Travel Security Senior Manager

About the Role

The Travel Security Senior Manager leads the governance and continuous evolution of Accenture's global Travel Security Program. This role is responsible for enabling business travel while ensuring a consistent, risk-based approach that strengthens duty of care, supports informed decision-making, and protects Accenture people globally. As part of the Global Protection & Security organization, the role serves as the global owner of the Travel Security program, establishing standards, governance, and performance measures that support a highly dynamic international business environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global Travel Security program strategy, governance framework, and operating model.
• Establish and maintain global standards, policies, and risk acceptance criteria to ensure consistent application across all regions.
• Drive program maturity through continuous improvement, innovation, and alignment with industry best practices, including ISO 31030.
• Maintain executive governance forums and provide strategic oversight of Travel Security risk exposure and program effectiveness.
• Partner with Regional Security and Intelligence teams to ensure evolving geopolitical, security, health, environmental, and infrastructure risks are reflected in travel planning and decision-making.
• Review and validate complex and higher-risk travel assessments, ensuring recommendations align with established risk criteria and current operating conditions.
• Ensure scalable processes exist for assessing, approving, monitoring, and supporting travel across diverse business environments.
• Develop and maintain destination risk classification methodologies and associated mitigation standards.
• Promote awareness of Travel Security responsibilities through traveller education, communication, and engagement initiatives.
• Own the governance of traveller tracking, intelligence, risk assessment, case management, and reporting platforms.
• Ensure technology capabilities support operational delivery, traveller safety, governance requirements, and business needs.
• Lead relationships with external travel security providers and technology partners, including performance management and service reviews.
• Drive automation, reporting enhancement, and data-driven decision making across the program.
• Develop and maintain program KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Analyse travel exposure, traveller populations, incidents, compliance trends, and program effectiveness.
• Prepare executive-level reporting and strategic recommendations to improve program performance and maturity.
• Implement lessons learned and continual improvement processes following significant incidents or events.
• Ensure Travel policies, procedures, and controls related to security meet legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Lead the Travel Security integration of acquisitions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and operating practices.
• Monitor emerging industry developments and recommend updates to program standards, controls, and governance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Travel Security, corporate security, risk management, crisis management, or global mobility.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading a global Travel Security program.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 31030 and Travel Risk Management best practices.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations with significant international travel requirements.
• Experience integrating acquired organizations into enterprise security or risk management programs.
• Familiarity with traveller tracking, travel intelligence, risk assessment, and incident management platforms.
• Experience supporting international traveller incidents and crisis response activities.
• Experience developing executive reporting, performance metrics, and governance dashboards.
• Professional certification in security, risk management, business continuity, crisis management, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and leading global programs within a complex multinational organization.
• Experience developing governance frameworks, operational standards, and enterprise-wide processes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage competing priorities across a matrixed environment.
• Ability to support crisis response and incident management activities outside normal business hours when required.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work non-standard hours (24/7), including weekends and holidays as required.
• Ability to travel up to 30% to support program initiatives.

Location

US Locations (Negotiable)

Pay

Compensation varies depending on factors such as office location, role, skill set, and experience. Annual salary ranges by location are as follows:

• California: $132,500 to $302,400
• Colorado: $132,500 to $261,300
• Connecticut: $132,500 to $261,300
• District of Columbia: $141,100 to $278,200
• Illinois: $122,700 to $261,300
• Maine: $112,900 to $222,500
• Maryland: $132,500 to $261,300
• Massachusetts: $132,500 to $278,200
• Minnesota: $132,500 to $261,300
• New York: $122,700 to $302,400
• New Jersey: $141,100 to $302,400
• Ohio: $122,700 to $241,900
• Virginia: $122,700 to $278,200
• Washington: $141,100 to $278,200

Benefits

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.