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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.