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# Senior Research Associate at WireScreen

- **Company:** WireScreen
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $105k–$125k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-07-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wirescreen/6b9ff994-0c98-4fed-b9c3-6ed4974ea0d6/application

**Skills:** Investigative Research, Corporate Due Diligence, Business Intelligence, Forensic Research, KYC/AML, Data Analysis, Document Analysis, English, Mandarin

> The Senior Research Associate joins the Research team to design, build, and maintain curated datasets of companies, individuals, and corporate networks. This role involves investigative research, data pipeline management, and document analysis to uncover global supply chain risks and insights. The position requires...

## Job description

WireScreen is a fast-growing Series A startup bringing clarity to one of the world’s most complex business landscapes. We’re building the go-to intelligence platform for navigating global supply chains and China-related risk—revealing the networks, relationships, and financial ties behind companies so our customers can see connections, remove obstacles, and make confident decisions.

Backed by Sequoia Capital and Harpoon Ventures, our team includes a two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and senior engineers from Google, Twitter, and Oracle. We launched just three years ago and already have strong traction with top-tier government customers—and we’re just getting started. If you’re excited to make global systems more transparent and secure, now’s the perfect time to join us.

## ABOUT THE ROLE:

WireScreen’s Research team sits at the heart of our business. It’s where data comes to life. Research Associates work with our talented engineers to enrich WireScreen data with industry intelligence, Chinese market insights, and relevant supply chain risk information based on a rapidly evolving global economy.

This team owns WireScreen Collections, a fundamental differentiator for WireScreen and highly valued by our customers. Researchers curate these structured datasets of companies, people, and relationships by tracing ownership, subsidiaries, and affiliations across borders and jurisdictions. Collections can uncover risks embedded within ownership chains, investors, partners, and suppliers—for example, surfacing military connections—or provide insight into a company’s investments and involvement in specific sectors such as electric vehicle supply chains or the quantum industry ecosystem.

Success in this role positions you to develop unique insights into global supply chains, and the connections between key businesses, governments & people powering the global economy.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO:

- Collection Development: Design, build, and maintain curated datasets of companies, individuals, and corporate networks using hands-on investigative research.
- Collection & Profile Maintenance: Regularly update and refine WireScreen Collections based on rigorous criteria and user feedback.
- Data Pipeline & Quality: Partner with engineering to ensure data quality, monitor source health, and enforce accuracy guardrails.
- Customer Support & Enablement: Educate customer-facing teams on how data collections are built and validated, and partner cross-functionally to scope and develop new collections based on customer demand and research capabilities.
- Document Analysis: Analyze a range of corporate documents in both Chinese and English to verify and ensure data integrity.

YOU SHOULD APPLY IF YOU ...

- Are fluent in English & Mandarin and able to read and interpret content across Chinese- and English-language sources.
- Have 4+ years of experience in investigations, corporate due diligence, business intelligence, forensic research, KYC/AML, or similar primary-source research roles.
- Are adaptable, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and bring a team-first mentality with a willingness to jump in wherever needed in a growing startup environment.
- Can manage competing priorities, move with urgency, and consistently delivery high-quality work.
- Enjoy deep, manual investigative work and know how to adapt your approach, think resourcefully, and pursue alternative paths to overcome investigative challenges. independently.
- Have high business acumen, and interest in global trade, supply chain and corporate data.
- Have proven analytical skills and attention to detail, especially around identity resolution and data accuracy.
- Have strong technical proficiency and the ability to adapt to new tools and software swiftly.
- Are excited to join a collaborative, intellectually curious & low-ego Research team.

## WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WIRESCREEN

At WireScreen, you'll do high-impact work that helps shape the global economy and power competition. We’re a mission-driven team with a growth mindset—curious, collaborative, and unafraid to take on bold challenges. You’ll be empowered to act, heard when you speak, and supported as you grow. With strong market momentum and ambitious goals, this is an exciting time to join us and help build something that truly matters.

## BENEFITS & PERKS

At WireScreen, we care deeply about our team and are committed to supporting your well-being—both in and out of the workplace. Here’s how we take care of our employees:

- Competitive compensation including salary, equity, and rapid growth potential
- 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees
- FSA, HSA, and 401(k) options to help you plan for healthcare expenses and retirement
- Generous paid time off plus company-wide holidays to help you rest and recharge
- Pre-tax commuter benefits to help you save on transit and parking
- Hybrid office schedule designed to give you flexibility while staying connected with your team

## About WireScreen

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: WireScreen is a risk intelligence platform that maps and decodes China's global business networks using open-source intelligence (OSINT) to reveal hidden ownership, affiliations, and risks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: David Barboza (CEO) and Lynn Zhang (COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Risk intelligence, corporate intelligence, national security, compliance, information services
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Government – multinational corporations, law enforcement agencies, law firms, think tanks, and compliance teams
- **Mission**: “To equip businesses, regulators, and consumers with unparalleled insights… illuminate the inner workings between businesses and people that drive the global economy.”

## Products & Services
- **WireScreen Platform**: A web-based interactive network mapping tool for visual exploration of corporate relationships. Includes a powerful REST API for integration into existing workflows and curated data feeds (e.g., military end use, forced labor, sector-specific risks). The platform covers four main use cases: Trade & Export Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement, National Security & Defense, and Investment & Due Diligence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $14.0M (Series A in November 2022, plus an earlier seed round)
- **Notable Investors**: Sequoia Capital (Shaun Maguire) and Harpoon Ventures (Larsen Jensen)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 46.4% year-over-year to 29 employees per LinkedIn; Built In reports 40 total employees (15 in product + tech). LinkedIn followers grew 70.4% in the past year. The company describes itself as a “swiftly scaling” startup with strong market momentum.

## Competitive Advantages
- One of the world’s most comprehensive Chinese corporate datasets – over 20 million companies and 37 million executives/individuals
- Roots in Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalism (co-founder David Barboza)
- Access to hundreds of difficult-to-access primary sources (corporate filings, trade data, patents, procurement)
- Used by the same agencies that write the rules (BIS, OFAC, UFLPA), giving it a strong trust and credibility moat
- Ability to surface hidden ownership, nominee directors, VIE structures, and PLA affiliations that most platforms miss

## Strategic Focus
- Current priorities include investing in product and customer experience to accelerate growth, expanding the platform’s capabilities for government and enterprise clients, and scaling the engineering and go-to-market teams.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven work at the intersection of national security, journalism, and technology. Emphasis on impact, empowerment, and a “fearless growth mindset.”
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Hybrid roles based in New York City (3 days on-site, 2 days remote). Commuter benefits provided. Also an office in Washington, D.C.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Competitive salary and early-stage equity, flexible PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance (with FSA/HSA), 401(k) plan, generous parental leave, free snacks and drinks.
- **Engineering Culture**: Building complex backend infrastructure for data processing and API delivery; led by VP of Engineering with experience at Reonomy and Baton.
- **Growth Potential**: Role trajectory and rapid growth opportunities in a fast-scaling Series A company.

## Sources
1. [wirescreen.ai](https://www.wirescreen.ai/)
2. [wirescreen.ai/about-us](https://www.wirescreen.ai/about-us)
3. [wirescreen.ai/careers](https://www.wirescreen.ai/careers)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/wirescreen)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wirescreen-ai)

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