Senior Managing Investigator - Corporate Risk and Due Diligence in City of London

Senior Managing Investigator, Corporate Risk and Due Diligence

At Mintz Group, we specialize in uncovering the truth. For more than 30 years, we have helped clients make informed decisions, mitigate risk, and seize opportunity. Our teams deliver background checks, executive diligence, asset tracing and internal investigations for clients around the world. We are a 250+ investigator firm working from 12 offices and complete 10 000+ matters each year across 130+ countries.

Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Work with a firm that conducts over 10,000 investigations annually in more than 130 countries, making a significant impact on a global scale.
• Expert Team: Join a team of professionals who are leaders in the field, bringing together diverse expertise across industries.
• Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic environment that offers continuous learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Innovative Culture: Thrive in a culture that encourages innovation, excellence, and collaboration, ensuring that we stay ahead in the industry.

What’s this role about?

We are hiring a Senior Managing Investigator for our Corporate Risk and Due Diligence practice. You will lead high‑stakes diligence that informs investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, and third‑party decisions. You will own strategy, execution, and client communication for fast‑moving matters while coaching teams and improving methods across the practice.

Key Responsibilities

Lead corporate risk and transactional due diligence

• Direct pre‑deal and ongoing diligence on companies and principals for mergers and acquisitions, growth equity, venture, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Define scope, work plan, budget, and timeline in line with client objectives and the pace of the deal.
• Oversee research into ownership and control, beneficial owners, affiliates, related parties, and supply chain linkages.
• Evaluate regulatory and compliance exposure including sanctions, export controls, bribery and corruption, fraud, antitrust, money laundering, and ESG controversies.
• Review litigation and regulatory histories, government interactions, and enforcement actions across jurisdictions.
• Synthesize findings into executive‑level reports with clear red flags, risk ratings, and practical recommendations.

Process and methodology improvement

• Standardize templates, checklists, and red‑flag taxonomies for the Corporate Risk and Due Diligence practice.
• Strengthen quality control, citation standards, and source triage for multilingual and cross‑border research.
• Ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards, including confidentiality and data protection requirements.

Client and case management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for sponsors, corporates, and counsel and brief deal teams on findings and implications.
• Manage multiple concurrent engagements across time zones while tracking budgets and timelines.
• Support proposals, pricing, and matter intake and help scope new opportunities.

Leadership and mentoring

• Lead case managers and investigators and provide coaching and feedback.
• Run training on corporate records, beneficial ownership tracing, sanctions analysis, and decision‑ready writing.
• Foster a collaborative and high‑performing team culture.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Experience: 6 to 9 years leading corporate risk and transactional due diligence with a strong record of owning end‑to‑end case delivery and client communication.
• Research Skills: Advanced proficiency in multi‑jurisdictional research on ownership structures, sanctions exposure, litigation histories and regulatory interactions with clear source triage and quality control.
• Writing Skills: Executive‑level writing that produces concise decision‑ready reports and briefings tailored to sponsors, corporates, counsel and deal teams.
• Attention to Detail: Consistently accurate work with rigorous citation standards, structured reviews, and a focus on data privacy and confidentiality.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to synthesize complex corporate networks, identify patterns and red flags and translate findings into practical recommendations and risk ratings.
• Tech Savvy: Fluency with leading investigative and risk data platforms including Orbis, Nexis, Factiva, Sayari, WorldCheck, Dow Jones Risk and Compliance, OpenCorporates, PACER, and Westlaw plus strong comfort with spreadsheets and presentation tools.
• Global Perspective: Demonstrated experience working across regions and cultures with sensitivity to local record systems, regulations and media landscapes; multilingual skills are a plus.
• Educational Background: A bachelor’s degree is required and an advanced degree is preferred in a relevant field such as law, international relations, economics, journalism, or data analytics.
• Leadership and Management: Proven success mentoring investigators, managing budgets and timelines, coordinating resources across time zones, and strengthening methods and templates for the practice.
• Languages: We are seeking candidates with proficiency in Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian, Scandinavian languages and Hebrew.

Ready to Join Us?

If you are excited to lead complex diligence and mentor a high‑performing team, we would like to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a brief note on relevant experience.

Why You\’ll Love Working with Us

We offer competitive benefits in both the US and UK, including comprehensive medical coverage, parental leave, and a generous PTO policy to support your well‑being.

Our Commitments as An Employer

Mintz Group is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on gender, transgender status, race, color, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability (unless such disability is a bona fide occupational qualification), gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Our policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, training opportunities, termination, wage and salary administration, and the application of benefit plans and company policies.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Other, Information Technology, and Management

Industries

Security and Investigations