SOACC Intelligence Analyst

Merrill Lynch (Posted 18 Oct 21)

The role requires an individual who is self-motivated, creative, able to work independently with limited guidance, and able to work in a high pressure, time sensitive environment. Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or higher, preferred

• 2 to 4 years of experience working as an Intelligence Analyst in either the public or private sector, or other political risk or security-related background

• Subject matter expertise in a field (politics, economics, crime or related fields)

• Excellent skills in analytical writing and oral communication

• Well-honed analytical skills

• Background check required

• Fluency in additional languages and/or experience working/living abroad a plus. Mandarin a plus.

• Proven ability to work independently with little to no direction and the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, to assess and meet deadlines, and to collaborate with analysts based in the other regions to produce value-added or awareness-focused intelligence products.

Skills

• Effective communication and customer services skills, with the ability to complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced and quickly changing environment.

• Experience in intelligence and security.

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.

• Experience with inter-agency communication a plus.

• Project Management experience a plus.

• Experience in cultivating multiple sources of information across many lines of business.

• Experience in collecting and analyzing information for risk assessments and application of appropriate threat mitigation.

• A comprehensive knowledge of current security and law enforcement techniques, issues, equipment, procedures, and security threats.

• A professional demeanor, exceptional interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills are a must.

• Extensive attention to detail is required in order to ensure that all pertinent security aspects are considered.

Competencies

• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical ability.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Ability to work without direct supervision.

• Portray an appropriate corporate image to represent the professional reputation of the organization..

• Proven track record.

• Highly self-motivated.

• Excellent time-management skills.

• Awareness of cultural differences.

• Ability to establish industry and government/police contacts.

What You Can Expect Deliver accurate, timely and relevant information & analysis which informs risk mitigation decisions, helping ensure the safety and security of our employees, customers, brand and assets worldwide. Proactively ensure our partners, senior leaders and stakeholders have a heightened level of situational awareness around existing and emerging trends and risks. What You Will Do

• Collects, researches, and analyzes geopolitical, crime, threat, and intelligence-related data from a variety of sources to identify and evaluate threats and trends in the APAC region that have the potential to impact Bank of America and assist Threat Mitigations and Executive Protection and Global Corporate Security leadership in risk mitigation.

• Examine information from a wide array of foreign sources

• Evaluate and assess gathered information

• Develop meaningful intelligence assessments, free of any bias

• Finding patterns and trends in the analyzed data

• Responsible for report writing and making oral briefings

• Abide by all security protocols

• Integrate the cultural context from foreign sources

• Work under tight deadlines

• Work effectively with a cross functional team

• Experience utilizing OSINT tools

Natural curiosity about world events: knowledgeable of world and local events

$3,750 ~ $7,500