In a global financial ecosystem, security relies on foresight. As an Intelligence Analyst, you will serve as a critical shield for CME Group, transforming raw, open-source data into actionable intelligence. Reporting directly to the Director of Global Security, you will monitor emerging threats, protect our executives, and safeguard our talent pipeline by evaluating applicant suitability. This role demands a sharp analytical mind capable of seeing patterns where others see noise, ensuring our leadership remains informed, agile, and secure.
What You’ll Get
A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.
Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.
A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Explore our full range of benefits
What You’ll Do
Synthesize Threat Intelligence: Monitor open-source platforms, forums, and real-time feeds to identify, analyze, and neutralize hostile threat information targeting the company or its executives.
Drive Executive Protection: Partner closely with the Chief Security Officer and Lead Corporate Investigator, providing rapid-response intelligence to support ongoing protective services and investigations.
Inform Leadership: Produce high-quality, weekly intelligence assessments and briefings that distill complex behavioral patterns and global security threats into clear strategies for senior leaders.
Safeguard Talent Integrity: Review and adjudicate background check data, leveraging deep research to verify applicant suitability while ensuring strict compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory laws.
Evolve OSINT Capabilities: Continuously refine analytical procedures and integrate cutting-edge open-source investigation technologies to keep CME Group ahead of shifting threat vectors.
What You’ll Bring
Experience: ideally 1+ years of dedicated experience conducting open-source investigations (OSINT) and writing threat intelligence assessments.
Technical Domain: Analytics, digital footprint tracking, and navigating online subcultures, internet slang, and emerging communication platforms.
Regulatory & Adjudication Knowledge: An understanding of the background check adjudication process, public records navigation, and the legal criteria governing employment suitability (Ideal)
Tools: Advanced proficiency in data synthesis using Google Workspace (Docs/Sheets) and Microsoft Office (Word/Excel).
Education & Training: BA or BS degree in Political Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field; specialized OSINT certifications are highly desirable.
Attributes: Exceptional mental agility, keen attention to detail, and the composure required to execute mission-critical tasks within a high-pressure, collaborative environment.
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CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
Important Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.
Skills Required
- Experience conducting open-source investigations (OSINT) and writing threat intelligence assessments (1+ years ideal)
- Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs/Sheets) and Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)
- Skills in analytics, digital footprint tracking, and navigating online subcultures and emerging communication platforms
- Understanding of background check adjudication processes and relevant federal, state, and local legal requirements
- BA or BS degree in Political Science, Criminal Justice, or related field
- Specialized OSINT certifications
- Strong attention to detail, mental agility, and ability to perform under pressure in collaborative environments
- Ability to produce high-quality intelligence assessments and briefings for senior leadership
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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What We Do
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
