Embedded Lead Intelligence Analyst

Company Description

About Sibylline 

Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs through the provision of high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services. 

The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees to build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry. 

Key attributes of Sibylline employees are: 

• Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement 

• Excellent written and spoken English 

• Clarity of thought and analytical flair 

• Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence 

• The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams 

• Excellent attention to detail 

Job Description

Position Summary 

We are looking for an experienced Lead Intelligence Analyst to join us in an embedded role for a global social media client. You will be based in the client’s Global Physical Security Intelligence Team, and contributing to international geopolitical and security analysis, strategic risk assessments and advisory services. In this role, you will assist the client in making decisions about the safety and security of its people, assets, operations, and reputation in the Americas region. 

You will be responsible for conducting leveraging advanced analytical and investigative techniques to identify and assess risks to the client’s business, provide actionable intelligence and support decision making for key security functions, including protective intelligence, crisis management and travel security. You will monitor intelligence sources, conduct risk assessments and produce strategic and tactical intelligence products. You will also be responsible for overseeing a small team of embedded intelligence analysts and its delivery of high-quality and actionable strategic and protective intelligence insights. 

You will proactively engage with the client and stakeholders on intelligence needs and priorities. You will act as line manager for the embedded team, supporting each analyst on training, performance management, and continuous improvement.  

This is an onsite role at the client’s San Jose office, working Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm, with the potential to work remotely one day a week. There may be occasional need to work out-of-hours during emergencies and time-sensitive matters, including holidays and weekends. 

Essential Functions / Responsibilities    

• Investigate threat actors, including those operating in illicit online communities, and assess their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) 

• Conduct investigations and threat assessments for persons/groups of interest as part of the overall management of threats to the client’s employees, assets, and operations 

• Conduct OSINT analysis, including deep and dark web monitoring 

• Develop and implement protective intelligence gathering, assessment, and dissemination protocols 

• Monitor open-source and vendor intelligence feeds to identify risks to business operations in the Americas region 

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for personnel, assets, operations, travel, and special events 

• Produce strategic and tactical reports to deliver proactive and in-depth analysis and actionable insight to client stakeholders, to enable them to drive mitigation measures 

• Deliver situational awareness reporting to support crisis response and business continuity 

• Manage intelligence requirements, centralise relevant sources, and ensure comprehensive intelligence coverage 

• Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to align intelligence efforts with business needs 

• Lead cross-functional intelligence projects around high-impact events and emerging threats 

• Safeguard sensitive and confidential information 

• Display innovation, implementing the latest techniques, tools and best practices to support a global intelligence function 

• Work with the embedded analysts to prepare and deliver credible, timely, and actionable intelligence products and verbal briefings to clearl