Senior Intelligence Manager – Europe & Eurasia

This is a senior intelligence position with broad scope and strategic significance, particularly suited to a professional with expertise in European and Eurasian security affairs, and practical intelligence experience. The role bridges operational, strategic, and executive-level functions, demanding both in-depth subject matter knowledge and outstanding communication skills, especially in high-level briefing contexts.

The role demands strong knowledge and insight into:

• FSU (Former Soviet Union) geopolitics, with a particular emphasis on the Caucasus.
• Political, historical, cultural, and security dynamics of Europe and Eurasia.
• Current and emerging protest movements in Western Europe.
• The broader strategic and security environment impacting business operations.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic Intelligence & Threat Assessment

• Lead the company’s baseline threat assessment process for Europe and Eurasia.
• Produce written and oral intelligence assessments that are concise and tailored for senior executive consumption.
• Continuously monitor and anticipate changes in the strategic threat landscape and communicate these effectively.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain high-trust relationships with:
• Internal business units and senior executives, to integrate intelligence into decision-making.
• External stakeholders, such as governments, academics, and NGOs, to enhance source networks and contextual understanding.
• Ensure intelligence is aligned with commercial planning and strategic decision points.

Key Challenges

Strategic Communication & Impact

• Making sense of ambiguous and fast-evolving scenarios, then communicating them in a way that resonates with senior decision-makers.
• Striking a balance between business imperatives and risk awareness, providing actionable insight without overstating threats.

Analytic Rigour & Focus

• Filtering out noise and ensuring analytic clarity in a world awash with information.
• Using advanced analytic tools or frameworks to enhance decision-making utility.

Organizational Navigation

• Navigating internal politics to ensure intelligence outputs are well-received and acted upon.
• Adapting to diverse regional and cultural sensitivities within the company.

Ideal Background & Skills

• Prior intelligence experience (government, military, private sector) with a strong understanding of the intelligence cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to brief at the executive level, both in writing and verbally.
• Deep substantive knowledge of:
• Caucasus and broader Eurasia
• European security policy
• Civil society and protest movements in Europe
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to form networks and maintain influence across functional and national boundaries.
• European language skills are an advantage.