JOB DESCRIPTION:

LEAD GEOPOLITICAL RESEARCH ANALYST

Specialisation in Indo-Pacific | APAC | South Asia | West Asia | Middle East | Central Asia | Africa |
Americas

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote

Reports To: Intelligence Manager / Project Manager
Works Directly Under Director- Research

ABOUT CONTESTED SPHERES

Bridging academia and industry to help shape India’s strategic future. At Contested Spheres, we
study the forces shaping a contested world, from geopolitics and political risk to emerging
strategic challenges, and turn them into clear, grounded intelligence.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Lead Geopolitical Research Analyst to drive high-impact research, continuous
intelligence monitoring, and strategic risk analysis across key global regions. The ideal candidate
will monitor political, economic, security, and strategic developments, identifying emerging risks
and opportunities to translate complex open-source matrices into transparent, evidence-based, and
decision-useful intelligence products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.



Geopolitical Research & Analysis
• Lead in-depth research on geopolitical developments across assigned regions and countries.

• Analyse political, diplomatic, economic, military, social, and strategic developments and their
potential regional and global implications.

• Track changes in foreign policy, strategic partnerships, conflicts, elections, political transitions, sanctions, trade relations, and regional alignments.

2. Geopolitical Intelligence & OSINT

• Conduct structured Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) research using government publications, official statements, international organisations, credible media, academic research, think-tank publications, corporate disclosures, and other relevant sources.

• Verify, cross-reference, and assess the credibility of information before incorporating it into intelligence products.

3. Risk & Strategic Assessment

• Assess geopolitical, political, economic, security, and operational

📌 Lead Geopolitical Analyst (Hyderabad)
🏢 Contested Spheres
📍 Hyderabad