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Field Executive Protection Specialist - Foreign Language Skills Preferred

Gavin de Becker & Associates
Menlo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2025 CLOSED ON 10/3/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Executive Protection Specialist - Foreign Language Skills Preferred position at Gavin de Becker & Associates?

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, our firm’s Protectors, Analysts, and Investigators are committed to our mission of protecting human life through the assessment, prediction, and management of violence.

A newly hired Protector with foreign language proficiency will earn no less than $95,000 in their first year with GDBA. Menlo Park-based Protectors could earn up to $115,000 in first year earnings when accounting for prior relevant experience, GDBA Training Academy performance, and promotion opportunities. This is a full-time position with benefits, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401(k).

Regional Language Skills Preferred

  • Eastern European
  • Central Asian
  • Eastern Asian

Your Role As a Protector

  • Monitor property while utilizing the tools and technology of a GDBA Command Center
  • Screen visitors and vendors; control all access to protected site
  • Coordinate and execute security plans and respond to medical emergencies
  • Provide physical protection and logistical support at clients' homes and when they travel
  • Provide secure transportation as needed
  • Survey and prepare (advance) locations prior to arrival of client
  • Prepare detailed documentation of suspicious activity
  • Create and maintain readiness to meet any threat

Who You Are

Military, law enforcement, or experience in executive protection/security is meaningful, though not a requirement to become a GDBA Protector. We’re less interested in what you are than who you are.  Our most successful Protectors come from a variety of backgrounds and have succeeded because they communicate effectively, are physically fit, willing to learn, tell the truth, and enjoy working in a team environment. Our promotion system is merit-based. Performance matters most, not seniority.

Interested Candidates Should Expect The Following

  • 12-Day Introductory Essential Protector Skills (EPS) Training Academy
  • Professional Leadership Track (PLT) - 2‑year on-the-job executive protection training curriculum that prepares Protectors for future leadership positions at GDBA. PLT includes 500 hours of training, mentoring, instructing, and certification 4 additional advanced executive protection/leadership training academies
  • Be able to pass physical readiness test (Pull-ups, Push-ups, Sit-ups, 800m run)
  • Protectors must be drug and nicotine free
  • Able to pass a pre-employment background investigation
  • Must be able to swim

Additional Compensation And Benefits

  • $1,500 sign-on bonus
  • Gym, ammunition, and cellphone reimbursements
  • $1,100 Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
  • Family benefits including family outing fund, active kids fund, and school supplies fund
  • Free vacations each year for 200 qualified Protectors
  • Up to $2,500 stipend for CCW Licenses
  • Up to $1,000 stipend for Special Certifications (EMT, Lifeguard, NRA, Pilot, Maritime)

Visit our Earnings and Benefits Page to learn more about benefits, stipends, additional overtime opportunities, bonuses, travel pay, and more: www.gdba.com/earnings-and-benefits.

Learn more about our organization by visiting our website, following GDBA on social media, or connecting with us on LinkedIn.

Salary : $95,000 - $115,000

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