Insider Threat Team Lead

Control Risks is seeking an Insider Threat Team Lead to oversee and drive the success of an insider threat team embedded within a major client's environment. This role will provide leadership, ensure high-quality investigative and analytical deliverables, and serve as the primary Control Risks liaison to the client. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in insider threat investigations, cybersecurity, and team management, with the ability to effectively collaborate with client stakeholders across multiple functions.

• Lead and manage a team of insider threat professionals, ensuring all deliverables meet client expectations and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development of policies, processes, and workflows for preventing, detecting, investigating, and mitigating insider threats. Recommend, metrics, KPIs and report enhancements to measure the effectiveness of the program.
• Oversee and support complex insider threat investigations, providing high-level guidance and analysis.
• Ensure insider threat detection, analysis, and mitigation strategies align with the client's security objectives.
• Act as the primary Control Risks representative within the client's organization, maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, while coordinating efforts with Control Risks insider risk experts.
• Collaborate with the client's insider risk lead and cybersecurity, security HR, legal, compliance, threat management and risk management teams to develop proactive insider threat prevention and detection strategies.
• Liaise with law enforcement personnel when needed
• Continuously assess and enhance insider threat methodologies, workflows, and technologies to optimize effectiveness.
• Provide regular high-quality briefings, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism in all investigative and advisory activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 8+ years of experience in information security, with extensive hands-on experience in insider threat, incident response, threat hunting, and forensic analysis.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in leading an insider threat program and responding to sophisticated threats.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to manage and develop a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record in developing insider threat detection strategies, writing detection signatures, and enhancing SOC processes.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, network security, digital forensics, and behavioral analytics.
• Expertise in insider threat detection technologies such as UEBA, SIEM, and DLP.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and conduct high-level investigations, including evidence collection, forensic analysis, investigatory interviews, and stakeholder reporting.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently while ensuring alignment with both Control Risks and client objectives.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced industry certifications, such as GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Experience leading efforts to combat fraud, theft and sabotage, particularly in high-risk environments.

The base salary range for this position is $150000-$160000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

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Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.