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Strategic Intelligence is a team within FINRA's Risk & Intelligence organization that provides strategic and tactical intelligence impacting member firms, investors, and the financial markets, translating into better, more informed, and timely regulatory decisions. The Strategic Intelligence team supports FINRA's Regulatory Programs by identifying, analyzing, and assessing emerging risks and trends, and generating insights through finished intelligence products. The Director, Strategic Intelligence provides leadership to a team of analysts working across multiple intelligence disciplines who are engaged in the collection, analysis, processing, and dissemination of intelligence. This role requires mastery level knowledge of intelligence disciplines and extensive knowledge of several related areas, as well as the ability to build and maintain effective relationships internally with subject matter experts across FINRA's regulatory programs and establish relationships externally with member firms, law enforcement, and other government intelligence partners in support of both Strategic Intelligence and FINRA's missions.

Essential Job Functions:

The Director, Strategic Intelligence executes functions in support of the Strategic Intelligence mission including the following:

• Serve as a senior partner to internal and external stakeholders, leading cross-departmental efforts to identify emerging threats and drive intelligence-driven initiatives with measurable impact on Strategic Intelligence results.
• Lead a team of intelligence analysts in identifying, analyzing, and predicting emerging risks, threats, regulatory trends, and critical events with broad scope, considering implications both within and outside of the Strategic Intelligence function.
• Spearhead the team's establishment and maintenance of partnerships and networks with internal and external stakeholders to understand and shape intelligence priorities across the enterprise.
• Independently develop and maintain intelligence frameworks, collection strategies, standards, and dissemination for a team of analysts, applying deep knowledge of complex intelligence practices and standards to ensure timely delivery of actionable intelligence to appropriate stakeholders across the enterprise and externally.
• Establish and execute measurable operational plans and set priorities for the team's production of strategic intelligence products, assessments, briefings, and communications that translate complex intelligence into actionable insights for senior leadership, regulatory staff, and external stakeholders.
• Lead analysts in large projects or processes within Strategic Intelligence, driving meaningful improvements to intelligence frameworks and programs to achieve operational and business targets.
• Engage with leadership across FINRA in joint problem solving to develop strategies for mitigating risks and threats, and influence stakeholders outside of Strategic Intelligence to align on new intelligence concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Lead or participate in conference panels, working groups, and roundtables related to member firm/investor and FINRA staff intelligence sharing.
• Lead or host training events, podcasts, workshops, or live webinars related to FINRA staff training and intelligence sharing.
• Demonstrate FINRA's values.
• Collaborate, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA's mission of investor protection and market integrity.

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of ten (10) years of experience required; advanced degree in intelligence studies, public policy, business, or law preferred.
• Previous experience working at a broker-dealer or other type of financial institution or at a government agency or department with a focus on intelligence required.
• Proven deep knowledge of performing advanced and high-complexity intelligence functions across multiple disciplines, representing the full intelligence cycle.
• Demonstrated ability in applying rigorous analytical and strategic thinking skills to assess complex risks and threats with significant implications both within and beyond the organization.
• Demonstrated track record of leading significant improvements to intelligence processes or products that drive measurable results.
• Strong knowledge of FINRA rules and the federal securities laws is required.
• Strong knowledge of the securities markets and member firm operations is required.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams and influence and align stakeholders, including department leadership, inside and outside of Strategic Intelligence on new concepts and approaches.
• Broad management and leadership knowledge, including fostering a functional team-oriented culture.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail and an ability to oversee multiple assignments concurrently.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software applications.

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.
• Extended hours and travel as needed.