Director of Analysis

About Alethea Alethea helps commercial clients and civil society advocates combat false and misleading information through in-depth analysis of reputational, regulatory, and security risks. Our insights and strategic recommendations empower organizations to mitigate threats, safeguard brand integrity, and strengthen public trust. Using a combination of expert analysis and our proprietary Artemis platform, we deliver timely, data-driven solutions that align with client needs.

Role : Director of Analysis

As Director of Analysis, you will lead Alethea's analytic function—driving tradecraft, ensuring analytic rigor across teams, while mentoring analysts to deliver high-impact insights. You will supervise the teams assessing reputational, security, regulatory, and cyber risks stemming from social media narratives and online manipulation campaigns, ensuring clients understand both the threats and their business implications, as well as opportunities and approaches to mitigating those risks.

In addition to leading analysis, you will partner closely with product, engineering, and data science to translate methodologies into scalable, automated capabilities that strengthen Alethea's platform. This dual focus—advancing analytic excellence and building productized solutions—makes this role central to shaping how Alethea delivers value to clients.

Key Responsibilities

Analytic Leadership

• Develop, refine, and standardize analytic methodologies and playbooks that ensure consistent, high-quality output.
• Assess reputational, security, regulatory, and cyber risks linked to disinformation and social media narratives, translating findings into clear implications for clients.
• Mentor and coach analysts to raise tradecraft standards and strengthen client deliverables.
• Engage directly with clients to translate their requirements into analytic approaches and actionable outputs.
• Monitor adversary tactics, technology trends, competitor offerings, and customer feedback to anticipate and adapt analytic strategies.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science to embed methodologies into Alethea's platform and build new features that automate analytic workflows.
• Translate frontline analytic needs—including risk assessment requirements—into product features that enhance scale, speed, and consistency of delivery.
• Drive innovation by identifying opportunities to combine human analysis with automated detection and reporting capabilities.

Process & Capability Optimization

Qualifications

Compensation and Benefits

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