Embedded Intelligence Team Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026.
About Sibylline
Sibylline is a leading intelligence and strategic risk consultancy in the security sector. Since 2010 we have supported businesses, governments and NGOs by providing high-quality risk analysis, due diligence and consultancy services.
The firm provides an innovative, entrepreneurial and fast-growing working environment, offering employees ever greater exposure to high-profile clients and challenges. Sibylline offers fantastic opportunities for career progression within a successful company, and we aim to help our employees build their own personal profiles as well-regarded analysts within the broader industry.
Key attributes of Sibylline employees are:
- Self-motivated, and auto-improving individuals who can couple initiative and boldness with good judgement
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Clarity of thought and analytical flair
- Strong, demonstrable interest in security and intelligence
- The ability to work under pressure, demonstrate leadership when required but also be able to collaborate effectively in teams
- Excellent attention to detail
About the Role
We are looking for an Intelligence Team Lead to join us in an embedded role supporting the client’s global intelligence operations. You will support a 24/7 intelligence operation responsible for monitoring, assessing, and communicating risks affecting the client’s people, assets, operations, and reputation.
You will conduct all-source research, monitoring, and analysis to identify emerging threats, incidents, risks, and trends relevant to the client’s operating environment. As Intelligence Team Lead, you will support intelligence reporting, travel security monitoring, incident escalation, crisis response, and stakeholder requests for information.
This is an onsite role at the client’s London office. This role would require you to work 5x8-hour shifts, rotating early, late and night shifts, including weekends, with flexibility to cover gaps where required.
Essential Functions / Responsibilities
- Conduct or oversee all-source intelligence collection, monitoring, and analysis activities.
- Identify, assess, and escalate emerging risks, threats, incidents, and trends.
- Produce intelligence alerts, assessments, briefings, situation reports, and executive communications.
- Support critical event management, incident coordination, and crisis response activities.
- Support executive and employee travel security monitoring and reporting.
- Support protective intelligence monitoring and escalation activities.
- Monitor risks affecting personnel, facilities, travelers, executives, events, reputation, and business operations.
- Respond to requests for information and ad hoc stakeholder requirements.
- Maintain accurate records, documentation, and audit trails.
- Follow and support the development of SOPs, workflows, and escalation procedures.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to translate complex information into concise, actionable intelligence.
- Strong OSINT, research, analytical, and intelligence tradecraft skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and briefing abilities.
- Strong research and analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting corporate security, travel security, crisis management, or geopolitical risk functions.
- Ability to prioritize competing requirements in time-sensitive environments.
- Experience utilizing intelligence and monitoring platforms such as Dataminr, Everbridge, Ontic, International SOS, or similar tools preferred.
- Ability to work effectively within a matrixed client environment and build trusted stakeholder relationships.
- Understanding of analytical methodologies, source validation techniques, escalation frameworks, and intelligence writing standards.
- Bachelor's degree in International Relations, Intelligence Studies, Security Studies, Criminal Justice, Journalism, Political Science, or a related discipline; or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in intelligence, investigations, security intelligence, geopolitical risk, protective intelligence, or related fields.
- Relevant professional certifications (ASIS APP, PSP, CPP, GISF, intelligence analysis, threat intelligence, crisis management, or similar) preferred.
Interview Process
- Initial call with a member of our Talent Acquisition team
- Timed written assessment (arranged at a time that suits you) to test writing and analytical capability
- Panel interview with some of the team members and hiring managers at Sibylline
- Meet and Greet with the client
Research indicates that certain groups are less likely to apply for a position unless they meet every single requirement. If you feel you meet some of the requirements and can offer a unique perspective to this role, we strongly encourage you to apply-you might be the perfect fit we're looking for!
Sibylline is committed to the recruitment and selection of candidates without regard for sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, age, political beliefs, culture and lifestyle. We are committed to fostering a business culture that reflects these values and promotes equal opportunity.