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About the Role

The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) is seeking a Threat Context Team Lead with expertise in Mandarin language, East Asian geopolitics, and open-source investigations to lead analysis on PRC influence operations, cyber-enabled influence operations, and AI-enabled influence operations. This role contributes to MTAC's mission to detect, assess, and disrupt digital threats.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of analysts and set the direction for its work, managing a broader program of analysis.
Align analysts around priority research questions, guiding projects from lead generation through production.
Identify appropriate analytic leads and drive cross-cutting reporting across the team and MTAC.
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality analysis and maintain high standards for analysis, writing, and briefings.
Collaborate across teams to ensure consistent and well-coordinated assessments.
Leverage Mandarin language skills and regional, cultural, and geopolitical knowledge to inform attribution analysis and develop assessments about China-based influence, AI, and cyber operations.
Monitor and analyze operations on social media platforms, websites, and press content in Chinese, as well as other publicly available sources, to quickly identify and capture relevant findings.
Synthesize intelligence and data to develop written and oral assessments for executive audiences.
Set direction for team’s analytic work and align analysts around priority research questions.
Provide analytic leadership, guidance, and quality review to other analysts, including mentoring and strengthening analytic products.
Manage team of analysts guiding, modeling, and coaching team members.
Produce analytic assessments synthesizing team’s work and develop engaging presentations for senior or executive audiences.
Set and manage analytic priorities across multiple concurrent projects.
Lead analysis of China-related influence, AI, and cyber threats, using Mandarin-language skills and open-source research to identify emerging activity, trends, and implications.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 3+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 4+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR equivalent experience.
U.S. citizenship required for verification via a valid passport.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Skills

Mandarin language skills
Expertise in the geopolitics of East Asia
Open-source research across social media platforms, websites, and online information environments
Written communication
Professional briefing skills
Rigorous attention to detail
People management experience
Spoken and written proficiency in Mandarin Chinese
Experience living, studying, and/or working in East Asia
Reading and listening proficiency in additional language skills are a plus, particularly Japanese or other languages in Asia (e.g., Korean, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Malay, Indonesian).
8+ years of experience tracking Chinese threat capabilities, infrastructure, and operational techniques and East Asia geopolitical issues.
8+ years producing actionable threat intelligence or strategic analysis through written reports and products.
Experience in using AI platforms and applications to automate workstreams.
Experience in common database query languages (e.g. SQL).
Ability to read and write code in at least one language such as: PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Java etc. is a plus.
Excellent cross-group collaboration with experience building relationships.

Location

Work Type

Onsite
Domestic and international travel may be expected, estimated to be less than 10%

Experience Level

3+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis (with Master's Degree)
4+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis (with Bachelor's Degree)
8+ years of experience tracking Chinese threat capabilities, infrastructure, and operational techniques and East Asia geopolitical issues.
8+ years producing actionable threat intelligence or strategic analysis through written reports and products.

Education Level

Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field

Salary/Compensations

USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year (U.S. typical range)
USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) is part of Microsoft Global Affairs (MGA) within Microsoft’s Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA).
MTAC's mission is to detect, assess, and disrupt digital threats to Microsoft, its customers, and democracies worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.