Senior Director, Forensic Technology Services

About the role

Alvarez & Marsal is expanding its Forensic Technology Services (FTS) team in Australia, within its Disputes and Investigations practice. As Senior Director you will provide strategic and practice leadership for the Australia FTS team, leading complex forensic technology, digital forensics and eDiscovery engagements, building trusted relationships with clients and legal counsel, and helping grow the team across Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee 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.
• 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.
• 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 help recruit and retain people.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in digital forensics, eDiscovery, cybersecurity, incident response or forensic data analytics in a client-facing professional services environment.
• Proven track record of leading large engagements and teams, and of building relationships with senior client stakeholders and legal counsel.
• Strong business development capability, with experience originating and winning work.
• Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel as client and business needs require.

Required skills

• Deep understanding of forensic principles and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)
• Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms (e.g. Nuix Discover, Relativity, Reveal) and forensic tool suites (e.g. Nuix Workstation, Magnet AXIOM, Cellebrite)
• Relevant certifications such as SANS, EnCE, CFCE, CCE, GFCE or CISSP are highly regarded