Collection Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between military operations, intelligence analysts, and collection organizations.
• Develop, prioritize, and manage intelligence collection requirements in support of military operations and strategic objectives.
• Cookordinate and synchronize collection activities across multiple intelligence disciplines and operational stakeholders.
• Advise leadership on defense-related intelligence priorities, military capabilities, emerging threats, and operational requirements.
• Translate commander and operational information requirements into actionable collection strategies and directives.
• Integrate real-time operational and battlefield intelligence into collection planning and execution processes.
• Cookordinate with Saudi Arabian, allied, and partner military organizations to ensure collection efforts support joint mission objectives.
• Monitor collection operations and assess collection effectiveness against established intelligence requirements.
• Support mission planning, execution, and after-action assessments through collection management expertise.
• Ensure compliance with military procedures, intelligence oversight requirements, security protocols, and operational standards.
• Develop intelligence collection plans, reporting mechanisms, and collection management briefings for senior leadership.
• Identify intelligence gaps and recommend collection strategies to improve situational awareness and operational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geospatial Intelligence, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Political Science, Military Science, Intelligence Studies, Operational Research, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in intelligence operations, collection management, military operations, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading military collection teams in joint operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing intelligence collection requirements and coordinating collection activities in support of military operations.
• Strong understanding of intelligence collection disciplines, military operations, and operational planning processes.
• Experience working with joint, coalition, or multinational military organizations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior military and government leaders.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include experience supporting NATO, U.S., Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), or allied military and defense organizations.
• Knowledge of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) security dynamics and regional military operations.
• Experience integrating GEOINT, all-source intelligence, and operational reporting into collection management processes.
• Familiarity with intelligence requirements management, collection synchronization, and operational assessment methodologies.
• Professional military education or advanced intelligence training.