Embedded Senior Travel Security Specialist

Company Description

About Sibylline

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services.

The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:

• Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Clarity of thought and analytical flair
• Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
• The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
• Excellent attention to detail

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Travel Security Specialist to join an embedded travel security team within a global tech client. In this role, you will assist the client in helping to protect their business travelers through global travel risk monitoring, analyze threats to mobile assets, conduct comprehensive on-the-ground security assessments, manage scenario and crisis planning, and optimize escalation processes. Your primary focus will be the Americas with the requirement to cover and travel to other regions as needed.

The role will involve up to 50% travel, including to medium and high-risk destinations. You will be responsible for managing security vendors, conceptualizing and delivering innovative projects to improve the travel security function, and producing high-quality briefings.

This is a hybrid role with standard hours of 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday, requiring to work at the client’s Austin office three days per week. There may be occasional need to work out-of-hours during emergencies and time-sensitive matters.

Responsibilities 

• Conduct ground assessments in the Americas region, including in Medium, High or Extreme environments. Occasional travel to other regions on a periodic basis
• Identify, assess and manage security vendors in the Americas region
• Support on crisis response, with a focus on the Americas region
• Act as a subject matter expert for client stakeholders, and briefing stakeholders on key developments, trends and context relating to travel security
• Deliver cross-functional projects and security training that enhance the travel security program and services
• Manage travel security data and identify trends
• Produce high-quality written and verbal briefings

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrable expertise in travel security and the local security environment within the Americas region, particularly Mexico and Brazil
• Strong understanding of the travel security industry and demonstrable experience working in security operations within higher-risk environments
• Demonstrable expertise of producing high-quality written work and presentations
• Strong project management experience and the ability to work cross functionally
• Outstanding collaborative abilities, building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Strong ability to take a global perspective when approaching issues
• High level of ability to distill complex information into clear, concise communications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience in military service, law enforcement or in the public sector; Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field, preferred
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in security, intelligence, and/or geopolitical analysis
• Fluent in Spanish
• Exposure to working and travelling in professional and/or personal capacity – in a range of environments, including those with higher security risks
• Extensive experience working with security vendors
• Experience of conducting security assessments on locations, routes and hotels
• Industry specific qualifications (such as hostile environment training, security risk management courses, medical qualifications, close protection qualifications, ASIS PSP), preferred

Additional Information

Interview Process 

• Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team member
• Timed written assessment (arranged at the time that suits you) to test writing a