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Client Manager

Allied Universal

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Compensation
$75–80K/yr
Location
San Jose, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Driver's License, required

Job overview

Allied Universal is hiring a Client Manager to build long-term client relationships and lead front-line employees delivering security services across a designated portfolio. The role oversees client performance and operational metrics, supports profitability and service quality, and promotes employee engagement and safety. The manager also addresses client security needs, manages risks and crises, and develops corrective action plans, protocols, training, and response strategies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team Management, requiredOperational Goal Management, requiredClient Relations, requiredProblem-Solving, requiredWeb-Based Applications, requiredComputer Systems, requiredMicrosoft Office, requiredSafety Protocols, requiredService Deliverables, requiredFinancial Data Interpretation, requiredBudgeting, requiredFinancial Reporting, requiredTask Prioritization, requiredDeadline Management, requiredProject Management, requiredOral Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredLaw Enforcement, nice to haveMilitary Experience, nice to haveSecurity Services, nice to haveDispersed Workforce Management, nice to haveBusiness Intelligence Tools, nice to haveMetrics Analysis, nice to haveReporting, nice to haveAutomation, nice to havePresentations, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Criminal Justice, Business, or Related Field or Equivalent, requiredAssociate's in Criminal Justice, Business, or Related Field or Equivalent, requiredHigh School Diploma or Equivalent, required2+ Years Managing Hourly Employees, required3+ Years Managing Hourly Employees, required5+ Years Managing Hourly Employees, requiredCurrent Driver's License, required2+ Years Driving Operational Goals, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Company Overview:

Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and collaborative workplace, you will be part of a team that contributes to a culture that positively impacts the communities and customers we serve.

Allied Universal® is hiring a Client Manager. As a Client Manager, you will build long term meaningful client relationships and lead our front-line employees that deliver our security services throughout a designated portfolio. By promoting strong employee engagement, you will drive operational metrics and deliver world-class services to clients across various vertical markets. Aligning with our iCARE Leadership approach, you will be a guide on our journey to be an employer of choice in the service industry by fostering an exceptional employee experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Caring Leadership, Client Engagement, and Operational Oversight:

  • Hire, develop and retain front line staff, including Security Officers, Field Supervisors and Operations Managers, for small to medium-sized clients within your designated portfolio

  • Utilize Allied Universal’s AI technology, online reporting tools, and Business Intelligence Platform to monitor and analyze financial and operational metrics; drive operational efficiency by optimizing employee schedules, minimizing non-billed overtime, and supporting revenue growth, cash collections, and overall profitability

  • Oversee and maintain client performance metrics, including budget management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and overall account health, ensuring alignment with EBITA targets

  • Build and maintain client relationships by addressing security needs, reducing risks, managing crises, and implementing effective corrective action plans; you will develop protocols, training, and response strategies that drive operational improvements and ensure client satisfaction

  • Deliver high-quality service to our clients while maintaining industry standards, company policies, and regulatory requirements

  • Establish a culture of safety by developing action plans that aid in the prevention of work-related injuries

By infusing our core values of agility, reliability, caring, teamwork, integrity, safety, and innovation into your leadership approach, you will not only achieve success in your role but also contribute to the positive culture and growth of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS (MUST HAVE):

  • Must possess one or more of the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, business, or a related field with a minimum of two (2) years of professional level experience managing hourly employees in a fast-paced service organization

  • Associate’s degree in criminal justice, business, or a related field with a minimum of three (3) years of professional level experience managing hourly employees in a fast-paced service organization

  • High School diploma with a minimum of five (5) years of professional level experience managing hourly employees in a fast-paced service organization

  • Current driver’s license if driving a company vehicle, or personal vehicle in the course of conducting business (e.g., client visits, attending networking events)

  • Minimum of two (2) years of experience driving operational goals

  • Skilled in managing a large and dispersed team that fosters teamwork, innovation, agility, client relations and achieving desired results

  • Ability to maintain a profitable book of business by cross-collaborating and utilizing results-oriented problem-solving skills to meet both client and employee growth and satisfaction

  • Proficiency in web-based applications and computer systems, including Microsoft Office

  • Knowledge of safety protocols and service deliverables

  • Ability to interpret financial data and use it to support decision-making; understanding of financial principles, including budgeting and financial reporting

  • Proficiency in prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and managing multiple projects efficiently

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (NICE TO HAVE):

  • Law enforcement, military and/or contract or proprietary security services experience

  • Experience managing a dispersed workforce in a multi-location operation

  • Experience with (BI) Business Intelligence tools for metrics analysis, reporting, automation, and presentations

BENEFITS:

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance

  • Enrollment in our company’s 401(k)plan, subject to eligibility requirements

  • Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal days

  • Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly. Unused vacation is only paid out where required by law.

PAY:

  • $75,000 - $80,000/yr.

Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com

If you have difficulty using the online system and require an alternate method to apply or require an accommodation, please contact our local Human Resources department. To find an office near you, please visit: www.aus.com/offices .

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Job ID: 2026-1745387

Location: United States-California-San Jose

Job Category: Management

How this job compares

Set against the 8,057 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$75–80K/yr
  • California median$91–130K/yr523 salary ranges
  • US median$84–115K/yr4,801 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $78K, is 30% below the California median midpoint ($110K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 678 open Operations Manager jobs in California and 8,057 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,118 postings).
Education
1,595 of the 8,057 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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