Research Manager-JSN

Job Description

The Jewish Security Network is hiring a Research Manager to lead the research function within the Integrated Security Operations Centre (ISOC). The Research Manager is responsible for directing the research operating system, owning the Priority Intelligence Requirements cycle, opening and closing investigations, assigning analyst workload, maintaining product quality, and ensuring that research output supports timely operational awareness and decision-making. Reporting to the ISOC Director, the Research Manager will work closely with members of the research and SOC teams, partner organizations, and law enforcement-facing stakeholders to ensure the research function operates as a disciplined, accountable, and mission-driven system.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all elements of the research team, including team members, workflows, threat assessments and other critical aspects


• Own and manage the Priority Intelligence Requirements cycle, including monthly review, translation into tasking, and alignment with organizational needs


• Open and close investigations, assign workload, and balance reactive demand against planned research production


• Support the production, review and approval of outgoing products for analytic quality, confidence language, evidentiary standard, and dissemination suitability


• Maintain the production calendar for quarterly overviews, event assessments, strategic reports, and other recurring research products


• Coordinate daily prioritization based on SOC briefings, emerging threats, investigations, and partner inputs


• Supervise and mentor research personnel, including analysts, collection personnel, and data stewardship staff


• Ensure research outputs are coherent, defensible, timely, and aligned with operational requirements


• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders, partner organizations, and relevant counterparts


• Lead monthly calibration with the SOC to review escalation decisions, classification consistency, and information-sharing quality


• Ensure research practices comply with privacy, documentation, and data stewardship standards

We are seeking someone who possesses the following skillset:

• Minimum 5 years of experience leading intelligence, investigations, security research, risk, trust and safety, and/or OSINT-focused teams


• Minimum 3 years of management experience with a small team


• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-moving threat environment


• Experience reviewing and quality-controlling investigative or intelligence products


• Familiarity with OSINT methods, online threat monitoring, structured research workflows, and evidence handling


• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce and approve clear operational reporting


• Strong people-management skills, including tasking, mentoring, coaching, and accountability


• Sound discretion and comfort handling sensitive information, personal information, and confidential operational material


• Ability to brief senior stakeholders, community leadership, and external partners clearly and credibly


• Familiarity with law enforcement referral standards, threat assessment practices, or intelligence dissemination is an asset


• Familiarity with privacy, records management, or data governance obligations is a strong plus


• Fluent in English (writing, reading, and speaking)

How To Apply

This is a full-time, on-site position. The salary range for this position is around $120,000 per year with benefits provided after successful completion of probation. Successful applicants will be required to pass a police background check and must be permitted to work in Canada.

To apply for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Only applications submitted with cover letters and resumes will be considered. Our sincere appreciation to all those expressing interest in this position, however, only those applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No recruiters please.

JSN is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We adhere to barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs

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