Protective Services Manager

Protective Services Manager at UL Solutions

Join our team as the Protective Services Manager reporting to the Senior Manager Physical Security. In this role, you will operate in a multi‑functional capacity to support the safety and security of executives, including travel and conference support. You will develop and maintain a comprehensive security program that includes procedures, practices, and measures to ensure the protection of our executive team.

The position is ideal for candidates experienced in physical security, executive protection, and travel security who value customer service, discretion, and teamwork.

This position is hybrid on‑site at our Northbrook, IL office (3 days a week).

• Contribute to the development and implementation of security policies, procedures, and training programs to enhance executives' overall security at work, during travel, and at conferences.
• Conduct risk assessments and advance planning for personnel, including identifying and mitigating potential threats.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive transportation security strategy.
• Advise executives on security measures as needed.
• Collect, analyze, and disseminate threat information in a timely manner.
• Respond to emergencies and render aid in accordance with training and experience.
• Stay informed about emergency security technologies, trends, and best practices to enhance security measures and adapt to changing threats continuously.
• Liaise with local, state, federal, and international authorities as needed.
• Conduct investigations and incident response activities in collaboration with relevant authorities, ensuring prompt resolution of security incidents and implementation of preventative measures.
• Exercise sound independent judgment and an appropriate sense of urgency, as well as flexibility.
• Assist in the coordination and security planning of travel security and conferences, ensuring all security and logistical aspects are meticulously planned and executed.
• Must be available to support a work schedule that may vary to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Bachelor’s Degree required in any related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in security operations, executive protection, and risk management.
• Certification in First Aid, CPR, and AED required.
• Preferred industry certifications such as PSP, APP, CPP, or CFE.
• Experience in security advances, travel security, event security, contingency planning, and risk management.
• Strong background in evaluating security risks to personnel.
• Experience in financial management.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and obtain buy‑in for actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, with the ability to lead and implement change while managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills.
• Strong collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to actively listen, effectively influence, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams and senior management.
• Must be able to travel 10–15% of the time.
• Performs other duties as directed.

UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up, all in the name of safety science.

That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem‑solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.

As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a…