Protective Intelligence & Threat Analyst

Job description

About the Team The Corporate Security team ensures the physical safety and security of the organization's assets, operations, and personnel. We are committed to maintaining a secure environment that enables our team to focus on advancing artificial intelligence in a responsible manner. About the Role As a Protective Intelligence & Threat Analyst, you will identify, assess, and communicate physical security threats affecting OpenAI, its personnel, executives, operations, and assets. You will leverage open-source intelligence, social media, investigative tools, and other information sources to assess violent or disruptive threats, geopolitical developments, and emerging risks relevant to the company. The role will support a broad range of Protective Intelligence activities, including persons of interest investigations, behavioral threat assessment, executive and individual risk assessments, event and travel security assessments, and time-sensitive intelligence support to Corporate Security and cross-functional partners. You will turn complex and often incomplete information into clear assessments and actionable recommendations that help inform security and protective decisions. We are seeking candidates with intelligence experience, particularly in protective intelligence, threat investigations, or behavioral threat assessment. Successful candidates will understand the intelligence cycle, OSINT investigative techniques, corporate physical security, risk management, and threat assessment, and will be comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving environment involving sensitive and occasionally high-profile matters. This role could be based in San Francisco, CA, or may be a remote role for the right candidate. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. Relocation offered for those outside of the Bay Area. In this role, you will: Identify and investigate potential physical threats to OpenAI, its executives, employees, facilities, operations, and other assets using OSINT, investigative tools, and structured analytical techniques. Conduct persons of interest (POI) and behavioral threat investigations to evaluate the credibility, intent, capability, and potential severity of identified threats and provide appropriate risk mitigation recommendations. Conduct individual risk assessments and develop concise intelligence products and briefings…