Senior Manager, Protective Services
- Protective Services
- Winnipeg
- Permanent
To apply, please forward your resume and cover letter by Feb 22, 2026
The Mint is hiring a Senior Manager, Protective Services who can thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment.
Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, you’ll be responsible for leading and managing a team of unionized and non-unionized armed personnel dedicated to safeguarding the Royal Canadian Mint’s human, physical, intellectual, and reputational assets against internal and external threats. The role encompasses strategic development, program oversight, and expert consultation to ensure a safe and secure environment for employees, contractors, and visitors. This is an opportunity for a seasoned security leader to champion cultural change initiatives, foster openness and collaboration, and drive organizational transformation aligned with strategic objectives. You will be at the centre of national asset protection, emergency management, and organizational readiness. If you are motivated by purpose, leadership, and making a meaningful security impact, this role is for you.
Your Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary Incident Commander for Protective Services in Winnipeg, leading coordinated responses during emergencies.
- During significant events, act on behalf of the Chief Security Officer for Winnipeg operations, ensuring operational continuity and the protection of Mint assets.
- Lead the Mint’s counterfeit prevention program, collaborating with Communications, Finance, and Operations to strengthen controls and uphold trust in Mint products.
- Champion cultural transformation and change management across the Protective Services function.
- Develop leaders and promote a culture of inclusion, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
- Build productive relationships with union partners and support a positive labour relations environment.
- Work cross‑functionally to optimize security programs and integrate them with enterprise‑level strategies and risk frameworks.
- Provide fiscal oversight to ensure sustainable and accountable operations.
- Set clear performance expectations, support leadership growth, and guide teams toward excellence.
- This position requires you to work from the Winnipeg location five days per week.
Qualifications:
Languages Requirements:
- This position requires an advanced level of English proficiency. Proficiency in multiple languages is considered a strong asset.
Education & Designation:
- University degree in a related field, ideally in law enforcement, or at least 10 years of security or law enforcement leadership experience in a high‑risk environment.
- Successful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100,200,300 or 400 coursework.
Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of related business experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive management responsibility with success leading teams, strategic leadership, team development, and workforce transition experience.
- Proven success leading organizational transformation and culture change.
- Strong experience in security operations, systems, policies, and controls in medium to large organizations.
Additional Qualifications:
- Expertise in emergency management and incident response (ICS principles).
- Ability to develop and implement forward‑looking security strategies.
- Deep knowledge of security concepts, relevant legislation, and supporting software.
- Exceptional communication, relationship‑building, and collaboration skills.
- Superior interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Sound judgment and effective decision-making skills.
- Impeccable ethics and integrity.
Why the Mint?
At the Mint, you will collaborate with a diverse group of people and be a part of an iconic Canadian organization. Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. We offer outstanding pay and total rewards for you and your family and you will be supported to continuously learn throughout your career.
The Mint is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value diversity and aim to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment, selection and onboarding process to ensure that each candidate is treated respectfully. In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, you are invited to voluntarily self-identify with one or more of the four employment equity groups (women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities) by sending your application to the confidential email, ee@mint.ca that is accessed only by the Human Resources section.
If you need accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. For a confidential inquiry, simply email us directly at ee@mint.ca to make arrangements.
What to Expect
In order to be considered for an interview, please clearly demonstrate on your application how you meet the education and experience qualifications. The additional qualifications may be assessed through interviews, exams, reference checks, etc. If successful, you will be required to complete a background check facilitated by the Mint in order to obtain a security clearance.
Ready to mint your career?
Please forward your resume to careers@mint.ca by February 22, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!