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:

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  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

About the Role

Sibylline Ltd is looking for an outstanding intelligence analyst and leader to join us in an embedded role within a client's security team. Based in Austin, TX (US) and reporting to the clients security leadership, the Embedded Team Leader will codirect a 24/7 team of analysts spread across the USA, UK and APAC as part of a tight-knit operation providing actionable intelligence and advice to decision makers.

This position will manage the process for gathering timely and accurate information / intelligence on threats and risks to the client globally. As such, the ideal candidate must be adaptable in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. The candidate must have previous exposure to tactical and operational security work, strong analysis skills, and be technically savvy with the ability to skillfully conceptualize and synthesize disparate information. Ideally, the candidate will also have previous leadership experience.

The position requires the ability to work on weekends and holidays and on rotation. The candidate will exhibit flexibility and adaptability to changing needs of the work schedule and shift workload. They must be a self-starter, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a global team.

The candidate will be managed by the clients team leader day-to-day, but will also report to the Embed Manager and Client Relationship Manager in London. Full support and guidance will be provided from our head office, including training and professional development.

This position represents an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to continue their development as an intelligence professional with a leading firm growing at 50% per year. We offer strong career progression and are invested in building individuals' personal professional profiles. Moreover, being embedded truly offers the best of both worlds, giving a small firm ethos alongside large firm exposure and experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise the teams monitoring of open source, social media and vendor feeds for security risks and threats;
• Draft and review incident alerts and analytical reports that are timely, credible, and provide actionable insight to internal stakeholders;
• Provide thought leadership for internal stakeholders during ongoing incidents, senior management updates and crisis management briefings;
• Support the growth of the intelligence function within the client company by working in collaboration with other team leaders to develop and innovate assessment techniques;
• Display creative thinking and consulting skills to deliver a continually improving service for the client, supporting the global business;
• Be an effective leader of a small team, focused on the delivery of lean, high-impact services; and
• Work flexibly to ensure that client intelligence requirements are met.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelors degree in Security Studies, International Relations or related field;
• Knowledge of global politics, security, criminal and governance issues;
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in private sector security, corporate intelligence and / or geopolitical analysis;
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal);
• Ability to manipulate and visualize data, using advanced research skills;
• Ability to rapidly digest, evaluate and sift large quantities of information;
• A visionary mindset, with the ability to inspire others through expert guidance;
• Ability to quickly determine how security events and crises impact business operations;
• Analytical flair: the ability to provide rigorous, creative insight into complex situations;
• Able to work in both individual and team environments;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• High level of competency with MS Office tools.

Preferred

• Advanced (Masters or above) degree in a relevant subject;
• Foreign language skills;
• Experience with mass notification systems (e.g. Everbridge);
• Experience and technical competency with analytical software (e.g. IBM i2, Tableau, Splunk, Recorded Future, Palantir etc.);
• Knowledge or expertise in at least one of the following: (1) environmental hazards, natural disasters and/or climate change risks; or (2) geographic information system (GIS) mapping software (e.g. ESRI);
• Cross-functional experience within a global security team (e.g. threat monitoring, travel security, business continuity and crisis management), particularly in a leadership role.

Next Steps

If you are interested in this role, please apply through our website, submitting your CV and cover letter.

Following filtration of candidates based on CV, a writing assessment will be conducted (at an arranged time to suit you) to test writing and analytical ability. Successful applicants will then be invited to interview. In the current environment, our interviews will be conducted virtually.

Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. The firm is committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity.