The Role
The Team Security Manager is responsible for the welfare, physical protection, and security of Boston Legacy FC players, coaches, and team personnel. This role serves as the Club’s primary team security professional and provides security support across training, team travel, player appearances, home and away matches, and other Club activities.
The Team Security Manager will also serve as a key security resource as Boston Legacy FC expands its physical footprint. In partnership with the VP of Facilities and other Club leaders, this individual will help shape the security approach for the Club’s Performance Center in Brockton, including assessing vulnerabilities, advising on access and security protocols, and helping determine appropriate security staffing and coverage. The role may also provide security expertise as the Club plans for future facilities, including White Stadium.
This position requires strong judgment, discretion, professionalism, and the ability to operate collaboratively within different security environments. During matches and events, the Team Security Manager will focus on the security of Boston Legacy FC players and team personnel while operating within the venue’s established security plan and chain of command.
Key Responsibilities
Player & Team Security
- Provide security and protective support for players, coaches, and team personnel during training sessions, player appearances, community and commercial events, home and away matches, and other Club activities.
- Conduct advance planning and risk assessments for team activities and player appearances, including safe arrival, movement, and departure.
- Serve as the primary security point of contact for Soccer Operations and advise Club leadership on emerging risks or security concerns.
- Balance player, staff, and representative requests with established safety and security protocols.
- Respond to incidents and emergencies, support de-escalation when appropriate, and coordinate with medical personnel, law enforcement, or other emergency resources as needed.
Team Travel & Away Matches
- Lead security planning and coordination for team travel, including airports, hotels, ground transportation, training locations, and away venues.
- Conduct protective advance planning and vulnerability assessments for travel, lodging, and competition environments.
- Coordinate with opposing club security, venue security, league security, transportation providers, airports, hotels, and local law enforcement as appropriate.
- Support safe and efficient team movement through airports, hotels, stadiums, and other team environments.
Home Matches & Venue Coordination
- Serve as the primary team-security liaison with the security leadership at each home venue.
- Prior to each match, coordinate with venue security to understand the venue security plan, areas of responsibility, communication protocols, emergency procedures, and established chain of command.
- On matchdays, focus on the safety and security of Boston Legacy FC players, coaches, and team personnel while operating within and supporting the venue’s established security structure.
- Follow the venue-designated security chain of command for venue-wide security matters and work in close coordination with the individual responsible for overall event security.
- Communicate team-specific risks, concerns, or needs to venue security leadership and escalate issues through the established matchday security structure.
- Coordinate responsibilities related to team arrival/departure, locker rooms, tunnels, field access, family/guest areas, and other team-controlled or team-sensitive spaces.
Performance Center & Facility Security
- Partner with the VP of Facilities to help develop and continually assess the security approach for Boston Legacy FC’s Performance Center in Brockton.
- Conduct security and vulnerability assessments of the facility and surrounding environment and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Advise on access points, credentialing and access control, player and staff ingress/egress, visitor management, deliveries, parking, and other areas that affect the security of the team and facility.
- Help identify appropriate security staffing levels, posts, schedules, and operating procedures for the Performance Center, in partnership with Facilities.
- Support the development of emergency response, incident escalation, and communication protocols for the facility.
- Build relationships with Brockton-area law enforcement, emergency services, and other relevant security partners.
- Serve as a security advisor to the VP of Facilities and Club leadership on future facility projects, including planning related to White Stadium, as requested.
- Identify and communicate potential vulnerabilities early enough that they can be addressed through facility design, technology, staffing, or operating procedures.
Other Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with local law enforcement, emergency services, NWSL security personnel, opposing club security, and venue security partners.
- Represent the club in NWSL’s monthly security meeting and review major takeaways with Director of Soccer Operations. Determine any changes to existing approaches.
- Research, document, and communicate vulnerabilities and emerging safety concerns to appropriate Club leadership.
- Complete incident reports, suspicious activity reports, and other security documentation to support historical tracking, follow-up, and continuous improvement.
- Assess security plans following incidents or events and recommend changes to protocols where appropriate.
- Perform other security-related duties as assigned in support of team operations
What We’re Looking For
Experience & Background
- Prior experience in law enforcement, military service, executive protection, or professional sports team security strongly preferred
- Experience providing unarmed executive protection in high-profile or fast-paced environments
- Experience with advance planning, surveillance, and counter-surveillance operations for high net-worth clients
- Prior team security experience with NWSL, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, or comparable professional leagues is a plus
- Experience with protective advance planning, surveillance, and counter-surveillance operations
- Experience advising on facility security, including vulnerability assessments, access control, security staffing, emergency planning, or the opening of new facilities, strongly preferred. Experience working collaboratively with facilities or venue operations teams is a plus.
Qualifications & Skills
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with players, staff, league officials, vendors, and external partners
- High degree of discretion, integrity, and sound judgment
- Ability to balance player and staff requests with security and safety requirements
- Familiarity with the Boston-area security ecosystem, including airports, stadiums, and local law enforcement, preferred
Schedule, Travel & Physical Requirements
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extensive domestic travel (up to approximately 50%)
- Must have a reliable means of transportation
- Ability to lift and carry objects up to approximately 50 pounds
- Ability to work outdoors and stand, walk, run, and remain on duty for extended periods
- Comfort using basic computer hardware and productivity tools
Additional Requirements
- Must successfully complete all required background checks and pre-employment screenings
At Boston Legacy FC, we believe taking care of our team off the pitch is what allows us to compete at the highest level on it. Our benefits and culture reflect that commitment:
- Competitive Compensation - salary commensurate with experience, qualifications, and market.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage - medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and eligible dependents, plus mental health support.
- Financial Future - 401(k) plan with employer match to help you invest in what's next.
- Time to Recharge - paid time off, sick leave, and recognized holidays.
- Behind-the-Scenes Access - experience matchdays, events, and club moments as an essential member of the team building Boston's professional women's soccer club from day one.
- A Founding Team Culture - join a tight-knit, mission-driven group where every voice matters, ideas move fast, and the work you do leaves a lasting mark on the club, the league, and the city.
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a founding team creating a legacy - literally. Boston Legacy FC is more than a soccer club; it's a movement. We offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of a professional sports organization in one of the most passionate sports markets in the world.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement – Boston Legacy FC
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