Senior MENA Intelligence Analyst (Arabic)

ExTrac; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical health insurance

401(k)

Education budget

Leave entitlement: 33 days

AI-enabled workflows

Job summary

ExTrac is seeking a Senior Analyst to cover the MENA region, conducting intelligence collection, analysis, and data curation in Arabic across media and sources. You will produce timely reports and feed analytics products and the data platform, collaborating with teams and mentoring junior analysts.

Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and dialects, five+ years in intelligence or related fields, and experience turning complex information into concise assessments are essential.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of professional experience in intelligence analysis or related field.
• Strong subject-matter knowledge of the MENA region.
• Fluency in written Arabic (Modern Standard and dialects).
• Experience applying structured analytical methodologies to complex information.
• Ability to translate and interpret Arabic-language content from multiple sources.
• Experience mentoring junior analysts and contributing to team outputs.

Responsibilities

• Intelligence collection and analysis across MENA with regional focus.
• Produce daily, weekly, monthly and deep-dive reports and briefings.
• Translate Arabic-language documents and assess source quality.
• Lead data curation and contribute to taxonomy and datasets.
• Mentor junior analysts and support cross-team projects.

Skills

Arabic fluency

Geopolitical risk

Intelligence analysis

OSINT

Data curation

Mentoring

AI workflows

Tools

AI-enabled tools

OSINT platforms

Job description

ExTrac is seeking a Senior Analyst to cover the MENA region, conducting intelligence collection, analysis, and data curation in Arabic across media and sources. You will produce timely reports and feed analytics products and the data platform, collaborating with teams and mentoring junior analysts.

Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and dialects, five+ years in intelligence or related fields, and experience turning complex information into concise assessments are essential.