Associate Director, Insider Risk

This role may be based in NYC or Washington DC.

We seek a skilled expert in the high-risk crisis response topics of insider risk, corporate espionage and IP theft mitigation, threat management, and protective intelligence to join our expanding team.

The role of Associate Director is that of a fee-earning consultant who will be expected to market, sell and deliver end-to-end consulting projects that include the full spectrum of insider risk management from prevention, identification, response, investigation and remediation. Some of these projects will include insider risk management program (IRMP) assessments, IRMP development, strong multi-disciplinary collaboration within the Control Risks and client environments, high-quality investigative and analytical deliverables, training development and facilitation, executive briefings, and crisis management exercise development and facilitation.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in private industry insider risk mitigation, experience in establishing an insider risk management program, security and risk management, and team management, with the ability to effectively collaborate with client stakeholders across multiple functions.

Tasks and responsibilities

Work with team members and independently on consulting engagements of diverse scope and complexity consistent with industry best practices and drawing on personal experiences. Specifically:

• Simultaneously lead and manage client engagements, offer solutions to complex insider risk matters and develop quality deliverables
• Lead and manage a team of junior insider risk professionals, ensuring all deliverables meet client expectations and industry best practices
• Manage a broad range of crisis and security consulting projects, including client relationship management
• Conduct assessments on insider risk capabilities and programs
• Develop policies, processes, and workflows for preventing, detecting investigating, and mitigating insider risks. Recommend metrics and report enhancements to measure the effectiveness of the program
• Oversee and support complex insider threat issues and investigations, providing high-level guidance and analysis
• Ensure insider risk detection, analysis, and mitigation strategies align with the client’s security objectives
• Deliver executive briefings independently and as a member of a team
• Provide regular high-quality briefings, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders
• Maintain strong relationships and collaboration with key client stakeholders to develop proactive insider threat prevention and detection strategies
• Continuously assess and enhance insider threat methodologies, workflows, and technologies to optimize effectiveness
• Develop and facilitate training
• Actively market our expertise through speaking engagements, thought leadership, article contribution, industry group participation and partner channel support
• Conduct business development activities including client meetings and outreach, proposal development and speaking events
• Independently secure new business as a senior seller servicer
• Serve as an ambassador for broader consulting services
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism in all investigative and advisory activities

Knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in insider risk, security and risk management, and information security, with extensive hands-on experience in insider risk management and mitigation and incident response.
• Insider risk management experience in the private sector and establishing programs
• Strong experience working across private sector business functions, initiating collaboration among key stakeholders and managing relationships
• Experience with mitigating IP theft and corporate espionage
• Excellent client relationship and project management skills
• Proven track record managing teams either in an in-house or consulting environment
• Superior verbal and written communications; candidate must be comfortable speaking in front of large and senior executive audiences
• Understand the human and cultural aspect of insider risk
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time and on short notice
• Experience working in counterintelligence, human intelligence or law enforcement preferred
• Experience applying change management programs to IRMPs preferred
• Diverse background in security and risk management preferred

Qualifications and specialist skills

• Ability to work extended hours including weekends and evenings
• Ownership and accountability to drive success both within the team and across Control Risks
• The ability to multi-task and balance competing requirements, including client-facing, business development related and internal matters
• Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Confident, solution-oriented and with a positive attitude
• A high level of integrity, loyalty and discretion

Behaviors

• All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence.

The base salary range for this position in Washington DC is $140,000-$150,000 per year. The base salary range for this position in New York City is $145,000-$155,000 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.

Control Risks participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.

• 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.