HeadofIntelligence

Head of Intelligence Location: New York City (On-Site) Compensation: $160K–$190K base + meaningful early-stage equity + full benefits Flexible for an exceptional candidate. Reports to: CEO, CTO mapping the fraud networks behind organized claims rings Hiring and building the intelligence team and managing the budget that supports it Partnering with our engineering and data science teams to translate investigative tradecraft into structured data signals, workflows, and product features Identifying and onboarding off-the-shelf intelligence, analytic, and OSINT tools where they accelerate the work Establishing the SOPs, quality standards, and documentation practices that let the function scale without losing rigor Producing intelligence outputs that support enterprise customer investigations, litigation, and decision-making Representing our intelligence capability to enterprise insurance customers post-contract: explaining methodology, demonstrating value, and serving as the technical credibility behind the relationship Showing up in Series A investor conversations as the intelligence leader behind the platform Requirements Must-Haves Deep intelligence background. Military, federal, or distinguished private-sector intelligence experience. You have personally targeted human beings and the networks around them. You think in relationships and structures, not just individual records. A signal of supreme success on your resume. Top-tier academic background, distinguished military service in selective units or roles, or demonstrated excellence at a high-bar employer. When you describe what you have done, the room leans in. Bias for action. You build before there is a playbook. Give you intent and a deadline and you go. You have a track record of standing up something new, not just executing something that already existed. Hands-on today, leader tomorrow. You are not done doing the work. Years of experience matter less than whether you are still the person rolling up your slee