Intelligence Services Manager

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Senior level
Professional Services • Security • Software • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI • Data Privacy
Unmask adversaries. Protect against human risk and digital threats.
The Role
Manage and mentor intelligence analysts, oversee day-to-day project execution and resource allocation, ensure analytic tradecraft standards, coordinate with internal teams and clients, track operational metrics, support platform (Ascend) adoption and improvements, and escalate operational risks to senior leadership.
Summary Generated by Built In

Who Is Nisos?

Nisos is the human risk management company specializing in unmasking threats before they escalate. We are a trusted advisor who operates as an extension of security, intelligence, legal, and human resource teams to protect their people and business. Our intelligence-led solutions help enterprises make critical decisions, manage human risk, and drive real world consequences for digital threats.

For more information, visit: https://www.nisos.com.


What Is The Opportunity?

The Intelligence Services Manager is a key position in the Intelligence Services department responsible for managing assigned intelligence services employees, ensuring quality operational delivery, and maintaining analytic tradecraft standards across assigned teams or workstreams. The Intelligence Services Manager must be comfortable overseeing day-to-day project execution, coordinating resource planning within assigned teams, supporting client coordination, and escalating issues to senior leadership as appropriate. This position reports directly to the VP of Intelligence Services and will regularly collaborate with leads of other departments and senior personnel across Nisos.

What You’ll Do

  • Manage direct reports within the assigned team, providing day-to-day guidance, performance feedback management, and operational oversight.
  • Mentor analysts and senior analysts in the development of their professional skills, including analytic tradecraft, time management, and effective communication. 
  • Support the VP in coordinating resource allocation for assigned projects and workstreams, flagging capacity issues or conflicts as needed.
  • Work collaboratively with other departments in Nisos (such as Product, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, etc.) to support company objectives.
  • Monitor and support the consistent application of tradecraft standards and tools within assigned teams, escalating recommended improvements to senior leadership.
  • Track and report on operational metrics to inform decision-making at the personnel and project levels, and provide data to senior leadership for broader planning purposes.
  • Participate in client calls and support sales and senior leadership with project scoping, planning, and coordination.
  • Participate in projects and working groups supporting Nisos' Ascend platform and related solutions, including providing operational, analytic, and client-delivery input to help improve platform capabilities and service delivery.
  • Identify and escalate operational issues, risks, or resource constraints to the VP of Intelligence Services in a timely manner.
 

Who You Are

  • An enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic and positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; a problem solver; strong drive for both team and personal success
  • Able to identify root causes of problems and proactively generate solutions
  • High emotional intelligence and professional acumen with clients and teammembers
  • Detail-oriented, understands the importance of metrics
  • Good at prioritizing tasks and competing priorities, time management, and delegation
  • Desire and ability to support a fast-growing organization
  • Have direct experience managing complex intelligence collection and/or analysis projects
  • Comfortable managing ad hoc tasks and other duties as assigned
  • Comfortable working with experienced self-managing professionals, as well as with virtual or remote teams with a high expectation of self-accountability
  • Effective communicator in difficult personnel conversations
  • Have experience working with intelligence services and SaaS platforms or solutions, including supporting client delivery, product feedback, or operational adoption.
  • Have experience working with AI-enabled tools, workflows, or platforms in an intelligence, security, or SaaS environment, including evaluating outputs, applying appropriate human judgment, and supporting responsible operational adoption.
 

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree preferred
  • 8+ years of experience executing intelligence work, with 2+ years of experience managing people, projects, or analytic teams
 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong editing skills and understanding of analytic tradecraft
  • Demonstrated success with flexible and creative problem solving
 

Work Environment

  • Remote work is acceptable.
  • Remote work requires a work environment conducive to you being an active participant in meetings consistently without distraction to you or others.
  • Remote employees are expected to comply with all applicable Nisos policies on confidentiality, information security, acceptable use, working time, and data protection.
  • This is a full-time position with flexible core business hours Monday through Friday to meet the needs of the business.  Night and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. 
 

Travel

  • Travel to US and NI required, 20% or less

Skills Required

  • Direct experience managing complex intelligence collection and/or analysis projects
  • Experience working with intelligence services and SaaS platforms to support client delivery and operational adoption
  • Experience working with AI-enabled tools, workflows, or platforms in an intelligence, security, or SaaS environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong editing skills and understanding of analytic tradecraft
  • Demonstrated flexible and creative problem solving
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree
  • 8+ years executing intelligence work, with 2+ years managing people, projects, or analytic teams

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Nisos Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support with strong employer contributions.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is portrayed as flexible and broad, including unlimited or flexible PTO alongside multiple paid leave categories.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer matching in the U.S., with additional contributions to HSA and pension plans where applicable.

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The Company
HQ: Arlington, VA
70 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Nisos is a human risk intelligence and managed investigations company that protects organizations and their people from human-driven and digital threats by operating as an extension of their security, intelligence, and legal teams. It leverages a team of expert analysts, specialized in open-source intelligence and adversary tradecraft, to provide actionable intelligence that addresses complex risks like executive threats, insider fraud, and third-party vulnerabilities. By focusing on the human element behind threats, Nisos helps clients identify, investigate, and mitigate risks before they can escalate and cause reputational or financial harm. Ascend™ is the AI-powered human risk management platform that productizes Nisos's expert tradecraft and puts its capabilities directly into the client's hands. The software offers at-a-glance visibility into risk exposure, and enables teams to conduct client-led risk assessments and continuous threat monitoring at scale. Modules within the platform address specific areas of concern, such as executive protection and insider threats, by collecting and analyzing signals from the surface, deep, and dark web. Ascend delivers real-time external signal intelligence, detects behavioral patterns, and provides risk analytics, allowing organizations to identify early warning signs of threats and accelerate investigations with AI-powered attribution. It is designed to complement Nisos's analyst-led services, providing a comprehensive solution for managing human-centric risks. For more information, visit: https://www.nisos.com.

Why Work With Us

We are a remote global team, operating in both the U.S. and Northern Ireland. We support our team to achieve their full potential through training, professional development, and advancement opportunities. We build life around work and work around life through a people-first culture. Join our team to be inspired and to make a difference!

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