Analyst, Online Threat Intelligence

An Analyst on Control Risks' Online Threat Intelligence (OTI) team will:

• Conduct and lead operational delivery of open-source intelligence investigations.
• Work with the regional OTI team in scoping, delivering and peer reviewing intelligence product for our clients.
• Work with the team leadership to ensure effective team coordination, both within region and with other OTI regional hubs across our 24/7 intelligence function.

Tasks and responsibilities

Intelligence Assessments

• Lead on complex intelligence investigations, utilizing a broad range of sources to provide analytical conclusions and advice to our clients.
• Take a lead role in organizing, conducting and reviewing threat monitoring deliverables and threat and exposure assessments.
• Lead and deliver person of interest assessments (POI), utilizing open sources to measure the intent and capability of online threat actors to cause harm to our clients.
• Provide tactical level insights to our clients related to their threat environment and broader industry trends.
• Produce high-quality written analysis in a time-sensitive manner.
• Work collaboratively across regional delivery teams, ensuring standardization of intelligence output for global engagements.
• Innovate and provide engaging solutions to the objectives of different stakeholders. Work with regional OTI leadership to identifying opportunities for methodology development.

Consulting responsibilities

• Hold scoping conversations with existing and prospective clients as a subject matter expert. Provide insight into how OTI deliverables can bring value to our clients.
• Provide client ready proposals that address the needs of our clients across the range of OTI deliverables.
• Support the regional threat intelligence leads in the coordination and of the regional team.
• Brief external stakeholders on intelligence product, including key findings, analysis and recommended mitigation actions for our clients.
• Innovate and provide engaging solutions to the challenges of our clients, proactively anticipating their security needs.
• Develop an understanding of the broader complimentary offerings of other teams within Digital Risks.

Operations and Business Management

• Provide a key role in ensuring adherence to KPI metrics, using those insights to inform operational and commercial decisions.
• Serve as a key point of contact for training and peer reviewing junior team members in the production of high quality timely deliverables.
• Adhere to all SOPs and operational requirements of the team. Ensure that all policies are maintained and followed throughout.

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without sponsorship.
• Candidates must possess unrestricted US work authorization.
• Three to five years’ experience in a threat intelligence role, with primary responsibility for running complex intelligence investigations.
• Deep investigative experience in identifying and analyzing information from open sources, social media and deep and dark web avenues.
• Track record of facilitating client relationships with intelligence and security subject matter experts.
• Experience of conducting business development opportunities including scoping conversations, briefings and development of proposals.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating intelligence product, including collection planning and reviewing intelligence output from peers.
• Developed understanding of the interaction between threatening online behavior and physical security incidents.
• A strong understanding and practical knowledge of the intelligence cycle, source evaluation and techniques used to ensure objectivity, actionability and relevance of intelligence product.
• Graduate degree in Security Studies, Intelligence, Threat Intelligence or related fields.
• Preferred: Knowledge of additional non-English languages.

The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$95,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

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• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.