Trainer & Deputy Program Lead
This role will be based in the Clarkesville, Tennessee metro area, working full time in the client's office 5 days a week.
About us:
ERI operates five lines of business:
Assessment and Analysis:
We provide our clients daily, subscription-based, and bespoke geopolitical and threat intelligence services.Training:
We train intelligence analysts to serve effectively in corporate environments. Our training focuses on tradecraft and tools that drive more efficient and effective analysis. We offer a range of in-house and open trainings to address specific levels of experience and need.Online Platform:
We offer a subscription-based online portal that provides a workspace environment for security intelligence analysts, combining ERI’s expert analysis with hundreds of curated datasets and our suite of data visualization tools.Consulting:
We help companies develop and improve their intelligence programs, providing end-to-end support; from assessing needs and providing analysis to recruiting and hiring highly qualified candidates.Embedded Analyst Services:
We support our clients with embedded analysts, full- and part-time, short- and long-term. Our embedded analysts work directly for our clients, allowing them the benefit of employing intelligence professionals trained to ERI’s strict standards of competency and continually professionally developed by ERI’s senior leadership, armed with access to ERI’s proprietary tools and deep backbench of in-house subject matter experts.
The role
The Trainer and Deputy Program Lead will play a dual role in delivering advanced intelligence training and supporting program leadership for a global analyst team. This position is responsible for teaching tradecraft while also mentoring analysts through hands‑on exercises and scenario‑based simulations. In addition to instructional duties, the role supports curriculum development, program management, and continuous improvement of content, tools, and workflows.
The Trainer and Deputy Program Lead will proactively conduct and guide open‑source intelligence research, partner closely with the threat monitoring team, and ensure deliverables are tailored to client operations and risk environments. The position also supports the Global Program Lead and will collaborate in the development and implementation of SOPs and style guides and training new hires, serving as a key bridge between instructional delivery, operational excellence, and client‑focused intelligence support.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver training to intelligence analysts across a global team, covering the intelligence cycle, structured analytical techniques, OSINT methods, and threat monitoring practices.
- Teach foundational and advanced modules on tactical intelligence reporting, strategic analytical report writing, crisis research and reporting and briefing skills.
- Support the program lead in curriculum development, instructional design, and evaluation of training effectiveness.
- Mentor analysts through practical exercises and drills, workshops, and scenario‑based simulations.
- Contribute to program management tasks, including scheduling, feedback collection, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement of training content and team performance.
- Collaborate with the global team to ensure alignment of standards, methodology, and tradecraft best practices.
- Proactively identify, evaluate and analyze open-source intelligence including thinktanks, social media, local media, NGO reports and other datasets to support threat monitoring and OSINT research.
- Demonstrate expertise in partnering with Global Security Operations Centers (GSOC).
- Develop an expert understanding of the client’s business model and asset locations, ensuring that all intelligence and reporting is tailored to the client’s specific needs.
- Continuously evaluate the utility of existing program tools and identify potential new tools to strengthen team’s work and fill intelligence gaps.
- Develop and implement SOPs, style guides, tooling and workflows to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of deliverables.
- Collaborate and support coaching and mentoring of analysts in partnership with ERI training/mentoring programs.
- Become an expert in all ERI products and services to ensure appropriate client uptake and train newly hired embedded analysts on ERI’s Emergent Risk IQ platform.
- Backfill for the program lead and other roles as needed to ensure no gaps in coverage.
- Other administrative and programmatic tasks as required.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree holders preferred) in international relations, intelligence and security studies, journalism, national security, geopolitics or other related fields.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years training private‑sector intelligence analysts.
- Previous experience working in a senior leadership role with significant training responsibilities and experience working with a threat monitoring team within a global intelligence or security operations team.
- Demonstrable experience teaching intelligence tradecraft, including the intelligence cycle, structured analytical techniques, OSINT collection and analysis, tactical reporting, and strategic intelligence writing/briefing.
- Strong instructional and mentoring skills with proven ability to translate complex tradecraft into structured, practical, and engaging training.
- Familiarity with private‑sector intelligence practices; experience in the
technology sector
is highly desirable. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage multi‑disciplinary, international teams.
- Ability to work effectively under minimal supervision in a highly collaborative virtual environment
- Experience with OSINT tools including Everbridge VCC as well as workflow tools like Asana, Slack and the Google and Microsoft suite of products.
- Excellent, proactive communication skills - particularly across virtual platforms.
- Ability to work quickly and under time pressure, meeting tight deadlines.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when needed to meet the needs of a global team and the maturity and self-discipline to maintain a sustainable schedule, virtually under minimal supervision.
- Commitment to ethical intelligence practices and confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Availability for on-call support during global events and crisis situations.
- Ability to pass background checks (employment, education) and drug screening (where applicable).
Preferred Attributes
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills with an emphasis on applied learning.
- Ability to balance training delivery with deputy program management responsibilities.
- Collaborative, detail‑oriented, and adaptable to evolving organizational priorities.
Working Hours:
Remuneration:
eritalent(at)emergentriskinternational.com
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every application and will be in contact with selected candidates only.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or national origin. To be considered for the position, all applicants must be legal residents of the United States where the role is located and must independently possess eligibility to work in the US.
