Business Intelligence Program Manager

This position works at both tactical and program management levels, assisting the principal program manager with day to day due diligence work, strategic and tactical consultation, and coordination with leadership. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise, research, and analysis to national security projects as part of the DIU Business Intelligence / Due Diligence / Acquisition Security team. The candidate will contribute to rapid due diligence analysis and risk assessments for DIU-facilitated projects in collaboration with USG agencies, international partners, and commercial technology providers. The candidate will also maintain and manage tactical and strategic LE/IC Alliances that support the DIU mission across diverse focus areas.

The location of the position is Mountain View, CA or Washington, D.C.

Use and manage diverse analytical tools, open-source resources, and databases to conduct and lead rapid due diligence research and analysis into commercial business' financial and investment networks as well as supplier relationships. Implement secure open-source research methods as required.
• Identify, evaluate, and present findings related to adversarial financial and business relationships surrounding early stage vendors to publicly traded companies involved in emerging tech sectors, to include diligence on capital providers, defense-related academic grants, and other related entities.
• Provide outreach, consultation, and collaboration to and with inter-agency partners and mission owners on topics related to national security risk exposures and risk mitigation best practices.
• Project Management - Responsible for timely and accurate completion of tasks and communication of needs and successes alongside Principal Program Manager.
• Approximately 10-30% travel required / as needed to meet mission objectives.

• Experience: 16-20 years relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8 years of experience with a Master's degree (e.g. business administration, business management, law, international relations, economics, criminology, or a related discipline); or public policy discipline relevant to the field of national security; or, 10-20 years of successful business experience or professional field experience and impact considered in lieu of both undergraduate and advanced degrees.
• Experience conducting technology protection in support of DoW research, development, and acquisition (RDA) security.
• Familiarization of various open-source research capabilities, methodologies to investment, particularly investment into small to medium size early-stage technology companies.
• Proven experience in identifying, evaluating, and presenting risk findings related to adversarial foreign investment; foreign intelligence; supply chain illumination, foreign ownership, control, and influence, and beneficial ownership, as well as non-traditional adversarial affiliations. Applicants must demonstrate use of sound analytical tradecraft in product development, must be versed in giving briefings and presentations, and must advance and leverage inter-and intra-agency collaboration and coordination efforts.
• Understanding of critical, emerging, disruptive, or dual-use technologies and ability to utilize government sanctions information in identifying potential risks to said technologies and their vendors or creators.
• Familiarity with CFIUS regulations, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), or NISPOM standards.
• Interest in the intersection of finance, technology, national security, and due diligence.
• Experience working in US counter-proliferation and counterintelligence functions.
• Special Agent or CI Badging and Credentialing through formal U.S. Federal or DoD training academies. This includes training and field experience as an 1811, 1810, or 0132 federal or DoW job designations.
• Working knowledge and experience of DoW and IC reporting, databases and associated systems, federal and/or DoW counterintelligence components, and policies and procedures.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, and adapt quickly to changing demands from internal and external stakeholders.
• Impeccable character and enduring integrity.
• Current TS/SCI clearance required