakeholders for success.

You Will:

• Help ensure Dow Jones staff, assets, property and business operations are safe from current and emerging threats and actively promote an innovative approach toward risk, think creatively and drive contemporary solutions.
• Inform strategies and operational goals with usable intelligence, data and industry trends to drive initiatives, innovations, corrective action and constant improvement.
• Design, oversee and improve executive protection and event safety programs (policies, plans, training, procedures, standards and guidelines) to safeguard key leaders and corporate events.
• Address unique and fluid executive risk profiles ensuring alignment with corporate policies and objectives. This includes advance planning and the execution of executive protection services when necessary.
• Conduct and oversee threat assessments and drive real-time intelligence monitoring to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential risks.
• Manage vendor services, sourcing efforts, budgets, timelines, and resource plans to ensure efficiency.
• Maintain relationships with law enforcement agencies and security providers, ensuring Dow Jones has access to critical and high-quality support during events or crises.
• Serve as the executive safety and event security functional owner for all aspects of incident management and emergency response.
• Stay updated on emerging security threats, trends, new technologies and best practices in executive protection and event security to inform strategy and operations.
• Support corporate compliance with security regulations, ensuring adherence to industry standards and legal requirements.
• Lead and contribute to projects and planning, participating in broader, critical risk management initiatives.
• With the support of the company and leadership, invest in yourself to achieve rewarding professional growth.

You Have:

This is a highly visible role with a critical security remit. It is essential you have solid experience in personal protection and event safety and security management within a large global organization. You will need strong influencing skills at senior levels and be highly analytical with the ability to drive operational results.

• Minimum of 12 years of proven experience in executive or personal protection, event safety, and security management with