Director of Security: Confidential Luxury Campus

# Director of Security: Confidential Luxury CampusConfidential Luxury Hospitality CampusFranklin, Tennessee Start Date09/12/2026102,500.00 Full-TimeThe Director of Security & Guest Protection is a full-time, on-site leadership role at a confidential luxury hospitality campus in Franklin, Tennessee. The position oversees security and guest protection across a 300-acre property with guest accommodations, private cottages, event venues, wellness facilities, dining operations, outdoor recreation, and VIP guest services. The annual salary range is $95,000 to $110,000, with an expected hiring range of $100,000 to $105,000. The operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so the role includes evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call leadership availability.
The director leads protective services for a high-profile hospitality environment with events, productions, private-estate operations, and executive or VIP visitors. The successful candidate brings at least eight years of progressive security or protective-services experience and at least three years managing supervisors and multi-shift security teams. The role calls for incident-command experience, emergency-response leadership, security investigations, technology management, discretion, and the ability to meet Tennessee licensing and background requirements.
* Role: Director of Security & Guest Protection
* Employer: Confidential Luxury Hospitality Campus
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Location:
Franklin, Tennessee
* Employment: Full-time, on-site
* Pay: $95,000 to $110,000 annually
* Schedule: 24/7 operations with evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call leadership availabilityApply for This RoleThe hiring process requires a professional record that documents progressive security leadership, multi-shift team management, and experience with VIP protection or emergency response. Applicants should have a valid driver's license and be prepared to meet the applicable Tennessee security registration and background requirements. The application also requires a clear account of experience with security systems, incident reporting, risk assessment, and high-profile guest management.## Security Leadership Across A 300-Acre Hospitality CampusThe director manages access control, surveillance, alarms, visitor management, security reporting platforms, and security procedures across a property with lodging, private residences, event spaces, wellness operations, dining, and outdoor recreation. The work connects daily protective coverage with guest movement, vendors, events, and production activity.
Emergency planning covers fire and life safety, evacuation, severe weather, medical emergencies, and executive-protection coordination. A shift plan identifies the people who manage access, communicate with emergency services, record incidents, and brief executives after an event.## Qualifications For VIP And Protective ServicesThe role requires eight or more years in progressive security or protective services and three or more years managing supervisors and multi-shift security teams. Relevant experience includes hotel, resort, private-club, estate, executive-protection, event, vendor, and contract security operations.
A bachelor's degree in security management, criminal justice, emergency management, hospitality, or business is preferred. ASIS CPP or PSP certification, FEMA ICS-100 through ICS-800 coursework, CPR, AED, and first-aid training are preferred credentials for the position. Security leaders who work with high-profile guests also need discretion, clear briefings, reliable incident reports, and disciplined handling of confidential information.
* Access control, surveillance, alarm, and visitor-management systems
* Security SOPs, risk assessments, incident reports, and executive briefings
* Emergency response, evacuation planning, severe-weather response, and medical-emergency coordination
* Security metrics, budget oversight, vendor management, and team development## Operations That Run Around The ClockThe property maintains continuous security coverage, and the director supports leadership decisions across all shifts. Evening, weekend, holiday, and on-call work follows the campus schedule rather than a conventional office week.
The role coordinates with security vendors, event and production teams, hospitality leaders, guest-services staff, and other operational groups. The position also supports security technology implementations and presents security information to executives through briefings, metrics, and incident reviews.## Compensation And Additional SupportThe posted base salary is $95,000 to $110,000, with an expected hiring range of $100,000 to $105,000. The position may include incentive compensation, relocation support, a vehicle allowance, and a phone allowance.
The employer's search radius covers Franklin and nearby communities including Brentwood, Nashville, Nolensville, Spring Hill, Thompson's Station, College Grove, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, Antioch, H