Lead, Insider Threat
Bridgewater89 · Westport, CT
About this role
**Lead, Insider Threat** **About Bridgewater** Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for sophisticated global institutional investors. Founded in 1975, the firm’s culture emphasizes excellence, continuous improvement, and truth—supported by openness, transparency, and inclusion. **Job Summary** Responsible for building and driving the insider threat program—proactively monitoring for employee and insider risk, developing and maturing detection tools and processes, and partnering closely with the business to embed threat awareness into day-to-day operations. Provides oversight for employee investigations and interviews when needed (in partnership with HR or Legal). Leads autonomously, guides a team of peers, develops junior staff, synthesizes data to assess and escalate threats, and briefs senior leadership. Contributes to strategic planning and helps advance the firm’s insider threat capabilities as technology and the threat landscape evolve. **Key Responsibilities** - Own and evolve the insider threat program, including proactive monitoring strategy, tooling, and detection capabilities - Lead project development for new insider threat initiatives (scoping, planning, and cross-functional execution) - Partner with business stakeholders to build insider threat awareness and align monitoring priorities with business needs - Synthesize data and threat signals, weigh severity, and escalate appropriately - Stay current on industry trends, tools, and technologies; champion adoption of new capabilities - Operate autonomously with sound judgment and initiative - Guide and develop a team of peers and more junior staff (mentorship and growth) - Contribute to strategic planning and the long-term roadmap for staff security and insider threat - Develop and maintain insider threat-related security policies, procedures, and training - Provide oversight and direction for employee investigations when needed (including investigative interviewing with HR/Legal) - Brief senior leaders on insider threat posture, program progress, and key risks with clear recommendations **Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Information Technology, Organizational Science/Psychology, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Criminology, or related field - Minimum 5 years of experience in insider threat, staff security, security program development, or related role - Strong understanding of security technologies and monitoring tools used in the industry - Project management skills (scope, plan, and drive initiatives to deadline) - Proven ability to operate autonomously and make sound decisions under pressure - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; comfort synthesizing data to assess risk - Effective communication and interpersonal skills; experience partnering across business functions - Ability to think strategically and contribute to program-level planning - Leadership experience, including mentoring or guiding team members without direct authority - Interview and investigative skills (a plus) for occasional case work with HR/Legal - Knowledge of best practices in insider threat detection and employee risk management (a plus) *Note: The original posting text appears truncated at the end.*
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