Forensics Solutions Activation Leader Associate Director

Overview

As an Associate Director, you will drive growth and adoption of EY’s AI-enabled forensic solutions across Europe (and APAC). You’ll partner with country teams to craft go-to-market plans, mature revenue pipelines, and accelerate technology-led delivery. You will translate forensic technology into client value and shape scenarios that win priority opportunities. This role combines strategic market development with commercial leadership to expand our digital forensics portfolio and unlock new revenue.

Responsibilities

• Drive European (and APAC) growth strategy for digitally enabled forensic solutions aligned to global priorities.
• Identify market opportunities, regulatory trends, and client needs to broaden the solution portfolio across countries.
• Partner with regional and country leaders to build market plans, GTM approaches, and priority pursuits.
• Create playbooks, propositions, case studies, and market materials to accelerate revenue and client penetration.
• Track market performance and pipeline to focus efforts on high-potential areas.
• Lead the shift to technology-led delivery and equip leaders to position, sell, and scale solutions.
• Serve as a trusted commercial advisor to country leaders and facilitate knowledge sharing across regions.
• Support strategic pursuits across the portfolio and help shape complex proposals for priority opportunities.
• Represent the firm at client forums and industry events and develop market insights and thought leadership.

Key requirements

• Proven track record commercialising services and driving revenue growth in professional services, preferably tech-enabled.
• Experience driving change and adoption across distributed, matrixed teams.
• Strong client network and market-facing relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication.
• Sufficient fluency in forensic technology and AI to articulate client value; deep hands-on tech not required.
• 10–15 years’ experience in Forensics, Compliance, Regulatory Risk, Financial Crime, or related services.

• stakeholder management
• influencing
• executive communication
• forensic technology
• AI
• analytics

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