Protective Intelligence & Threat Analyst

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.

Responsibilities

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 that help Corporate Security and protective teams understand the evolving threat environment surrounding executives and other at-risk personnel; Assess threats and security considerations associated with executive travel, company events, public appearances, meetings, and other activities requiring heightened protective awareness; Provide timely intelligence support to Executive Protection and other Corporate Security partners, translating complex or rapidly evolving information into actionable protective recommendations; Research and assess geopolitical, social, activist, and other emerging developments that may create physical security risks to OpenAI personnel, operations, infrastructure, or events; Prepare and disseminate clear, decision-oriented intelligence assessments, threat briefings, and other products for senior leaders, protective teams, and relevant stakeholders; Analyze and manage OSINT data collections in ways that improve discoverability, retrievability, analysis, and appropriate dissemination; Leverage advanced analytical tools, automation, and emerging technologies to improve threat detection, investigations, assessments, and the broader intelligence cycle; Maintain and improve methodologies, protocols, and procedures for protective intelligence collection, analysis, assessment, and dissemination; Develop strong intelligence-sharing and working relationships across Corporate Security and with relevant internal and external partners

Requirements

Intelligence experience, particularly in protective intelligence, threat investigations, or behavioral threat assessment; Understanding of the intelligence cycle, OSINT investigative techniques, corporate physical security, risk management, and threat assessment; Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving environment involving sensitive and occasionally high-profile matters; 5+ years of relevant experience in protective intelligence, threat investigations, intelligence analysis, behavioral threat assessment, executive protection intelligence, or a related field; Strong judgment and the ability to assess incomplete or ambiguous information, distinguish signal from noise, and communicate risk with appropriate context and confidence; Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into concise, actionable intelligence products for audiences ranging from protective operators to technical stakeholders and senior leaders; Experience assessing risks involving executives, high-profile individuals, events, travel, or other environments requiring time-sensitive security decision-making; The ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively within a small, dynamic, globally distributed team and across Communications, Government Relations, People, Legal, Information Security, Executive Protection, and other partners; Comfort supporting time-sensitive security matters, including occasional nights or weekends during significant incidents, events, travel, or crises

Nice to have

Technical proficiency or demonstrated interest in using APIs, automation, Python, data platforms, AI-enabled tools, and other technologies to improve intelligence collection, analysis, and threat detection; Familiarity with protective intelligence and threat management platforms such as Ontic and with structured behavioral threat assessment methodologies such as those used by ATAP

Benefits

Relocation offered for those outside of the Bay Area