Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist, FIU - All FINRA Locations

Strategic Intelligence & Analytics (StratIntel) is an organization within FINRA’s Member Supervision department that provides proactive and strategic intelligence in support of investor protection and market integrity, translating into better, more informed and timely regulatory decisions.

The StratIntel teams support FINRA’s Regulatory Programs by identifying, analyzing and assessing emerging risks and trends, generating insights through models, advanced analytics and written intelligence products.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) within StratIntel is charged with collecting and analyzing internal and external intelligence to proactively identify emerging risks and potential threats to investors and the market.

The FIU creates intelligence assessments and other products, resulting in more robust investigations, the identification of new targets, and the ability to collaboratively inform our partners, member firms, government agencies, and other external parties, of vital information to help strengthen controls in order to mitigate risk.

The Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Specialist is an advanced expert level, professional position, utilizing an expanded skillset and expertise related to cybersecurity, cyber fraud tactics, techniques, and practices, and demonstrated ability to independently build strong partnerships internally and externally.

Beyond identifying cyber-related fraudulent conduct occurring at, by, or through FINRA member firms or registered representatives, this position proactively surveils the industry for cyber threat intelligence, analyzes that intelligence, and helps generate both tactical and strategic intelligence products.

This position serves as a dedicated subject matter expert and liaison in cybersecurity and cyber-related fraud intelligence, building and maintaining effective relationships with FINRA’s Cyber and Analytics Unit, Risk Monitoring teams, Firm Examination teams, the Office of Regulatory Liaison, Office of Innovation, National Cause Program, Market Regulation partners, Investor Education, and Enforcement investigators and attorneys, among others, as necessary

Essential Job Functions:

The Senior Principal Intelligence Specialist executes functions in support of the StratIntel mission including the following:


* Partner across FINRA and externally on strategic and time-sensitive cyber-related events or matters to mitigate the risk of investor harm.


* Proactively monitor relevant risk areas and notable trends, threats, and/or issues applicable to cyber intelligence and investigations.

Participate in the development of strategies around mitigating cyber-related risks and threats.


* Independently identify strategic and tactical risks and threats impacting FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity and develop problem statements to address the risks.


* Independently establish and maintain partnerships and networks with internal and external stakeholders ...