About the role
We are looking for a highly organized and solutions-oriented Operations Manager to serve as a key individual contributor providing centralized operational and program-management support for Cummins' global Executive Protection program. In this newly established role, the Executive ProtectionOperations Leader will translate program direction into consistent, repeatable execution by coordinating protective services for C-suite and Board travel, meetings, and special events. Operating as a trusted operational partner and subject matter expert, this individual contributor will serve as the critical link among Executive Protection, executive support teams, internal business partners, and external security providers while managing highly sensitive information with the utmost discretion. This work will strengthen the quality, scalability, and effectiveness of a global program designed to support executive safety, mobility, and business continuity. This is a U.S.-based remote opportunity with periodic travel to Indiana and other locations as business needs require.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
* Coordinate seamless protective operations: Plan and coordinate protective services supporting C-suite and Board travel, meetings, special events, and domestic and international activities. * Build scalable program infrastructure: Develop standardized processes, protocols, tools, and workflows for travel planning, protective operations, emergency response, documentation, budgeting, invoicing, and reporting. * Strengthen vendor performance: Identify, evaluate, onboard, and coordinate security providers while establishing service expectations, KPIs, performance measures, and accountability mechanisms. * Connect critical stakeholders: Serve as the operational conduit among Executive Protection, Executive Assistants, the Office of the CEO, Corporate Aviation, Purchasing, Physical Security, Global Resiliency, Special Events, and external partners. * Improve operational consistency: Analyze recurring issues, identify root causes, and implement practical improvements that increase the reliability, efficiency, quality, and scalability of Executive Protection services. * Enhance program readiness: Develop and maintain security plans, emergency-response procedures, training programs, audit practices, operational records, and reporting that support consistent and risk-informed execution.
Originally posted on Himalayas