Deals, Forensics - E-Discovery - Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dubai, UAE

Ref: HP639-1742

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Line of Service
Advisory

Industry/Sector
Technology

Specialism
Forensic Technology

Management Level
Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary
A career within Forensics Technology services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients protect their business in today's evolving landscape by applying advanced and strategic approaches to information management. We focus on assisting organisations manage vast amounts of electronic data and navigate the legal and business processes demanded by critical events which includes litigation, regulatory requests and internal investigations.

PwC Managers in the Digital Forensics & eDiscovery team lead projects and work alongside clients in crisis. They apply cutting edge techniques to solve complex problems and apply smart data-driven solutions to our client's issues. A part of our team, you could be detecting fraud, insider trading or employee misconduct, or working alongside lawyers on litigations and regulatory matters.

You will utilise your experience and apply the EDRM life-cycle, and own elements of an eDiscovery workflow on complex projects. You will coach and mentor junior staff, and manage projects via effective delegation and resourcing. You will design workflows and manage budgets, leverage your relationships and networks, and deliver on bespoke iconic projects.

We are ready to respond to crisis events all over the world. We specialise in forensically capturing and understanding huge volumes of unstructured data such as emails, Office documents and instant chat messages which can be collected from computers, servers, the cloud and smartphones or tablets. Answering questions like: Who spoke to whom? How well did these people know each other? What did a person know and when?

You will manage multiple concurrent and high profile projects and work alongside recognised industry specialists in computer forensics, data analytics, information management, electronic discovery, and disclosure. You'll oversee junior team members on eDiscovery techniques and software, utilising your experience and applying best practice methodology, and support the senior leadership in project management.

In the UK alone we have more than 65 technology practitioners working from dedicated secure forensic laboratories in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and London.

You will be using leading forensic tools, such as EnCase, Nuix and Relativity, and query structured data, using SQL and Elasticsearch. We advise our clients on technical concepts in an easy to understand manner, and then present our findings through reports, public speaking and data visualisation. You will be overseeing research into new products, tools and techniques and streamline internal processes and methods of presenting results to clients. As we look to harness artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning to assist our clients, you'll have the opportunity to lead and implement these technologies to solve real life issues.

You will grow your network, build strong relationships with clients and senior members of the team. You will be responsible for business development activities, generating revenue opportunities, and will produce thought leadership pieces.

Requirements:

- If you are naturally inquisitive, have an analytical mind and enjoy solving problems, we would be interested in talking to you.
- Candidates should also be prepared to travel as many of our opportunities may require team members to work at PwC offices and client sites across the Middle East region.

Requirements

Essential:

- You'll need to have a 2.1 degree or above in a Technology related discipline e.g. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Maths, Physics, Computer Forensics or Artificial Intelligence, or, demonstrate that you have relevant work experience.
- You will need to have over five years of relevant work experience in eDiscovery or similar field, preferably with experience of working in a large professional services environment.
- Competent and have experience of at least one or more data collection tool, e.g. EnCase, FTK, and Nuix, and a document review platform e.g. Relativity, Recommind, Stratify, Clearwell and Ringtail.
- In depth knowledge of the eDiscovery process, including the skills to consult with clients on each stage of the EDRM life-cycle.
- Strong logical reasoning, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Working experience of quality checking and verification of deliverables.
- Being an articulate and confident communicator, both orally and written. Experience of structuring and drafting final versions of formal forensic reports, and proficient in the use of reporting and presentation software (Word, PowerPoint).
- Experience with forecasting, budgeting and invoicing.
- Technically minded, with knowledge of PC functions (e.g. hardware components, networks) and software skills (e.g. various operating systems).
- Have knowledge and debugging experience with data query and programming languages, such as SQL, C#, VBA and/or Python.
- Proven business development skills to generate revenue opportunities with existing and new clients.
- Fluent English speaker

Desirable:

- Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) or equivalent eDiscovery certifications.
- Draft witness statements and/or expert witness experience.
- Fluent Arabic speaker

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.

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