Senior Director, Forensic Technology & eDiscovery Leadership

Alvarez & Marsal; Perth; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is expanding its Forensic Technology Services team in Australia. We seek a Senior Director to lead and grow the FTS practice across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, delivering complex digital forensics, eDiscovery and cyber investigations for high-stakes matters.

You will build trusted client relationships, oversee engagement quality, and mentor senior staff while driving business development and governance standards across the region.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in digital forensics, eDiscovery, cybersecurity, incident response or forensic data analytics within a client-facing professional services environment.
• Proven track record of leading large engagements and teams, and of building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and legal counsel
• Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms (e.g., Nuix Discover, Relativity, Reveal) and forensic tool suites (e.g., Nuix Workstation, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions and guide difficult conversations
• Willingness to travel as client and business needs require

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Australia FTS practice, helping to build and grow the team across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
• Lead and oversee our most complex forensic technology, digital forensics and eDiscovery engagements across disputes, white-collar crime investigations and post-acquisition matters
• Act as a trusted advisor to 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
• Partner with colleagues across Disputes and Investigations, Performance Improvement and Restructuring to deliver integrated solutions for clients
• Mentor and develop Directors, Managers and team members, and play an active role in recruiting and retaining exceptional people

Skills

Digital forensics

eDiscovery

Cybersecurity

Incident response

Forensic data analytics

Client-facing

Business development

EDRM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Nuix Discover

Relativity

Reveal

Nuix Workstation

Magnet AXIOM

Cellebrite

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is expanding its Forensic Technology Services team in Australia. We seek a Senior Director to lead and grow the FTS practice across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, delivering complex digital forensics, eDiscovery and cyber investigations for high-stakes matters.

You will build trusted client relationships, oversee engagement quality, and mentor senior staff while driving business development and governance standards across the region.