APAC Physical Security Intelligence Lead

Vanguard Australia; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Australia seeks a senior physical security threat intelligence professional to lead collection, analysis, and dissemination of actionable intelligence across the APAC region, with a focus on Australia and India, to protect people, offices, and events.

You will operate in a globally integrated team, support follow-the-sun coverage, brief senior leaders, and help develop regional intelligence capabilities using OSINT tools and open-source methods.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in physical security threat intelligence or related field, preferably in corporate/financial sector.
• Regional APAC expertise with experience assessing activism, terrorism, civil unrest, crime, geopolitical risk.
• Ability to operate across time zones within a dispersed team.
• Experience building internal/external partnerships and defining customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess threats across APAC, with focus on Australia and India.
• Produce threat assessments, executive briefings, travel advisories, and risk forecasts.
• Support global follow-the-sun intelligence operations and incident response.
• Brief senior leaders and security stakeholders on emerging threats.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Cross-time-zone collaboration

Stakeholder management

Executive briefing

Education

Advanced degree or professional certifications in intelligence/security

Tools

OSINT platforms

Data visualization tools

Job description

Vanguard Australia seeks a senior physical security threat intelligence professional to lead collection, analysis, and dissemination of actionable intelligence across the APAC region, with a focus on Australia and India, to protect people, offices, and events.

You will operate in a globally integrated team, support follow-the-sun coverage, brief senior leaders, and help develop regional intelligence capabilities using OSINT tools and open-source methods.