OESET/ISG Technology Team Chief
Office of the Director of National Intelligence - Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Required Skills: Expert all-source analytic experience, serving at a senior level. Superior analytic and critical thinking skills, including to think strategically; superior ability to effectively express complex, multi-discipline ideas and insights verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences up to and including senior leadership. Expert knowledge of analytic tradecraft and the customer base for a specified region, function, or transnational issue. Expert analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior to think strategically; superior ability to effectively express complex, multi-discipline ideas and insights verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences up to and including senior leadership. Expert interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and mentor junior colleagues; creative problem-solving skills and superior ability to provide leadership in carrying out mission responsibilities. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills to help conceptualize and effectively edit analytic products on investment security issues. Ability to work with and fairly represent the IC when analytic views differ among agencies. Expert communications skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people both inside and outside the organization while working cohesively with other members of the ISG leadership team to advance mission goals. Superior problem-solving skills and initiative in carrying out mission responsibilities. Superior ability to remain open-minded and change judgments on the basis of new information and requirements, perform multiple tasks and change focus quickly as demands change, and support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers. Desired Skills: Experience conducting first-line review of all-source strategic analytic products. Extensive knowledge of IC analytic tradecraft and understanding of IC policies, capabilities, and procedures. Knowledge of and ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques to produce authoritative finished intelligence products and the ability to employ new methodological approaches to analyze information Experience engaging with foreign partners or the private sector and planning engagements to boost IC access to non-USG expertise. Knowledge and/or previous experience in foreign direct investment analysis, company analysis, or evaluating foreign direct investments for potential national security threats to the US and its allies, particularly in high-tech sectors. Experience managing an investment security analytic mission in OESET or the wider IC, including reviewing tactical and strategic analytic products. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
ODNI established the Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technologies (OESET) in response to increasing demand for improved intelligence on the application of disruptive technologies and related global supply chains. Improved IC posture in this area is critical to enabling the whole-of-government response that maintains United States economic and technological competitive advantage and ensures U.S. access to goods and services central to its national security.