Jobs at Control Risks

Conduct OSINT and HUMINT media and database research to identify reputational, criminal, ownership, political, and sanctions risks. Analyse and distil complex corporate and country-specific information, rate findings by risk, and produce concise written reports and briefings within tight deadlines while collaborating with global teams.

Lead EMEA security for a multinational consumer goods client: conduct risk and threat assessments, develop and implement security strategies and Site Security Plans, oversee audits and investigations, manage executive protection, coordinate physical security programs, mentor security staff, liaise with law enforcement/intelligence, and brief senior stakeholders.

Lead and deliver cyber security risk assessment and advisory engagements across EMEA, manage client relationships, line-manage juniors, act as virtual CISO, support crisis response, and contribute to business development and proposals.

Provide regional corporate security leadership and advice across UK/EU sites, including incident management, investigations, crisis and continuity planning, site security assurance, technical security strategy, product/anti-counterfeiting and supply-chain security, security awareness, and liaison with intelligence and law enforcement to protect executives, events, and business operations.

Manage and evolve a security education and awareness programme: own mandatory training cycles, conference/travel briefings, new-hire onboarding, quarterly threat briefings, maintain an internal security portal, and produce ongoing communications to drive security-conscious behaviour across a research organisation.

Monitor assigned regions, collect and analyze security intelligence, produce routine regional and thematic reports, support large projects and crisis response, and provide operationally relevant insights to client stakeholders.

Lead design, implementation, and governance of a global Protective Services program. Develop strategy, risk and threat assessments, SOPs, training, and cross-functional integration. Oversee quality of local security leads and third-party providers, liaise with executives, and ensure continuous improvement and compliance with legal and policy requirements.

Lead and grow Control Risks' political and policy risk advisory practice for private markets in the UK and Western Europe. Drive business development, manage senior client relationships, lead complex engagements, build policy monitoring and source networks, coordinate cross-practice delivery, and meet revenue and margin targets.

Conduct in-depth OSINT and risk analysis across EMEA for data centers; produce concise intelligence reports, vulnerability assessments, briefings, and on-site risk evaluations while collaborating with stakeholders and managing multiple deadlines.

Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts across endpoints, network, cloud, and identity. Support incident response, containment, remediation, and documentation. Execute and improve IR playbooks, perform threat hunting, leverage threat intelligence, tune detections with Security Engineering, produce incident reports, and participate in 24/7 on-call rotations.

Manage and support complex global business and human rights projects (notably in Middle East and Africa). Draft proposals, scope projects, write reports with data visualisations, create scoring frameworks and dashboards, conduct site visits and audits, engage rightsholders, support business development, and advise on BHR issues in challenging contexts.

Conduct OSINT and HUMINT media and database research to identify reputational, financial crime, sanctions, and ownership risks. Analyse complex corporate structures, rate findings by risk methodology, summarise results in concise reports, and brief internal stakeholders while meeting tight deadlines.

Lead and deliver forensic investigations, compliance reviews and forensic accounting engagements in the UK and overseas. Manage teams, ensure technical excellence, coach junior staff, and devote significant time to business development and client relationship growth.

Lead and grow the Europe & CIS Geopolitical & Country Risk practice, oversee high-value advisory engagements, provide analytical leadership on political, regulatory and security developments, drive product innovation, manage financial and operational performance, develop and mentor staff, originate business and represent the firm externally, and ensure appropriate risk governance.