Security - Executive Protection (EMEA)

Security - Executive Protection (EMEA), Director (AVP equivalent)
London
JR033008

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Director, Security - Executive Protection (EMEA) to lead the day to day planning, operational oversight, and execution of executive protection services for designated senior leaders of the Firm and Firm events, primarily across the UK and EMEA region.


In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. This is a Director level position within the Security & Investigations, which develops and implements security and life safety strategies for all Firm employees and facilities.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:
• Lead end to end executive protection operations across the UK and EMEA, including close protection, secure transportation, residential security, and event protection, aligned to executive specific risk profiles.
• Plan and execute intelligence led protection activities, including advances, route and venue assessments, contingency planning, and coordination for UK and international travel.
• Manage and develop executive protection teams and vendors, setting clear performance standards, overseeing recruitment, training, licensing compliance, and service quality.
• Act as the operational lead during executive related incidents, coordinating real time decision making, executing response plans, and conducting after action reviews.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders (corporate intelligence, investigations, crisis teams, and law enforcement) to monitor threats and mitigate emerging risks.
• Oversee governance, compliance, and financial management, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, and Firm standards while managing budgets, utilization, and operational metrics.

What you’ll bring to the role: 
• Experience planning, overseeing, and executing executive protection operations within the UK and EMEA region.
• Ability to lead close protection, secure transportation, residential security, and event protection activities.
• Experience conducting threat assessments, protective advances, and travel risk planning.
• Capability to supervise and mentor executive protection personnel and contract agents.
• Experience managing third party vendors and service providers.
• Knowledge of UK legal and regulatory requirements applicable to executive protection operations.
• Ability to function as an operational lead during incidents and crisis situations.
• Experience managing operating expenses, tracking utilization, and supporting budget planning.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.