Senior Manager, Travel and Event Security

About the role

The New York Times Company is looking for a Senior Manager, Travel and Event Security to lead the strategic development and operational execution of our global travel safety and event security programs.

You will report to the Director of Protective Services (Corporate Security); this important role ensures the safety of our staff, executives, and guests worldwide.

This position is a Hybrid role that can be based in either our New York City or Washington, D.C. Offices and requires a proactive leader who can manage risk in a fast-paced, mission-driven media environment.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership & Strategy
• Standardize Global Programs: Build, scale, and maintain a standardized travel and event security framework across the entire New York Times enterprise.
• Collaborate with teams to create and implement security policies that meet our Responsibility of Care.
• Vendor & Team Management: Coordinate, train, and support high-performing third-party security vendors, ensuring defined service-level agreements (SLAs) and budget compliance.
• Threat Intelligence: Stay ahead of emerging geopolitical threats, technological advancements, and industry best practices to continuously evolve the security program.
• Operational Mobility: Travel domestically and internationally (approximately 25–30%) to directly support high-profile events and operations.
• Event Security Operations (70% of Core Efforts)
• On-Site Supervision: Lead security operations for major internal and external NYT events.
• Risk Assessments & Briefings: Conduct pre-event site walkthroughs and collaborate with marketing, events, and newsroom leads to design customized security, emergency response, and evacuation plans.
• Liaison & Partnership: Serve as the primary liaison between NYT, venue management, private security vendors, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Dignitary & Talent Protection: Plan and manage specialized security support for VIPs, high-profile speakers, talent, and government officials attending NYT events.
• Global Travel Security
• Travel Risk Management: Develop and promote a comprehensive travel security program, ensuring all global staff are trained, informed, and equipped for safe corporate travel.
• GSOC Integration: Partner with the Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to leverage real-time intelligence, build risk-rating models, and monitor global events to track and safeguard traveling personnel.
• High-Risk Coordination: Standardize operational workflows and collaboration with the High-Risk Travel Team to support journalists deploying to complex environments.
• Crisis Response: Establish robust emergency protocols, in-country emergency contacts (including OSAC and local authorities), and medical/security evacuation procedures.
• Protective Services Support Strategic Partnership: Serve as a core partner to the Director of Protective Services to secure the Publisher, CEO, masthead, and high-risk newsroom staff during external engagements.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Build trusted relationships with executive assistants, chiefs of staff, legal, and communications teams to ensure seamless executive security logistics.
• Close Protection Management: Oversee specialized third-party vendors, including close-protection personnel and secure transport drivers.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience combining event security management, corporate travel security, emergency response, and executive protection.
• Risk Management Expertise: Proven experience conducting comprehensive travel and event security risk assessments across diverse, multicultural, and international environments.
• Program Development: Demonstrated success, five plus years, building security frameworks against strict liability, compliance, and corporate business objectives.
• Change Management: Five plus years of scaling security programs and managing third-party teams through organizational growth or change.

Benefits

• Annual base pay range: $145,000 - $160,000 USD
• Additional Compensation: Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
• Benefits: Medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.