Vice President, Strategic and Threat Intelligence

The Vice President, Strategic Intelligence, will be a key member of the Intelligence leadership team, reporting directly into the Senior Vice President of Strategic Intelligence. This highly strategic leader will lead and oversee a team of intelligence professionals responsible for identifying, analyzing, and predicting risks, emerging threats, and regulatory trends that impact member firms, investors, and the financial markets.

The VP will be responsible for developing finished intelligence products through proactive and predictive analytics, partnering with and leveraging technical experts across Regulatory Operations, serving as a bridge between deep technical expertise and strategic intelligence dissemination. The team will work closely with Regulatory Operations Analytics to identify and evaluate risks and threats at the product, market, and/or industry levels.

This role requires expertise in intelligence disciplines and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally with industry participants, including FINRA member firms, other regulators, law enforcement, intelligence partners, and market infrastructure providers. Strategic Planning, Leadership, and Stakeholder Engagement Serve as a key member of senior management and strategic advisor to busine ss stakeholders, partnering across departments to provide critical leadership and strategic direction on regulatory oversight, emerging risks, and intelligence-driven initiatives.

Drive strategic discussions, decisions, and cross-departmental initiatives; engage senior leadership on priorities, opportunities, and gaps; and make recommendations for improvements in support of investor protection and market integrity. Demonstrate an "owner-mentality" with expert judgment to identify systemic obstacles, develop tactical and strategic solutions, and optimize the balance of business efficacy with right-sized governance and controls.

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with leaders across FINRA, the SEC, and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies; serve on committees and task forces; and represent FINRA at conferences and public speaking events. Intelligence Operations, Analysis, and Product Delivery Lead intelligence team operations to identify, analyze, and predict emerging risks, threats, regulatory trends, and critical events impacting member firms, investors, and the financial markets.

Oversee the development and delivery of strategic intelligence products, assessments, briefings, and communications that translate complex intelligence into actionable insights for senior leadership, regulatory staff, and external stakeholders. Develop and maintain intelligence frameworks, collection strategies, standards, and dissemination protocols to ensure timely delivery of actionable intelligence to appropriate stakeholders across the enterprise.

Stay abreast of developments in the financial services sector and liaise with analytics experts across FINRA, other regulators, and the broader industry to be at the forefront of emerging risks, analytical concepts, and innovative approaches. People Leadership and Organizational Development Directly supervise, develop, and mentor talent with overall leadership responsibility for a team of subject matter experts, intelligence specialists, and other staff.

Create annual plans, determine priorities, organize resources, and proactively manage team staffing, training, technology, and budget needs to achieve objectives and key results. Attract, develop, and retain top talent; foster a positive and innovative workplace; and create a high-performing culture of employee engagement and development consistent with FINRA culture and values. Communication and Collaboration Communicate complex intelligence assessments and technical data clearly to audiences with varying degrees of subject matter expertise within FINRA and externally.

Partner with leaders across FINRA departments to promote eff