[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Discord logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2021/02/WRILS-210216185819-522054.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)[Discord](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md) # Threat Investigator Team Lead Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/discord.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 132k–148,500 / yrDepartment[Cybersecurity](https://jobicy.com/categories/cybersecurity.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished28 Oct 2026Apply before27 Nov 2026Listing views39Application actions0Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Discord is hiring a Threat Investigator Team Lead to manage a small Trust & Safety team focused on identifying and disrupting violent and extremist actors and networks. The player-coach role combines people leadership with hands-on guidance for complex investigations, incident response, network analysis, and intelligence production. The lead will set investigative standards, manage priorities and queue health, and coordinate with law enforcement, government, industry, and internal partners. Success requires deep threat-investigation expertise, sound judgment in sensitive high-risk situations, and the ability to communicate actionable findings to varied audiences. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior leadership role involving sensitive violent-extremism investigations, high-consequence escalation decisions, and external coordination. It requires both advanced investigative tradecraft and strong people-management judgment under rapidly changing conditions. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$140,250US market range (per year)$135k–$175k0$192.50k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses a base salary range of $132,000–$148,500 USD. The annual cadence is inferred from the stated US full-time professional base-pay range. Estimated US market pay for a comparable threat-investigations team lead is $135,000–$175,000 USD per year; this is an AI estimate, not verified salary research. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Threat intelligence](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Threat%20intelligence.md)[Online investigations](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Online%20investigations.md)[Incident response](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Incident%20response.md)[Violent extremism analysis](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Violent%20extremism%20analysis.md)[Network analysis](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Network%20analysis.md)[Trust and Safety](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Trust%20and%20Safety.md)[People management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=People%20management.md)[Investigator coaching](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Investigator%20coaching.md)[Case management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Case%20management.md)[Risk assessment](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Risk%20assessment.md)[Law enforcement coordination](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Law%20enforcement%20coordination.md)[Intelligence production](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Intelligence%20production.md)[Policy enforcement](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Policy%20enforcement.md)[Crisis escalation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Crisis%20escalation.md)[Cross-functional collaboration](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Cross-functional%20collaboration.md) Sample interview questionsHow would you balance immediate harm reduction with legal, policy, and operational considerations during a high-risk investigation?I would first establish the credibility, severity, and immediacy of the threat, then ensure the case is documented and escalated through the appropriate response path. I would use established policy and legal guidance while coordinating with relevant internal stakeholders and, when warranted, external partners. After immediate action, I would lead a retrospective to improve detection and response procedures. How do you raise investigative quality across a team with different experience levels? I set clear quality standards through case-review rubrics, examples of strong analytical writing, and regular calibration sessions. I provide specific feedback tied to evidence, reasoning, and documentation rather than vague outcomes. I also tailor coaching plans so early-career investigators build fundamentals while experienced staff take on increasingly ambiguous work. Describe how you would investigate an emerging violent-threat network on a platform. What would your approach be? I would define the investigative question, preserve relevant evidence, and map accounts, content, behavioral signals, and connections while following applicable policy and privacy controls. I would assess indicators of intent, capability, coordination, and potential off-platform risk, then prioritize disruption options proportionate to the harm. I would produce a concise intelligence assessment with confidence levels, recommended actions, and monitoring needs. How would you prioritize a queue containing both high-volume reports and a small number of ambiguous but potentially severe cases? I would use a risk-based framework that weighs potential severity, immediacy, credibility, reach, and available intervention windows. Potentially severe cases would receive rapid expert review, while lower-risk volume would be handled through clear triage rules and operational metrics. I would continuously monitor queue health and adjust staffing or detection priorities as signals change. What makes communication effective when briefing senior leaders or external partners on a sensitive threat? Effective briefings separate confirmed facts from assessments, state confidence and uncertainty plainly, and focus on the decisions needed. I tailor technical detail to the audience while preserving essential context, risk, and recommended next steps. For external partners, I ensure information sharing follows established legal, privacy, and organizational protocols. Opportunity details ## About this role. Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games. Discord’s mission is to give people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. Every day, millions of people trust Discord to be a place where they can talk, spend time together, and build community. Keeping that space safe starts with teams like ours. Discord’s Violent Actors Team, part of the broader Threat Operations organization within Trust & Safety, identifies and disrupts violent and extremist actors and networks. As Threat Investigations Team Lead, you will manage and develop a team of investigators and analysts responsible for detecting, investigating, and disrupting ongoing and emerging threats. You will be a player-coach: setting a high bar for investigative quality while staying close enough to the work to guide complex cases and incident response. You will help early-career investigators build their tradecraft, turn investigative findings into actionable intelligence, and collaborate with internal and external partners during high-risk incidents. You will report to the team’s Senior Manager. This position is US-based and can be remote but if you live in the Bay Area, you’re welcome to work from our beautiful SF office. #LI-Remote What You’ll Be Doing * Manage, coach, and develop a small team of investigators and analysts, setting clear expectations and providing timely, actionable feedback. * Own the team’s investigative quality, workload prioritization, queue health, and performance. * Serve as the first point of escalation for complex, ambiguous, or high-risk investigations, helping the team make sound and well-documented decisions. * Act as a player-coach: guide deep-dive network investigations, build the team’s tradecraft across case development, network analysis, proactive detection, and intelligence production, and help the team identify new detection and disruption opportunities. * Translate investigative signals and subject-matter expertise into recommendations about threat prioritization, policy gaps, and enforcement interventions. * Coordinate with law enforcement, government, industry, and other external partners when investigations or incidents require external engagement. * Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development while fostering an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable team culture. What You Should Have * 5+ years of experience in threat intelligence, investigations, incident response, or a related field, with at least 2 years of prior people-management experience. * Deep expertise in at least one extremist or violent-threat-actor ecosystem, with the analytical flexibility to develop proficiency across new harm areas as priorities evolve. * Demonstrated ability to coach investigators, raise quality standards, deliver constructive feedback, and support the growth of people at different stages of their careers. * Strong judgment in ambiguous, fast-changing situations — including defining scope, proposing solutions, and driving work to completion with limited oversight — while balancing immediate harm reduction against policy, legal, operational, and company-risk considerations. * Fluency with investigative and case-management tooling, and the ability to use data and detection signals to guide team priorities. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex and sensitive subjects for non-expert audiences. * A collaborative approach to cross-functional work, with the ability to build consensus and coordinate across teams, disciplines, and time zones. Bonus Points * Experience supporting teams that regularly work with sensitive or potentially disturbing material. * Additional language proficiency, particularly in languages relevant to high-harm threat-actor communities. * Experience presenting complex threat findings to senior leaders or external audiences. This position is US-based and can be remote but if you live in the Bay Area, you’re welcome to work from our beautiful SF office. The base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. This position will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits. Base Salary $132,000—$148,500 USD Why Discord? Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We’re a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away! Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know. 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