Senior Director, Forensic Technology & eDiscovery

Alvarez & Marsal; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) expands its Forensic Technology Services team in Australia. We seek a Senior Director to lead strategic and practice leadership for the FTS team across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

You will guide complex engagements, interact with clients and counsel, and drive growth while upholding rigorous forensic standards. You will mentor senior staff, originate new opportunities, and shape governance and methodologies across investigations, eDiscovery and data analytics.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in digital forensics, eDiscovery, cybersecurity, incident response or forensic data analytics in a client-facing professional services environment.
• Proven track record leading large engagements and teams with senior client stakeholders.
• Strong business development capability with experience originating and winning work.
• Deep understanding of forensic principles and EDRM, and best practice in forensic collection, analysis and review.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms and forensic tool suites as listed above.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel as client and business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Australia FTS practice, building and growing the team across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
• Lead our most complex forensic technology, digital forensics and eDiscovery engagements across disputes, white-collar crime investigations and post-acquisition matters, ensuring work is defensible, accurate and delivered on time.
• Advise senior client stakeholders and legal counsel on evidence preservation, forensic data handling and best practice in data and evidence protection.
• Originate and pursue new opportunities, lead proposals and build long-term relationships with clients, law firms and other referrers.
• Set the standard for technical quality, methodology and governance across engagements, including expert witness and reporting work where required.
• Take accountability for engagement quality, risk management, client expectations and commercial performance.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Disputes and Investigations, Performance Improvement and Restructuring to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor and develop Directors, Managers and team members, and participate in recruiting and retention.

Skills

Digital forensics

eDiscovery

Cybersecurity

Data analytics

Incident response

Client engagement

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics or related field

Industry certifications such as SANS, EnCE, CFCE, CCE, GFCE, CISSP

Tools

Nuix Discover

Relativity

Reveal

Nuix Workstation

Magnet AXIOM

Cellebrite

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) expands its Forensic Technology Services team in Australia. We seek a Senior Director to lead strategic and practice leadership for the FTS team across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

You will guide complex engagements, interact with clients and counsel, and drive growth while upholding rigorous forensic standards. You will mentor senior staff, originate new opportunities, and shape governance and methodologies across investigations, eDiscovery and data analytics.