Americas Regional Security Analyst

Texas, United States of America Job Family Group:
Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Worker Type:
Regular Posting

Start Date:

October 21, 2026 Business Unit: HR Corporate Functions Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

The Americas Regional Security Analyst leverages deep substantive knowledge of the Americas, a strong regional network, and deep technical expertise in analytic tradecraft to deliver Shell strategic objectives.

The Intelligence & Assessment Team (I&AT) delivers security intelligence and geopolitical insights across Shell’s businesses and functions. It forms a critical component of the Corporate Security function, helping the company to assess threats, define risks and maximise value through the delivery of strategic intelligence. The I&AT serves as an expert resource for intelligence analysis and strategic assessment of geopolitical and security threats.

Holds principal accountability for identifying and assessing security threats in the Americas regions, including ownership of the Threat Assessment process to anticipate, monitor and communicate changing threat environments and emerging trends, and identify triggers and indicators to monitor changes in the threat outlook.

Provide both oral and written strategic intelligence assessments of geopolitical and security dynamics with the potential to have a material security impact to the company, including forward-looking assessments and outlooks.

Support operational and tactical intelligence needs through OSINT sources as well as a connection into a substantial regional network (peers, governmental agencies, NGOs, and academia), applying the intelligence cycle to security information and reporting requirements and production.

Proactively identify emerging threats and shape and prioritise strategic intelligence requirements based on business requirements, responding to requests for information and supporting business planning and key decision points.

Establish and maintain a broad range of senior-level relationships and authoritative information sources, internally and externally, and ensure regular information flows with peers, governments, academia and NGOs.

Provide strategic and operational liaison and guidance to Shell security and business leaders. Travel regularly within the region to carry out assessments, deepen subject matter expertise and develop external networks. Provide support outside normal working hours and respond proactively to security-relevant developments and incidents.

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Bachelor’s degree and preferably an advanced qualification in a relevant discipline (eg International Relations, Politics, History, Security Studies, International Development).

Minimum five years’ relevant professional experience in security intelligence, geopolitical analysis, threat assessment or a closely related field.

Relevant government (eg military, intelligence, diplomatic service), commercial (eg business intelligence, media, strategic consultancy), research (eg think-tank) or NGO experience, with a strong focus on information collation and analysis and a proven track record in presenting written and verbal briefings to senior audiences.

Deep substantive knowledge of the Americas, particularly Latin America (including politics, history, culture, security, regional context).

Professional fluency in Spanish (written and oral) is required, including the ability to participate fully in meetings conducted in Spanish, understand detail and context, and conduct real-time analysis to ask appropriate follow-up questions.

Substantive intelligence experience in the…