Head of Blockchain Investigations & Forensics

NAXO; New York (NY); Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NAXO is a blockchain investigations and digital forensics firm trusted by top law firms, corporations, and law enforcement agencies for technically complex cases. We seek an investigations manager to direct complex matters and lead technical teams toward clear, defensible findings.

You will translate objectives into technical scopes, own the direction of investigations, and ensure efficient work. The role invites technologists, investigators, attorneys, or former prosecutors who can manage

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking; synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Experience translating broad questions into investigative plans.
• Ability to work with technical specialists and judge when to defer to expertise.
• Organizational skills to keep workstreams focused on a common objective.
• Sound judgment with confidential information and sensitive materials.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex investigations and litigation-support matters from inbound leads through reporting findings.
• Translate investigative, legal, and evidentiary objectives into clear technical scopes and deliverables.
• Direct technologists, blockchain analysts, forensic examiners, and other specialists to achieve investigative objectives.
• Manage scope, staffing, priorities, deadlines, budgets, documentation, and client expectations.
• Test investigative hypotheses, identify evidentiary gaps and competing explanations, and change direction when warranted.
• Explain complex findings clearly to attorneys, investigators, executives, courts, and other non-technical audiences.
• Ensure methods and conclusions are documented and can withstand adversarial scrutiny.
• Perform hands-on investigative or technical analysis where qualified to do so.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership experience

Analytical thinking

Ability to learn new technologies

Education

Engineering background (nice-to-have)

Tools

Python

SQL

Forensic tools

Blockchain analytics

Job description

NAXO is a blockchain investigations and digital forensics firm trusted by top law firms, corporations, and law enforcement agencies for technically complex cases. We seek an investigations manager to direct complex matters and lead technical teams toward clear, defensible findings.

You will translate objectives into technical scopes, own the direction of investigations, and ensure efficient work. The role invites technologists, investigators, attorneys, or former prosecutors who can manage