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We are seeking a skilled **Senior Risk Intelligence Analyst** to join our team. In this role, you will analyze foreign intelligence threats, identify nation state risk signals, and produce actionable intelligence products that safeguard Microsoft interests. You will blend geopolitical awareness, competitive insight, and risk management expertise. The successful candidate will translate complex geopolitical and regulatory developments into actionable insights that resonate with corporate stakeholders and senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making across the business.

Responsibilities

+ Monitor and assess geopolitical, regulatory, and national security developments impacting the organization.

+ Identify emerging threats from government actions, sanctions, and policy changes, and evaluate their potential business impact.

+ Translate technical and geopolitical risks into clear, business-relevant narratives.

+ Develop executive-level briefings, reports, and presentations for senior leadership.

+ Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Business Units to align risk mitigation strategies.

+ Conduct threat assessments on foreign intelligence and nation-state threat actors.

+ Collect and analyze data on emerging technologies, supply chain risks, and entities of concern.

+ Analyze proposed partnerships, conduct enhanced due diligence, and escalate suspicious concerns.

+ Identify trends and threats that could impact organizational strategy, leveraging comprehensive due diligence research techniques.

+ Assist in development of risk management frameworks and methodologies.

+ Conduct risk assessments, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

+ Recommend controls and procedures to reduce risk exposure.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

+ 5+ years experience in intelligence or counterintelligence analysis (government/military), as well as private sector experience in commercial threat intelligence and strategic risk management or related field

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Experience with competitive intelligence methodologies and commercial risk analysis.

Other Requirements

Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

+ The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.

+ **Clearance Verification** : This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

+ **Microsoft Cloud Background Check:** This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

+ **Citizenship & Citizenship Verification** : This position requires verification of U.S citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Political Science, International Business, or related specialty field (Master’s preferred).

+ Advanced degree in Intelligence or National Security Studies. Foreign language proficiency relevant to current geopolitical threats.

+ Experience with private sector insider risk programs.

+ Analytical and Investigative Thinking: Ability to identify and analyze complex risks.

+ Attention to Detail: Critical in detecting false positives/negatives in trend analysis.

+ Risk Management: Ability to recommend mitigating actions and implement across the enterprise with stakeholders.

+ Proficiency in counterintelligence tradecraft, analytic standards, and methodologies.

+ Adversary collection methods and foreign intelligence operations.

+ Familiarity with national security issues and interagency processes.

Security IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 5, 2025

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .