Chief of Analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall day-to-day operations of the intelligence analysis and Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) division.
• Direct and prioritize analytical activities to ensure alignment with operational requirements, intelligence priorities, and strategic objectives.
• Provide tasking, guidance, mentorship, and professional development to subordinate analysts and analytical team leads.
• Establish and enforce analytical tradecraft standards, quality assurance processes, and best practices across the organization.
• Review, validate, and approve intelligence products, assessments, reports, and briefings prior to dissemination.
• Serve as the primary interface with military commanders, senior government officials, and organizational leadership.
• Conduct executive-level briefings and presentations on intelligence findings, operational developments, and strategic assessments.
• Cook up meetings and collaboration efforts with peers, subordinate teams, senior leaders, and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the integration of multiple intelligence disciplines and collection activities, including GEOINT, ISR, OSINT, POL/MIL, and All-Source Analysis.
• Support mission planning, operational assessments, collection management activities, and strategic decision-making processes.
• Ensure intelligence operations comply with applicable security requirements, operational procedures, and organizational standards.
• Foster a culture of analytical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent degree in Political Science, Military Science, Intelligence Studies, Operational Research, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading military analytic teams in joint operational environments.
• Prior experience establishing multi-source analytic teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing intelligence production, analytical operations, and multidisciplinary intelligence teams.
• Extensive experience supporting military operations, intelligence organizations, or national security missions.
• Proven ability to lead large analytical organizations and deliver intelligence products to senior decision-makers.
• Strong understanding of intelligence analysis methodologies, intelligence fusion processes, and operational planning.
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior military and government leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting NATO, U.S., Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), or allied military and defense organizations.
• Experience leading intelligence operations within joint headquarters, intelligence fusion centers, or operational command environments.
• Knowledge of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional security dynamics and military operations.
• Experience overseeing GEOINT, ISR, OSINT, All-Source Fusion, and Political-Military analysis functions.
• Advanced military education, intelligence leadership training, or professional military education credentials.
• Foreign language proficiency, particularly Arabic.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, contingency operations, and defense modernization initiatives.