Senior Threat Intelligence Specialist (Supply Chain & Geopolitical Security)

About the role

Lead geopolitical and supply chain intelligence efforts in support of global operations, travel security, data center security, executive protection, and market expansion initiatives.
Monitor and assess global events including armed conflict, terrorism, political instability, sanctions, civil unrest, organized crime, regional escalation, and infrastructure disruption, translating developments into actionable business risk assessments.
Produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products including forecasts, executive briefings, travel risk assessments, crisis updates, heat maps, geospatial overlays, dashboards, and early warning alerts.
Identify, integrate, and manage intelligence collection pipelines leveraging open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial intelligence feeds, geospatial data, proprietary sources, and third-party intelligence platforms.
Design and automate intelligence workflows, alerting mechanisms, and analytical tooling to improve early warning, monitoring, and decision support capabilities.
Support supply chain resilience efforts by identifying geopolitical, regional, logistical, and infrastructure-related risks that could impact operations, vendors, personnel, or critical dependencies.
Partner cross-functionally with Global Security, Legal, Supply Chain, Strategy, Infrastructure, and business leadership teams to operationalize intelligence and support risk-informed decision making.
Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons-learned reviews following geopolitical events, operational disruptions, or security incidents.
Establish best practices, technical standards, and scalable processes for geopolitical and operational threat intelligence.
Serve as a subject matter expert on geopolitical risk, strategic warning, and intelligence-driven security operations.
Maintain relationships with external intelligence vendors, industry peers, academic institutions, and government or law enforcement partners, where appropriate.
Mentor and guide junior analysts or engineers, share domain knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement of the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead geopolitical and supply chain intelligence efforts in support of global operations, travel security, data center security, executive protection, and market expansion initiatives.
• Monitor and assess global events including armed conflict, terrorism, political instability, sanctions, civil unrest, organized crime, regional escalation, and infrastructure disruption, translating developments into actionable business risk assessments.
• Produce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products including forecasts, executive briefings, travel risk assessments, crisis updates, heat maps, geospatial overlays, dashboards, and early warning alerts.
• Identify, integrate, and manage intelligence collection pipelines leveraging open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial intelligence feeds, geospatial data, proprietary sources, and third-party intelligence platforms.
• Design and automate intelligence workflows, alerting mechanisms, and analytical tooling to improve early warning, monitoring, and decision support capabilities.
• Support supply chain resilience efforts by identifying geopolitical, regional, logistical, and infrastructure-related risks that could impact operations, vendors, personnel, or critical dependencies.
• Partner cross-functionally with Global Security, Legal, Supply Chain, Strategy, Infrastructure, and business leadership teams to operationalize intelligence and support risk-informed decision making.
• Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons-learned reviews following geopolitical events, operational disruptions, or security incidents.
• Establish best practices, technical standards, and scalable processes for geopolitical and operational threat intelligence.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on geopolitical risk, strategic warning, and intelligence-driven security operations.
• Maintain relationships with external intelligence vendors, industry peers, academic institutions, and government or law enforcement partners, where appropriate.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts or engineers, share domain knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement of the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Security Studies, Political Science, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent. Advanced degree preferred.
7+ years of experience in threat intelligence, supply chain security, geopolitical risk analysis, or related domain.
Strong command of the threat intelligence lifecycle: requirements development, collection, processing, analysis, production, dissemination, feedback.
Deep knowledge of geopolitical risk, state instability, terrorism, organized crime, and regional dynamics.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing executive-level briefings, analytical products, and actionable risk assessments for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong judgment, intellectual autonomy, and ability to manage ambiguous, fast-evolving environments.
Willingness to travel (regional or international) when required to support field operations or site assessments.

Preferred

• Experience supporting critical infrastructure, hyperscale environments, technology companies, or global corporate security programs.
• Experience with intelligence automation, APIs, scripting, or data engineering using Python, SQL, or related technologies.
• Experience supporting supply chain teams, market entry assessments, protective intelligence, or global crisis management programs.
• Certifications such as Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA), GIAC (GISP, GCTI), or relevant government/intel community credentials.
• Experience with vendor management and intelligence partnerships.

Skills

• Strong analytical judgment and technical aptitude.
• Ability to independently drive strategic and operational intelligence initiatives in a fast-moving environment.
• Highly adaptable and able to thrive in high-ambiguity, high-ownership environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong judgment, intellectual autonomy, and ability to manage ambiguous, fast-evolving environments.
• Willingness to travel (regional or international) when required to support field operations or site assessments.

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $210,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $210,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation.

Schedule

Not specified.