Job Description

The position of Intelligence Manager (IM) within TWDC, APAC Security must support a wide diversity of customers within the Walt Disney Company for threat assessment and intelligence purposes with the goal of ensuring the safety of employees, facilities, guests and the Disney brand.

The ideal candidate must be able to work and complete assignments independently, think critically, write objectively and have a proven track record of producing consice, honest, business relevant and influential intelligence products presented effectively with full confidence in the assessments provided or recommendations put forward to senior decision makers. A key measure of success is in the ability to provide interpretation of the data and provide the 'what this means to the business' reporting

The IM must be willing to respond 24/7 to support requirements ranging from escalation in threats to site locations, traveling ABC News reporters headed into war zones and high-risk locations; and risk assessments for theatrical, film and television productions. The IM must rapidly learn the regional risk environment and understand threats to staff and travellers working and travelling across cities subject to geopolitical, national and extremist disruptions.

Be required to independently prepare strategic assessments for Senior Executives (and below) to contextually understand the full range of risks associated with business development, growth and acquisition decisions.

The IM must be capable of working independently but also within a team environment with defined, yet highly flexible, requirements often dictated by changing customer needs. As a result, the ideal candidate for this position must be prepared to respond independently to immediate requirements and remain flexible to continuously evolving business segment intelligence requirements.

Segment

Direct-to-Consumer and International

Category

Security

Basic Qualifications

• Proven track record of intelligence threat analyst experience in the government, law enforcement, military, or private sector
• Ability to work independently, think critically, and experience in oral and written communications presentation skills and the ability to brief intelligence support assessments to senior decision makers and interact with TWDC executives in the absence of Director;
• Experience as a member of a team of intelligence analysts focused on the development of in-depth business relevant intelligence assessments, threat trend analysis, and analysing the specific threats posed by criminal organizations; non-state threat actors; extremists; transnational threats; and competitive intelligence targeting.
• Demonstrated success or recognition in risk analysis of actively countering existing and future threats, emerging technology and Social Media threats.
• Critical thinking applied to all intelligence activities with superb oral and written communications presentation skills with experience briefing intelligence support assessments to senior decision makers; ability to fully and authoritatively represent TWDC to internal senior executives, external partners, and government law enforcement/intelligence agencies without presence of Director or other executive leaders;
• A strong service focus with the need to listen and understand the essential requirements of different client groups
• A flexible approach to variable working hours/travel requirements is essential
• A postgraduate degree in a related subject (2.1 minimum)
• Fluent written, oral and spoken English
• Conversational knowledge of at least one other regional language
• Must have legal right to work in the UK.
• Preferred -Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the core Intelligence Collection Disciplines; regional geographic specialization; transnational threats; corporate intelligence; Social Media monitoring. Specialized government training or skills in open source (OSINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Counterintelligence (CI), Transnational Organized Crime, Social Media intelligence; Advanced HUMINT/CI collection training.
• Multiple foreign language, overseas work experience, travel, and professional network development.
• Experience of working in large matrix organisations where persuading and influencing decisions across multiple stakeholders is key to success

At Disney, having a diverse workforce is critical to our business. We welcome a variety of opinions, ideas and perspectives to ensure we continue to top our own performance and represent our global marketplace. When our people reflect the communities we serve, it enhances the way we connect to our guests, audiences and consumers. Together, we work toward an inclusive environment that fosters creativity, innovation and camaraderie across all of our companies.

Business

Direct-to-Consumer and International

Postal Code

138577

Responsibilities

Reporting - Produces intelligence assessments, updates and rapidly developing situations from both open and closed sources. Manages information updates and insights from a network of his/her professional contacts for international, national, and local intelligence that may affect the security of TWDC interests. IM will be a Subject Matter Expert on issues such as regional security, threat Intelligence, social media, or international affairs.

Analysis - Anticipates threats and scenarios, analyses information, and produces 'consumer appropriate' written and verbal assessments, oral briefings and warning forecasts for Disney Regional Security management, Country Heads and the APAC Executive. Remains constantly abreast of threat developments regionally, on a daily basis, and uses that knowledge to proactively identify areas of concern and risk to TWDC. Recommends forward thinking - time-sensitive strategies - to mitigate potential security risks and developing threats across the region before they become breaking news in the media - giving executives advanced warning to facilitate proactive, not reactive decisions.

Writing and Presentation - Ability to think critically and experienced in oral and written communications, presentation skills and the ability to brief intelligence support assessments to senior decision makers and interact with TWDC executives in the absence of Director or Senior Manager.

Partnering - Building strategic partnerships and trusted relationships within the Walt Disney Company, Foreign government entities, and the corporate business sector that significantly add value to completion the overall intelligence mission and products that deliver timely, relevant and effective intelligence to our supported Business Segments.