Manager, Digital Forensics & Investigations

About the role

The Manager, Digital Forensics & Investigations leads comprehensive digital forensic investigations and cyber‑incident inquiries, turning evidence into actionable threat intelligence. The role ensures regulatory compliance, supports legal proceedings, and works closely with cybersecurity, legal, compliance and law‑enforcement teams to safeguard the organization against advanced persistent threats and digital crime.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct digital forensic investigations related to cyber incidents, fraud and policy violations.
• Collect, preserve and analyse digital evidence in line with legal and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate incident response activities and lead post‑incident reviews to identify root causes and improve controls.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, fraud, legal, compliance and law‑enforcement stakeholders to support investigations and mitigate threats.
• Develop and maintain investigation protocols, forensic capabilities and intelligence processes based on industry best practices.
• Lead the design and deployment of AI‑driven forensic applications to automate case triage, evidence analysis and reporting.
• Drive proactive threat‑hunting initiatives using internal and external intelligence sources.
• Utilise large‑scale data analytics to perform full‑population investigations and uncover patterns across transactions, users and systems.
• Provide forensic insights for internal audit, control testing and regulatory reviews.
• Deliver expert witness testimony in legal and regulatory matters when required.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading digital forensic investigations and cyber‑incident response.
• Strong background in threat intelligence, fraud investigation and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cybersecurity, legal, compliance and law‑enforcement teams.
• Experience presenting findings to senior management and providing expert witness testimony.
• Leadership skills to guide a team and drive the adoption of AI‑enabled forensic tools.

Required skills

• Digital forensics
• Incident response
• Threat intelligence
• Data analytics