Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, FIFA World Cup

Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, FIFA World Cup 2026

Department: Safety & Security

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Miami

Reporting To: JP Hayden

Reporting organisationally to the Director, Protective Security Operations, the Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations will be a key member of the FIFA
26, Safety and Security team, and work in close collaboration with the key stakeholders and other individuals responsible for delivering the integrated security operations with various departments, government agencies, and private security details to ensure the safe and secure operations of all events and movements, with a special focus on personal security of teams, referees, FIFA executives, high-profile individuals and other distinguished guests.

This role will lead the safety and security protective planning across the 16 FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC
26) host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S, and will be responsible for the successful and safe delivery of personal security protocols leading up to every match.

This critical role will manage the planning, coordination, and implementation of all comprehensive safety and security protective security functions at non-competition venues with host cities, as well as integration of non-host cities within the FIFA event footprint. Working closely with FIFA counterparts from the Safety & Security Department tournament wide, this Senior Manager will have oversight of contracted Liaison Officers across the affiliates in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, will integrate protective security protocols with safety and security screening for national teams, referees, and certain client groups, while contributing to the development of best practices and procedures for incident management. This will also include interactions with multi-national organizations supporting participating member associations throughout the corporate security footprint for those attending FIFA events during these tournaments.

The main responsibilities and oversights of the Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, for the FIFA World Cup 26™ include:

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the contracted private agency/agencies chosen to provide FIFA with trained personnel that will fill the role of Team Liaison Officers, Referee Liaison Officers, and Jump Team Officers, ensuring that daily personnel logistics are consistent with the needs of the national teams and Senior Security Managers for Non-Competition Venues across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
• Communicate with Senior Managers, Protective Security Operations, to ensure a consistent and competent approach to coordination of State, Local LE and other LE agencies, as appropriate, in support of contracted Liaison Officers’ needs when frequenting FIFA non-competition venues.
• Assist to coordinate walkthroughs for venue familiarization with corporate security representatives where necessary.
• Coordinate with Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, VIPS, to help manage hired private security details for the FIFA President and Secretary General, teams, referees and other distinguished guests, as reasonable or as situations arise.
• Develop comprehensive security parameters for private security and Team Security/Referee Security Liaison Officers attending FIFA related events and ensure that said parameters are communicated properly to stakeholders.
• Work as a Team Leader/Member in the implementation, coordination and execution of overall security plan for close protection for a multitude of client groups, to include national teams and referees.
• Work with other Senior Managers, Protective Security Operations and venue management teams on overall security planning in conjunction with national team and referee representatives for non-competition venues, such as team hotels, VIP hotels, and non-stadium areas.
• Brief large groups and assist in training of private security, Team Security Liaison Officers, and Referee Security Liaison Officers, to include management of all required, assigned equipment/apparel, on the FIFA…