Manager, Protective Security Operations, FIFA World Cup

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 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 special focus on personal security of teams, referees, FIFA executives, high-profile individuals, distinguished guests, transportation security, and accreditation.

This role will assist the Senior Manager in leading 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 Manager will assist in the oversight of contracted Team Liaison and Protective Security Officers, Transportation Security Operations, VIP planning, and Accreditation across the affiliates in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The Manager, Protective Security Operations, will integrate protective security protocols with safety and security screening for national teams, referees, and certain client groups, to include accreditation, 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 Manager, Protective Security Operations, for the FIFA World Cup 26™ include:

• Serve as a 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 Protective Security Officers, ensuring that daily personnel logistics are consistent with the needs of the national teams and Senior Security Managers for both Competition and 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 the Accreditation process, with the Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, VIPs, to ensure that the FIFA access standards are maintained when publicly protected individuals announce attendance to FIFA matches.
• Coordinate with the 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.
• Coordinate with the Senior Manager, Protective Security Operations, Transportation, to liaison with all of the host and team base camp cities police departments assigned as national team escorts, to ensure timely and safe movements throughout the tournament.
• Assist with the development of comprehensive security parameters for private security and Team Security/Referee Security Liaison Officers attending FIFA related events and ensure that said parameters are communicated…