Principal Insider Threat Analyst

Overview of the Role

We are seeking a Principal Insider Threat Analyst to take a leading role in maturing our Insider Threat Program. This position combines deep technical skills (expertise in detections, hunts, and investigations) with a proven history of program leadership, turning goals into concrete capabilities, playbooks, and partnerships. It is a hands‑on technical role that blends investigative expertise with strategic vision to shape how the program operates over time.

• Be Salesforce's subject matter expert in insider threat.
• Conduct investigations into the most complex and sensitive insider‑threat matters across all of Salesforce, owning the investigation from initial signal through evidence preservation, timeline reconstruction, interview support, documentation, and handoff to partner teams.
• Architect proactive threat‑hunting operations for insiders and translate the results of those hunts into investigations and high‑fidelity detections.
• Evolve and maintain the model for a world‑class insider threat analysis program, identifying tooling and coverage gaps, metrics, and investment priorities, and building the processes and playbooks the team uses.
• Contribute to risk assessments for crown‑jewel analysis, high‑sensitivity roles, and M&A activity.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment by building and maintaining relationships with partners across Salesforce.

• 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, incident response, intelligence, insider threat or counterintelligence, with at least 5+ years leading and managing insider threat and/or counterintelligence investigations.
• Deep knowledge of procedures and indicators of malicious insider threat activity such as fraud, theft, sabotage, espionage, etc.
• Ability to identify and build new capabilities or processes as scaling needs arise.
• Demonstrated experience creating and employing effective strategies at scale.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and clearly to executive leadership.
• Ability to build strong relationships with peers both internal and external to your functional group, and with peers/professional organizations outside your company.
• A related technical degree is required.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well, including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.

The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 – $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $237,700 – $344,700 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity, or benefits, as applicable.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please submit a request via the accommodations request form.

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