Freelance Open Source Intelligence Jobs in Park Ridge, IL

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

The Corporate Intelligence Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating strategic and tactical intelligence to support corporate decision-making, risk mitigation, and operational resilience. This role plays a critical part in identifying emerging threats, competitive risks, geopolitical developments, and other factors that may impact the organization’s assets, personnel, reputation, or operations globally. Partners strategically in crisis and emergency response efforts, ensuring organizational resilience.Key Responsibilities

• Monitor open-source intelligence (OSINT), subscription services, and internal data to identify and assess threats and risks to the organization.
• Produce timely, actionable intelligence reports, threat assessments, and briefings for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Support physical security, travel risk management, crisis response, and business continuity planning with relevant intelligence.
• Conduct due diligence and background investigations on individuals, companies, and regions of interest.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Legal, HR, Security, Compliance, etc.) and external partners (law enforcement, intelligence vendors, industry groups).
• Maintain and enhance intelligence tools, databases, and workflows to improve situational awareness and threat detection.
• Track geopolitical, economic, and cyber trends that may affect the organization’s strategic posture.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis to inform future risk mitigation strategies.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This job does not have supervisory duties.

EXPERIENCE

• US 0132 Government Management Intelligence Job Series experience (preferred)
• 5 or more years of experience (Preferred)
   

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) (Preferred)
• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI) (Preferred)
   

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills
• Proficiency in OSINT tools, data visualization platforms, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Familiarity with geopolitical risk, cyber threats, and corporate security principles
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and communicate complex information clearly
• Experience with tools such as Dataminr, Recorded Future, Babel Street, or similar.
• Knowledge of regulatory environments (e.g., FCPA, OFAC, GDPR)
• Computer aptitude of Windows, MS Office, social media and internet
• Ability to demonstrate leadership during incidents
• Understanding of emergency management and incident command system (ICS) functions
• Knowledge of security technology and incident reporting systems
   

TRAVEL

• Travel required as needed. Must have a US valid passport.

LOCATION

• Chicago Metropolitan Area

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Skills

Business Continuity, Crisis Response, Cyber Threat Intelligence

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is $75,100 - $143,400 ​annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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