About this role
Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is hiring a Regional Threat Intelligence Specialist to support a global tech client in producing reports and other threat-related products. This role will support threat, vulnerability, and risk assessments, as well as some other analytical content for the EMEA region.
Requirements
Role tasks and responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth research and analysis on specific locations within EMEA assessing threats from natural hazards, infrastructure, terrorism, and political instability, among others.
- Produce clear, concise, and actionable intelligence reports tailored to stakeholders, including threat summaries, trending topics, and vulnerability assessments.
- Monitor and research emerging trends and topics related to data centers that could impact facility development, supply chains, and site operations.
- Collaborate with other analysts and internal stakeholders to gather site information and bolster assessments.
- Visit client data centers to conduct on the ground analysis of local risks.
- Produce well-informed, concise and relevant briefings / presentations tailored to varied stakeholders and business needs.
- Manage time effectively so that several projects with tight deadlines can be juggled simultaneously.
Role requirements
- Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years of experience in risk analysis and / or intelligence gathering.
- Excellent writing skills with a keen attention to detail. Strong written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team environment.
- Superior research and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) skills.
- Demonstrated knowledge of security analysis and risk assessments for physical security or security operations and planning.
- Proficiency in Arabic desired
- Familiarity with or ability to quickly become expert in geopolitical risk analysis platforms, such as Seerist.
Benefits
Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
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What intelligence & analysis roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Intelligence analyst | £30,000–£45,000 |
| Senior analyst | £45,000–£60,000 |
| Due-diligence / corporate intelligence specialist | £50,000–£75,000 |
| Threat-intelligence specialist (cyber) | £55,000–£80,000 |