Senior Intelligence and Security Policy Specialist

JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

WORK TYPE: Remote

LOCATION DETAILS: Individual must be based in United States of America

WORK HOURS: Full-time

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Heavy travel during peak event seasons

BASE PAY RATE: $99,500-$124,500 per year.

The base salary will vary based on criteria such as education, experience and qualifications of the applicant, location, internal equity, and alignment with the market.  

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Senior Intelligence and Security Policy Specialist will be responsible for the daily operation of the GSOC and providing support to applicable stakeholders in the event of an incident or crisis.  This individual will be part of a dynamic corporate security team whose mission is to provide world class support to our partners. This person will work on building and expanding the GSOC to 24/7 operations in the future and supporting the Corporate Security Team at Varsity Brands.

This unique role within the physical security space combines the functions of strategic intelligence analyst, risk manager, policy advisor and trainer. You will work independently and with stakeholders on interesting and complex issues to solve concerns on a global scale. You will provide deep analytic insights on a wide range of issues and develop innovative security strategies. At times your contribution will be behind the scenes; other times they may be high visibility within the company. In all cases your work will have both immediate and longer-term impacts on security.

Ideal candidates will have consistently demonstrated the ability to conduct rigorous research and analysis on a variety of security concerns; produce written analytic products that effectively support security outcomes; and communicate efficiently (both in writing and verbally) on complex topics, risks, and opportunities to all levels of stakeholders.

While this is an individual contributor role, you will lead projects that cross multiple teams and business functions and will need to draw on various types of management skills. This role requires a collaborative, curious, self-aware individual that will lean in when faced with ambiguity and high judgment situations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

• Maintain awareness of national and global security factors and how they can potentially impact Varsity Brands.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and evaluate a variety of internal and external data sources to produce strategic analysis.
• Apply industry (intelligence, risk) techniques and best practices to draw analytic conclusions.
• Evaluate risks, deploy new technologies and conduct rigorous assessments of geopolitical conditions and local security dynamics.
• Create innovative approaches that effectively manage risks while meeting business needs.
• Develop and evaluate multiple security policy options, including assessing associated risks and opportunities.
• Ensure to maintain strong relationships with partnering teams and stakeholders.
• Maintain the ability to travel domestically and internationally, if required.

QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment, think through problems, and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Must have the ability to communicate both written and orally with applicable stakeholders and represent Varsity Brands to external parties such as law enforcement.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• 5+ years of direct involvement with researching, analyzing, writing, editing and publishing finished intelligence or other analytic reports.
• Experience developing courses of action and advising executive level leaders on security policy; demonstra