Specialist, General Security

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: Canton, MI, USA  

Job Summary:  The Security Analyst is assigned to Yazaki North and Central America’s (YNCA) Security Operations Center (SOC). Security Analysts work a designated shift within the 24/7 SOC and perform a variety of security and intelligence functions. These functions include physical security, travel risk management, crisis management, and intelligence analysis at both a tactical and strategic level. Within the broader Corporate Security team, the Security Analyst serves as an ambassador for Corporate Security by demonstrating excellent customer service and business partnering skills to support the role of Corporate Security within YNCA.

Essential Functions:  

1. Provide daily reporting on regional or global events that could impact the security posture of YNCA. This includes events that are political, social, or economical.
2. Conduct all-source collection and research, analyze, evaluate, and integrate data from multiple sources, identify intelligence gaps, and specify collection requirements to produce assessments and recommendations.
3. Assist with threat review, classification, and prioritization of major events; prepare assessments.
4. Support investigations and operations analysis including social media.
5. Support travel security programs, including assisting with the preparation and executive protection and other security transportation missions, and provide travel threat assessments and updates as required.
6. Use a video management system to view and review video imagery.
7. Use an enterprise-access control system to grant, delete, and modify access permissions
8. Use an emergency/crisis communication program (Everbridge).
9. Collaborate with YNCA’s cybersecurity team to support monitoring of potential network breaches.
10. Prepare analyses, assessments, or other products by applying expert judgment and specialized experience in interpreting information and making decisions.
11. Prepare assessments on projects, studies, and analyses used to support mid/high-level managers in decision making.
12. Extract essential information and analysis from investigations and intelligence products and synthesize the information into actionable reports.
13. All other duties as assigned

Education, Experience, and Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Intelligence Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Business, or related field; or one to three years of experience gained from working in a military, other government, or corporate security environment.

Competencies:

• Experience with Dataminr, LexisNexis, Seerist Core (Control Risk), International SOS, Avigilon, and RS2 platforms (preferred).
• Knowledgeable in the research and use of OSINT and social media sources.
• Serve as a positive team member.
• Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal.
• Able to work under time pressures and adjusted schedules.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated analytical expertise and time management skills to accurately draw conclusions by synthesizing raw data and information from multiple, unrelated sources into a finished comprehensive product.
• Adapt quickly as the external environment and organization evolve.
• Computer skills; Microsoft Office.

Working Conditions:

With or without reasonable accommodation, requires the physical and mental capacity to effectively perform all essential functions.

• This position requires you to work shiftwork which alternates between days, afternoon, and midnights on a fixed rotating basis.
• Exposure to sensitive and confidential information.
• Regular computer usage.
• Occasional reaching and lifting of small objects and operating office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus between close and distance vision.
• Frequent sitting.

Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.