Embedded Protective Intelligence Analyst

Sibylline Ltd; San Francisco, New York, Washington (CA, NY, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibylline Ltd seeks a Protective Intelligence Analyst to support a client’s security, protective intelligence, and risk management functions. Embedded within the client environment, the role requires identifying, assessing, and communicating threats and emerging risks affecting personnel, executives, operations, events, assets, and brand reputation.

Location options include San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., or New York, NY with in-office requirements of at least two days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting security, intelligence, protective intelligence, trust and safety, or risk management programs within technology companies, digital-first organizations, or high-growth startup environments.
• Has a strong foundation in protective intelligence, threat assessment, or corporate investigations within a technology company, government agency, or private-sector intelligence firm.
• Experience utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance research, information analysis, investigative workflows, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Advanced knowledge of protective intelligence principles, investigative techniques, and familiarity with structured threat assessment frameworks and how they inform threat triage and escalation.
• Strong proficiency in open-source intelligence collection, social media analysis, public records research, and online investigative methods.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify patterns, trends, and emerging risks.
• Ability to communicate risk clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all organizational levels via written and verbal delivery methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build productive working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Understanding of cognitive bias and its impact on intelligence analysis and decision-making.
• Proficient with intelligence research tools, Microsoft Office applications, collaboration platforms, and communication technologies.
• Commitment to objectivity, professional ethics, and analytical rigor.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, collect, and analyze information from a variety of sources to identify threats, risks, and emerging trends impacting personnel, operations, events, assets, and brand reputation.
• Conduct threat assessments and investigative research on threat actors, persons of concern, suspicious activity, and security-related incidents.
• Produce timely intelligence products, threat assessments, executive briefings, alerts, and other analytical reporting to inform decision-making.
• Provide intelligence support for executive protection operations, special event, and other security initiatives, including travel monitoring for elevated-risk destinations, risk-based intelligence, and location-based assessments.
• Triage and respond to requests for intelligence and investigative support, delivering actionable insights in a timely manner.
• Support critical incident response efforts through rapid research, analysis, and dissemination of relevant information.
• Maintain intelligence records, case management systems, and analytical databases to support ongoing operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance threat identification, risk mitigation, and protective security outcomes.

Skills

Protective intelligence

Threat assessment

Investigations

Risk analysis

Open-source intelligence

AI in research

Communication

Discretion

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Position Summary Sibylline is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Protective Intelligence Analyst to support a client's global security, protective intelligence, and risk management functions. Embedded within the client environment, the Protective Intelligence Analyst will identify, assess, and communicate threats and emerging risks impacting personnel, executives, operations, events, assets, and brand reputation. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of protective intelligence principles, threat assessment methodologies, investigations, and risk analysis.

Location: San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C. or New York, NY), with in-office requirements of at least two days a week.

The team will work Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm with a plan to grow them into a 'on call' rotation as the client builds out its internal operations.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

• Monitor, collect, and analyze information from a variety of sources to identify threats, risks, and emerging trends impacting personnel, operations, events, assets, and brand reputation.


• Conduct threat assessments and investigative research on threat actors, persons of concern, suspicious activity, and security-related incidents.


• Produce timely intelligence products, threat assessments, executive briefings, alerts, and other analytical reporting to inform decision-making.


• Provide intelligence support for executive protection operations, special event, and other security initiatives, including travel monitoring for elevated-risk destinations, risk-based intelligence, and location-based assessments.


• Triage and respond to requests for intelligence and investigative support, delivering actionable insights in a timely manner.


• Support critical incident response efforts through rapid research, analysis, and dissemination of relevant information.


• Maintain intelligence records, case management systems, and analytical databases to support ongoing operations.


• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance threat identification, risk mitigation, and protective security outcomes.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience supporting security, intelligence, protective intelligence, trust and safety, or risk management programs within technology companies, digital-first organizations, or high-growth startup environments.


• Has a strong foundation in protective intelligence, threat assessment, or corporate investigations within a technology company, government agency, or private-sector intelligence firm.


• Experience utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance research, information analysis, investigative workflows, reporting, and operational efficiency.


• Advanced knowledge of protective intelligence principles, investigative techniques, and familiarity with structured threat assessment frameworks and how they inform threat triage and escalation.


• Strong proficiency in open-source intelligence collection, social media analysis, public records research, and online investigative methods.


• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify patterns, trends, and emerging risks.


• Ability to communicate risk clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all organizational levels via written and verbal delivery methods.


• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build productive working relationships.


• Demonstrated ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.


• Understanding of cognitive bias and its impact on intelligence analysis and decision-making.


• Proficient with intelligence research tools, Microsoft Office applications, collaboration platforms, and communication technologies.


• Commitment to objectivity, professional ethics, and analytical rigor.