Embedded Regional Threat Intelligence Specialist (Middle East Focus)

AI overview

Support a global tech client by conducting in-depth risk assessments and producing actionable intelligence reports for the EMEA region, while monitoring emerging trends impacting data centers.

Control Risks’ Embedded Consulting team is hiring a Regional Threat Intelligence Specialist to support a global tech client in producing reports and other threat-related products. This role will support threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments, as well as some other analytical content for the EMEA region.

Requirements

Role tasks and responsibilities

Conduct in-depth research and analysis on specific locations within EMEA assessing threats from natural hazards, infrastructure, terrorism, and political instability, among others.
Produce clear, concise, and actionable intelligence reports tailored to stakeholders, including threat summaries, trending topics, and vulnerability assessments.
Monitor and research emerging trends and topics related to data centers that could impact facility development, supply chains, and site operations.
Collaborate with other analysts and internal stakeholders to gather site information and bolster assessments.
Visit client data centers to conduct on the ground analysis of local risks.
Produce well-informed, concise and relevant briefings / presentations tailored to varied stakeholders and business needs.
Manage time effectively so that several projects with tight deadlines can be juggled simultaneously.

Role requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with 3-5 years of experience in risk analysis and / or intelligence gathering.
Excellent writing skills with a keen attention to detail. Strong written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team environment.
Superior research and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of security analysis and risk assessments for physical security or security operations and planning.
Proficiency in Arabic desired
Familiarity with or ability to quickly become expert in geopolitical risk analysis platforms, such as Seerist.

Benefits

Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.