Associate Director, Forensic Analytics

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated Associate Director who specialises in Analytics to join the Forensic Technology practice of Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm. Our team advise and support clients throughout the forensic technology workflow in relation to litigation, arbitration, forensic or financial crime investigations, and regulatory responses. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional client services, in line with industry standards and specific individual needs of our clients. The specific role will be dependent upon the experience of the candidate. The overall role will be to support the delivery of client engagements for our Forensic Technology service line, covering all areas of the investigations lifecycle. You will be part of a growing, experienced team with room for professional growth. The successful candidate will be a driven forensic technology professional who is seeking to join an exciting new team which offers unparalleled opportunities for personal growth and promotion. They should exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit with a genuine desire to provide quality, independent advice and insight to Teneo’s client base.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead analytics workflow and teams of technology specialists on client projects, using the latest technology to efficiently and accurately assist our clients.
• Deliver and/or contribute to complex forensic investigations, including fraud, asset tracing, bribery, corruption, sanctions, accounting irregularities, whistleblower complaints, and/or regulatory inquiries.
• Manage the end-to-end analytics workflow on client projects, including data collection, transformation, analysis, reporting and disclosure.
• Devising, reviewing and updating standard operating procedures on an ongoing basis (keeping abreast of developments in Gen AI and analytics technology), and providing training to members of the team as needed.
• Proactively planning workload and tasks for multiple active client matters, often with regulatory or court-imposed deadlines.
• Handle day-to-day liaison with client teams, empathising with client issues and escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Provide quality & risk management and project oversight across multiple analytics workstreams or projects.
• Lead and assist in Business Development and proposition development activities alongside Directors and Managing Directors.
• Play an active role in the capability development of the Forensic Technology team and coaching of junior team members.
• National and international travel may be required on an infrequent basis.

Key Skills & Experience

Basic Qualification

• 8+ years of forensic technology experience specialising in Analytics in a consulting environment preferably gained at a Strategy or Management Consulting firm, Big 4 or corporate internal consulting function.
• Mandatory technical expertise with SQL, Python, PowerBi and Excel.
• Experience with Analytics platforms: preferred Fabric or Databricks, but also Snowflake.
• Ambitious, with a desire to succeed in an entrepreneurial culture.
• Strong client management and communication skills (oral and written), including the ability to communicate complex ideas and analytics approaches effectively to a non-technical audience.
• Experience with advising clients under pressure, ability to respond rapidly and accurately, good judgement for escalating issues.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring others.
• Appetite to build and expand own skills and knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advantageous (but not essential) experience with products/toolkits of 3rd party vendors such as Quantexa, Palantir or Linkurious.
• Experience with technology platforms: preferred Azure, but also GCP or AWS.
• Strongly preferred expertise with Gen AI capabilities: ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
• Experience with Agentic AI.

What can we offer you?

• New joiners are supported by a week-long induction programme, and continuous improvement is achieved through a structured and tailored programme that suits your career development.
• 28 days holiday
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Cash benefits package
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Private medical insurance
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future. Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations. Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I. The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

UK Demographic Set

Teneo are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We ensure that all employees and candidates are treated fairly and we strive to ensure that our company is representative of all sections of society. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. Each employee should be respected and valued and able to give their best as a result. We want to ensure our workplace in London continues to be one where different voices are heard, valued and embraced – for the benefit of our employees and working culture, our clients and the quality of our work, as well as for the ultimate performance of our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and provide these opportunities irrespective of an individual’s race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, marital status and social class. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.