Threat Investigator Team Lead
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DiscordTrust & Safety
This position is US-based and can be remoteFull-TimeLead
SalaryUS base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000 to $148,500 + equity + benefits
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in threat intelligence, investigations, incident response, or a related field, with at least 2 years of prior people-management experience.
- Required Skills
- Data AnalysisPeople Management
Requirements
- Have 5+ years of experience in threat intelligence, investigations, incident response, or a related field.
- Have at least 2 years of prior people-management experience.
- Bring deep expertise in at least one extremist or violent-threat-actor ecosystem.
- Demonstrate the ability to coach investigators, raise quality standards, provide constructive feedback, and support career growth.
- Exercise strong judgment in ambiguous, fast-changing situations, balancing harm reduction with policy, legal, operational, and company-risk considerations.
- Be fluent with investigative and case-management tooling.
- Use data and detection signals to guide team priorities.
- Communicate complex and sensitive subjects clearly to non-expert audiences.
- Collaborate across teams, disciplines, and time zones.
Responsibilities
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of investigators and analysts, setting expectations and providing actionable feedback.
- Own investigative quality, workload prioritization, queue health, and team performance.
- Serve as the first escalation point for complex, ambiguous, or high-risk investigations.
- Guide deep-dive network investigations and develop the team’s tradecraft in case development, network analysis, proactive detection, and intelligence production.
- Translate investigative signals and expertise into recommendations on threat prioritization, policy gaps, and enforcement interventions.
- Coordinate with law enforcement, government, industry, and other external partners during investigations or incidents.
- Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development.
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