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About the Role
Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects influential and at-risk public figures by assessing, predicting, and managing violence. As a Protector, you will monitor properties, screen visitors, coordinate security, provide physical protection and logistical support, and ensure client safety during travel.
Responsibilities
- Monitor property utilizing GDBA Command Center tools and technology
- Screen visitors and vendors, controlling access to protected sites
- Coordinate and execute security plans
- Respond to medical emergencies
- Provide physical protection and logistical support at clients' homes and during travel
- Provide secure transportation as needed
- Survey and prepare locations prior to client arrival
- Prepare detailed documentation of suspicious activity
- Create and maintain readiness to meet any threat
Requirements
- Must be able to pass a physical readiness test (Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups, 800m run)
- Must be able to swim
- Must be drug and nicotine free
- Background check required
- Must be able to obtain appropriate state firearm and security licensing
Skills
- Effective communication
- Physical fitness
- Willingness to learn
- Teamwork
Location
- San Francisco
- Bay Area
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000 - $110,000 base earnings in the first year
Benefits
- $2,000 sign-on bonus for new Protectors in the Bay Area
- Best in Class 401k Retirement Plan
- $15,000 employer contribution for First-Year Associates
- $3,000 employer contribution each year thereafter
- 10% no-limit matching for all Associates who choose to contribute to their retirement plan
About the Company
- Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) protects the world’s most influential and at-risk public figures.
- Founded in 1978 by 3-time Presidential appointee, Gavin de Becker.
- Firm’s Protectors, Analysts, and Investigators are committed to protecting human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence.
- GDBA’s Mission: The Safety, Privacy, and Wellbeing of our Clients.
Equal Opportunity
- Veterans represent over 60% of GDBA’s workforce – Military-experienced candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Active National Guard or Reservists: GDBA is willing and able to accommodate your drill schedules and activations.
- Active-duty service members are encouraged to apply within 90 days (about 3 months) of your ETS date and can attend our Essential Protector Skills Academy (EPS) while on Terminal Leave.
- Our promotion system is merit-based. Performance matters most, not seniority.