Team Lead - OSINT Analysis

Forward Defense Equipment & Services; Kuala Lumpur; In loco; MYR 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Forward Defense Equipment & Services in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Team Lead to oversee a team of OSINT analysts focused on media monitoring, sentiment and narrative analysis, risk assessment, and brand protection. You will translate project scope into tasks, supervise daily research, and deliver actionable intelligence to support management decisions.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will bridge analytics and leadership, ensure deadlines, quality, and identify emerging risks,

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years in senior analytical, intelligence, research, or risk-focused roles.
• Proven experience leading analytical teams in high-stakes or regulated environments.
• Experience briefing senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
• Experience with OSINT, Brand Protection and social media analysis.
• Experience in Media Intelligence Reporting, Brand Reputation Analysis, and Sentiment Analysis.

Mansioni

• Lead and manage a team of analysts.
• Oversee OSINT research and intelligence analysis.
• Coordinate media monitoring and social media analysis.
• Oversee sentiment analysis and narrative tracking.
• Perform risk assessment and brand protection activities.
• Ensure analytical output quality and consistency.
• Develop and optimize research queries.
• Identify emerging threats and escalate incidents.
• Prepare reporting and executive briefings.
• Manage workload and performance of the team.

Conoscenze

OSINT

Brand protection

Team leadership

Media intelligence

Sentiment analysis

Narrative tracking

Risk assessment

Quality assurance

Executive briefings

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a relevant field

Advanced degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Team Lead to manage a team of analysts specializing in media monitoring, social media intelligence, sentiment analysis, narrative analysis, risk assessment, and brand protection. The role combines geopolitical analysis, team leadership, operational management, analytical quality control, and reporting. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating project scope into clear analytical tasks, overseeing daily research activities, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of outputs, and delivering actionable intelligence to support management decision-making.

Reporting directly to the Project Director, the Team Lead will serve as the primary point of coordination between the analytical team and management, ensuring that priorities are executed efficiently, deadlines are met, and emerging risks are identified and escalated promptly. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring someone who can manage people and workflows while maintaining a strong understanding of the analytical work itself.

Key responsibilities

• Team management
• OSINT research and intelligence analysis
• Media monitoring and social media analysis
• Sentiment analysis and narrative tracking
• Risk assessment and brand protection
• Analytical quality assurance
• Research query development and optimization
• Emerging threat detection and incident escalation
• Reporting and executive briefings
• Performance management and workload allocation

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. intelligence studies, international relations, geopolitics, data science, security studies, political science, or similar). Advanced degree is an advantage.
• 4+ years experience in a senior analytical, intelligence, research, or risk-focused roles.
• Proven experience leading analytical teams in high-stakes or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated ability to brief senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
• Experience working with sensitive information and established security protocols.
• Experience in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Brand Protection and social media analysis
• Experience in Media Intelligence Reporting, Brand Reputation Analysis, Coverage Tonality & Sentiment Analysis and Competitor & Market Tracking

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical reasoning and structured thinking.
• Ability to challenge assumptions
• High ethical standards and discretion.
• Comfort operating under ambiguity and time pressure.
• Intelligence, security, geopolitical, or corporate strategy environments.
• Experience building or reforming analytical functions.
• Familiarity with structured analytic techniques and scenario analysis.