Threat Intelligence Team Lead

Threat Intelligence Team Lead

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or work experience
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of Cybersecurity principles
• Minimum 4 years’ work experience in/with the specific cybersecurity function
• Minimum 1 year’s managerial experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive plan, policies, and procedures related to immediate function(s) of oversight
• Define and drive the overall CTI strategy in alignment with organizational security goals
• Set priorities, manage team workload, and ensure alignment with threat landscape changes
• Lead the collection, analysis, and dissemination of actionable threat intelligence
• Partner with incident response teams to ensure that plans are regularly reviewed, updated, and tested to align with emerging threats and best practices
• Oversee technology and systems, including identifying, evaluating, and recommending systems to use within immediate function of oversight
• Supervise CTI analysts, providing mentorship, performance evaluations, and professional development support
• Establish training plans to build expertise in threat analysis tools, frameworks, and methodologies
• Produce timely, well-structured threat intelligence reports and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences
• Evaluate, implement, and manage threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), threat feeds, and enrichment tools
• Contribute to the delivery of the Bankwide information security training and awareness program
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure immediate function(s) of oversight meets the Cybersecurity objectives
• Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite
• Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable
• Complete other related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in managing and mentoring CTI analysts, driving intelligence programs, and aligning team efforts with organizational security priorities
• Hands-on experience analyzing APT campaigns, malware families, and cybercrime operations, with strong familiarity using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, and Kill Chain
• Practical application of intelligence to support SOC, IR, threat hunting, vulnerability management, and risk functions — including production of actionable reports and indicators
• Direct experience engaging with ISACs, government agencies, threat-sharing consortiums, or industry groups to enrich internal intelligence and stay ahead of emerging threats