Due Diligence Analyst

Control-Risks; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

401(K) Retirement

Employee Assistance Program

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Control Risks is hiring a Due Diligence Analyst to support a major global technology client. The analyst will conduct OSINT research on third parties and help assess financial, regulatory, and reputational risks.

You will prepare risk profiles and reports for internal and client stakeholders, escalate concerns to senior staff, and monitor developments across jurisdictions. You will work with cross-functional teams, managing multiple assignments while adhering to SLAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in due diligence, investigative research, or third-party risk assessments.
• Experience using OSINT techniques and publicly available information for investigations or risk assessments.
• Familiarity with commercial research databases, sanctions screening platforms, corporate records, and media research tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify risk indicators.
• Excellent written communication and experience preparing research reports or summaries.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence research on third parties, vendors, suppliers, executives, beneficial owners, and other subjects using OSINT, public records, media sources, and databases.
• Gather, organize, and analyze information to identify financial crime, sanctions, regulatory and reputational risks.
• Support enhanced due diligence investigations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare clear due diligence reports, summaries, and risk profiles for stakeholders.
• Escalate adverse information to senior team members for review.
• Monitor information for updates on developments affecting third-party risk assessments.
• Support vendor onboarding and third-party risk management by documenting findings.
• Manage multiple research assignments and meet service-level agreements.
• Utilize investigative tools and methodologies to identify relevant information.
• Maintain accurate case records and research files per program requirements.

Skills

OSINT research

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Multitasking

Judgment & skepticism

MS Office skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Tools

Sanctions screening platforms

Commercial databases

Corporate records research

Media research tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Control Risks is hiring a Due Diligence Analyst to support a major global technology client. The Due Diligence Analyst will support the client's Global Security, Compliance, and Risk Management functions through the delivery of due diligence and investigative research on third parties, vendors, business partners, and individuals.

The successful candidate will conduct research using open-source intelligence (OSINT), public records, media sources, and commercial databases to identify potential financial, legal, regulatory, reputational, and integrity risks. Working closely with senior analysts and cross-functional stakeholders, the analyst will contribute to risk assessments and support informed business decision-making.

• Conduct due diligence research on third parties, vendors, suppliers, executives, beneficial owners, and other subjects using open-source research, commercial databases, corporate records, sanctions data, litigation records, and media sources.
• Gather, organize, and analyze information from multiple sources to identify potential financial crime, corruption, sanctions, regulatory, legal, reputational, and compliance-related risks.
• Support enhanced due diligence investigations by collecting and reviewing relevant information across multiple jurisdictions.
• Prepare clear, concise due diligence reports, research summaries, and risk profiles for internal and client stakeholders.
• Escalate adverse information and potential risk concerns to senior team members for review and further assessment.
• Monitor publicly available information and provide updates on relevant political, regulatory, legal, financial, and security developments that may impact third-party risk assessments.
• Support vendor onboarding and third-party risk management processes by conducting research and documenting findings.
• Manage multiple research assignments simultaneously while meeting established service-level agreements and quality standards.
• Utilize investigative tools, databases, and research methodologies to efficiently identify and evaluate relevant information.
• Contribute to ongoing risk monitoring efforts and support the identification of material developments affecting existing vendors, business partners, and monitored entities.
• Maintain accurate records, case documentation, and research files in accordance with program requirements.
• Support process improvement initiatives and contribute ideas to enhance research quality and operational efficiency

• Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Intelligence Studies, Business, Finance, Law, Journalism, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience conducting due diligence, investigative research, compliance research, third-party risk assessments, business intelligence, or related analytical work.
• Experience using open-source research techniques and publicly available information to conduct investigations or risk assessments.
• Familiarity with commercial research databases, sanctions screening platforms, corporate records, and media research tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify relevant information and potential risk indicators.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience preparing research reports or analytical summaries.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to evaluate information objectively and apply sound judgment when assessing potential risks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience supporting compliance, ethics, investigations, security, procurement, legal, or risk management functions is preferred.

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $70000-$85000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Control Risksparticipatesin the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.