Corporate Security Executive - Security Incident Response Executive

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

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We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for leading a large corporate security function that protects bank employees, facilities and assets. Key responsibilities including proactive issue identification and management, developing recommendations to senior management, and coordinating with local and enterprise leadership, law enforcement, regulatory and industry counterparts.

The Security Incident Response Executive will be responsible for designing, executing and on-going sustainability of a new security incident response, triage and reporting function focused on significant incidents with a potential impact to employees, clients, physical locations and executives at Bank of America. This function will operate in direct coordination with other incident management functions within Corporate Security and across the bank. Key responsibilities include development and implementation of processes and controls, building and leading a high-performing incident response team, and setting strategic goals and success measures. This role will report to the Head of Global Corporate Security & Executive Protection.

Responsibilities:

• Establish a multi-phased strategy for the deployment and operation of an incident response framework aligned to physical threats

• Implement framework inclusive of supporting documentation, playbooks/procedures and reporting (post-event / delivering against key performance and risk indicators)

• Establish processes and controls aligned to the enterprise Process Management Policy / Standards

• Serve as the primary accountable leader during incidents, closely directing on-going executive level communications, response, recovery and closure of incidents

• Direct partnership with members of the response team, including Global Information Security, Protective Intelligence, Executive Protection & Major Events, Global Response, SOACC Operations, and Threat Intelligence

• Leverage highly confidential intelligence to respond to and contribute to the mitigation of threats

• Establish relationships with federal, state and international law enforcement, intelligence agencies and private-sector security partners

• Maintain close business relationships with internal and external intelligence teams to ensure rapid identification and response to threats that may impact leadership

• Work closely with Executive Protection and Major Events Executives and other functions that support the bank’s management team

• Coordinate the identification and reporting of significant issues and develops recommendations to senior management

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years leadership experience in corporate security, incident management, protective operations, intelligence, law enforcement, or a related discipline

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex security programs in a large, matrixed organization

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and sustaining enterprise incident response frameworks

• Ability to build a new function from concept to execution, including strategy, operating model, escalation protocols, governance routines, documentation, playbooks, reporting, and continuous improvement mechanisms.

• Demonstrated ability to serve as an accountable leader during high-impact incidents, directing response activities, coordinating cross-functional partners, managing ambiguity, and driving timely resolution

• Executive-level communication and briefing capability - experience preparing and delivering clear, concise, and action-oriented communications to senior executives, including incident summaries, risk assessments, response updates, post-event reviews, and recommendations for mitigation.

• Established external security, law enforcement, intelligence, or private-sector partnership experience

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with federal, state, local, and international law enforcement, intelligence agencies, industry peers, and private-sector security partners to support intelligence sharing, threat response, and situational awareness.

• High level of discretion, professionalism and ability to manage confidential information with integrity

• Proven ability to navigate organization complexity

• Ability to travel and work irregular hours, including nights, weekends and holidays as required

Skills:

• Crisis Management

• Facilities Management

• Facility Security Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Strategic Thinking

• Business Acumen

• Coaching

• Executive Presence

• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

• Risk Management

• Business Analytics

• Business Case Analysis

• Inclusive Leadership

• Process Simplification

• Vendor Management

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 525 Washington Blvd (NJ2525)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$175,500.00 - $270,600.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.