Director, Intelligence

About Crisis24

Crisis24, a GardaWorld company, is widely regarded as the leading integrated risk management, crisis response, consulting, and global protective solutions firm, serving the world's most influential people, disruptive brands, and prominent organizations. Championed by our advanced Global Operation Centers and our skilled team of intelligence analysts, we offer highly specialized services, security and consulting, with the technology and AI to power it all across the globe.

At Crisis24, we go beyond mere employment; we pave the way to a realm where your skills become instrumental in shaping global security, guiding clients through a multifaceted and challenging landscape. Your journey with us will be deeply fulfilling, driven by a powerful sense of purpose and accomplishment. Within our thriving environment, you'll discover abundant chances for both personal and career advancement. Seize this moment to push your limits, broaden your expertise, and elevate your professional journey to unprecedented levels. Join the Crisis24 team today and be a part of something extraordinary where growth and impact converge.

More information is available at www.crisis24.garda.com

Who We Are Looking For

Crisis24 is seeking a mission-driven, analytically rigorous Director of Intelligence to lead our regional intelligence teams. This role combines analytical leadership, strategic execution, team mentorship, and client-facing excellence. The Director will serve as the primary voice of all substantive analysis produced by Crisis24 across all regions, ensuring our products meet the highest standards of relevance, timeliness, and impact.

With presence required in the Annapolis Global Operations Center, this position is ideal for professionals with prior senior intelligence community experience, or private sector equivalence, seeking a pivotal leadership role in an innovative intelligence team.

What You Will Work On

Analytical Ownership

• Serve as the authoritative voice on all Crisis24 regional intelligence content: owning analytical direction, product quality, tradecraft rigor and source development.
• Guide analytical coverage to ensure consistency, foresight, and strategic value across all deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to, and innovation in, professional tradecraft standards.
• Partner with Crisis24 and Garda World intelligence, security, medical, and consulting teams to enhance customer and internal stakeholder value.
• Innovate in the use of AI in analysis with an emphasis on accuracy, trust, and customization of deliverables.

Leadership

• Embody Crisis24 culture, demonstrating our values and driving Intelligence and Operations collaboration.
• Lead and grow a geographically distributed team of analysts and intelligence managers with a focus on autonomy, excellence, and innovation.
• Mentor and develop talent, fostering analytical depth, intellectual curiosity, and leadership capacity.
• Partner with Product, Sales & Marketing, AI & Innovation to ensure strong alignment and continuous improvement to meet client needs.

Operational Management

• Direct global intelligence operations, ensuring timely, actionable, and forward-leaning intelligence 24/7.
• Analyze and optimize performance metrics, deploying operational improvements where needed.
• Embrace technology for continuous process optimization, quality measurement and data analysis.

Client Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholder, delivering intelligence that provides clear insight to shape decision-making.
• Tailor intelligence solutions to industry-specific risk environments, executive protection mandates, and crisis management.
• Represent Crisis24 in briefings, panels, and crisis response engagements as our senior analytical leader.

Who You Will Work With

Collaboration is a key element of the role. You will lead Crisis24's regional intelligence teams and act as the lynchpin for engagement between other intelligence subject matter experts, client-embedded analysts, operations and consulting specialists, and commercial teams.

What You Will Bring

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Political Science, International Relations, Intelligence, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in intelligence, enterprise risk, or global security; with at least 3 years in team leadership.
• Proven experience managing teams across time zones and delivering high-quality, deadline-driven intelligence.
• Fluency in English required. French highly desirable; additional language skills preferred.

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communications skills

• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

Information Security

Protect the data and systems of Crisis24 and its stakeholders by adhering to policies, reporting incidents and potential problems, completing regular training, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Crisis24, A GardaWorld Company is dedicated to equal opportunity in employment. We are committed to a work environment that celebrates diversity. We do not discriminate against any individual based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors protected by applicable laws.