Director, Embedded Intelligence

We seek a highly motivated, detail oriented, business-minded consultant with creativity, initiative, teamwork, commercial and project management skills to help drive our crisis management and security consulting business. The Director will have a dual role as 1) a consultant delivering end-to-end embedded projects for clients across the US market as required with a special focus on intelligence solutions as well as wider embedded project oversight and 2) a proactive business development resource across the intelligence and embedded consulting space both in the local market and across the US and Canada

Tasks and responsibilities

Client Delivery

• Assist clients in solving complex intelligence problems and crafting flexible and sustainable organizational embedded approaches.
• Act as a senior project manager for Control Risks’ embedded consulting services(assessing, designing, implementing and improving corporate intelligence
• programs, capabilities and practices), including being the primary contact to the client and managing a delivery team.
• Provide clients with expert support and insights on intelligence program excellence.
• Work with client leadership teams to ensure that business priorities are represented in our embedded intelligence solutions.
• Develop introductory, intermediate and expert intelligence training experiences that can ultimately delivered at scale.
• Collaboratively scope complex and multidimensional projects with our clients bringing in diverse Control Risks embedded solutions as appropriate.
• Lead and service multiple assignments as full case manager responsible for entire project cycle in intelligence embedded programs on as needed basis.
• Support Principal and other ECE team leaders with engagement resourcing, budgets and invoicing.

Business Development

• Proactively identify prospects and generate new business opportunities for Control Risks. This includes the development primarily focused on corporates
• based throughout the US/Canada.
• Work closely with account managers, ECS Leaders, and Geomarket Leaders in a consultative sales capacity to join existing client conversations as a subject
• matter expert on intelligence and close new opportunities
• Own business development cycle for opportunities identified, including large scale proposals and RFPs.
• Establish relationships with new intelligence clients and grow relationships with existing clients
• Author thought leadership on relevant topics building Control Risks and personal brands

Knowledge and experience

• 10+ years of work experience in a global security intelligence organization or consulting firm.
• Demonstrated experience in intelligence program development and optimization.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of policies, standards and procedures.
• Experience with protective intelligence and threat monitoring programs
• Experience in providing intelligence training both in-classroom and practical
• Knowledge of best-practices in intelligence strategy, organizational structures, physical security, travel security, event security, executive protection programs, security training and awareness, security metrics and reporting as well as security incident management.
• Knowledge of data-driven approaches to security program optimization

• Experience in multiple industries and client operating environments preferred
• Experience in management/security consulting preferred
• Demonstrated success in the industry managing or designing executive protection programs preferred

Qualifications and specialist skills

• Ability to travel 50% of the time and on short notice when required
• Exceptional written and interpersonal communications skills
• Ownership and accountability to drive success both within the team and across Control Risks
• The ability to multi-task and balance competing requirements, including client-facing, business development related, and internal matters
• Creative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Committed, enthusiastic and with a ‘can do’ approach
• Confident, solution oriented and with a positive attitude
• A high level of integrity, loyalty and discretion
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Collaborative
• Executive presence

Behaviors All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People and Professionalism and Excellence

The base salary range for this position is $180,000-$190,000 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.