Strategic Intelligence Manager in City of London

Overview

The Strategic Intelligence Manager is responsible for delivering actionable insights that inform executive decision-making, long-term planning, and competitive positioning. This role leads the development and execution of intelligence-gathering frameworks, synthesizes complex data into strategic narratives, and partners with senior stakeholders to anticipate risks and opportunities in the external environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the strategic intelligence function, including the identification, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from internal and external sources to inform leadership’s strategic decision-making.
• Effectively lead a team of 2 Intelligence Analysts and/or Data Specialists.
• Lead and Manage the Strategic Intelligence Function: Oversee the collection, analysis, and interpretation of internal and external data to inform strategic decision-making. Oversight of intelligence capability for Trading & Supply (T&S) Financial Crime Operations. This includes review and analysis of targeted risks and, collaboration with third parties to provide enhanced due diligence reports where necessary.
• Foster a high performing and collaborative team, ensuring the team members are motivated, engaged, and aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.
• Deliver Strategic Foresight and Risk Insights: Monitor geopolitical, economic, regulatory, and technological trends. Conduct horizon scanning, scenario planning, and thematic reviews to identify emerging risks and opportunities, particularly in new or high-risk markets.
• Produce and Present Intelligence Products: Develop and deliver regular intelligence briefings, thematic deep-dives, dashboards, and visualizations tailored to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Translate complex data into clear, actionable strategic narratives.
• Point of escalation for complex Financial Crime adverse media, ensuring appropriate review and assessment for stakeholders.
• Assist the Head of Financial Crime Operations in undertaking intelligence assessments and ad hoc reviews of existing counterparties (e.g., Country Risk Reports (CRRs), exposure assessments, typology/risk indicator reviews).
• Delegated authority for investigation of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) on behalf of the MLRO/DMLRO and provide advice/recommendations as appropriate.
• Liaise with financial crime, compliance, and other business stakeholders to identify and mitigate financial crime risks as they arise from financial crime operational and/or intelligence work.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration: Work closely with business units, risk, finance, innovation, and compliance teams to align intelligence outputs with organizational goals.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance knowledge products.
• Ensure Governance, Compliance, and Data Integrity: Uphold legal, ethical, and organizational standards in all intelligence activities. Maintain confidentiality, ensure data accuracy, and support reporting obligations such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Drive Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance intelligence processes through AI, automation, and emerging technologies. Lead initiatives to streamline operations and improve strategic impact.
• Support Market and Regulatory Monitoring: Leverage technical tools to track external risk sources (e.g., FATF, Transparency International) and recommend updates to compliance frameworks such as the EDD Country List.
• Demonstrate Leadership and Integrity: Exhibit strong communication and influencing skills across all levels of the organization. Act with integrity, fostering trust and ethical behavior as a core value within the team and broader compliance function.

What You Bring

• Extensive working experience in intelligence, data analysis, or strategic planning roles. Experience with a government intelligence agency is preferred.
• Significant experience in the Financial Crime space; ability to identify, understand and communicate complex financial crime and other regulatory issues and the potential risks associated with them, rapidly and accurately.
• Proven track record in collecting, analyzing and interpreting complex multi-source data (both open and closed source) to inform strategic decision-making.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills coupled with a problem-solving approach and focus on continuous improvement.
• High level of curiosity, adaptability, and strategic mindset.
• Understanding of high-risk jurisdictions and the associated regulatory risks.
• Experience in managing and leading diverse teams demonstrating excellent communication and leadership skills and fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Ability to identify trends, assess risks, and develop proactive strategies to improve processes and identify opportunities for growth, particularly through the use of automation, AI, and technology.
• Proficient in using intelligence tools, screening tools, and data analysis software.
• Experience in engaging with senior leadership and effective stakeholder management is key; requires proven track record in building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate risks and propose mitigating solutions to stakeholders at all levels.
• Has studied in a related field such as intelligence studies, public policy, international relations, or political science is advantageous.

What We Offer

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performancerelated salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in National and International Teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

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