Corporate Investigations Recruitment
Internal investigations, integrity due diligence and corporate intelligence leadership for regulated firms and global consulting practices.
Where this practice sits today.
Corporate investigations has moved from optional to essential. In-house investigation capability is now standard at major financial institutions, multinationals, private-equity sponsors and large technology firms, and regulators on both sides of the investigative table are increasingly AI-enabled (SEC, DOJ, FCA, SFO, MAS, HKMA).
The DOJ updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in September 2024 to explicitly address the risks of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in any corporate compliance programme [1]. The EU AI Act's high-risk obligations are scheduled to apply from August 2026 [2], and the SEC launched a dedicated AI Task Force led by a Chief AI Officer in August 2025 [3] [4].
Deepfake usage in biometric fraud attempts surged 58% year-on-year [5]. Yet only 18% of organisations using AI in anti-fraud programmes currently test their models for bias or fairness [6]. That gap is creating structural demand for investigators who combine investigative judgement with AI-tool literacy.
Most of our mandates are retained, Director-and-above, and confidential. We work across consulting firms, law-firm investigations practices, corporate in-house teams, and private-equity sponsors hiring for portfolio companies.
18%
of organisations test their anti-fraud AI for bias
ACFE 2026 Anti-Fraud Technology Benchmarking ReportTitles we search, daily.
Mandates vary, but most fall into one of the groupings below. We brief on seniority, scope and the specific mix of technical depth versus leadership.
Leadership
- Head of Investigations
- Chief Compliance Officer (Investigations)
- Director of Integrity
- Head of Financial Crime
Senior practitioners
- Senior Investigator
- Investigations Manager
- Integrity Lead
- Regulatory Response Lead
Specialist roles
- Financial Crime Manager
- Misconduct Investigator
- Whistle-blower Investigations Lead
- Ethics Officer
Seniority Bands
- Analyst
- Senior Analyst
- Manager
- Senior Manager
- Director
- Head of / Partner
Who we look for.
Candidates typically come from four backgrounds: Big Four forensic / investigations, specialist consulting firms, financial regulators (FCA, MAS, SFC, ASIC, DOJ, SEC, SFO, ICAC), and corporate in-house integrity teams.
Law-firm white-collar backgrounds, public-sector law-enforcement experience and intelligence backgrounds also feature regularly. Core credentials: CFE (ACFE), CAMS (ACAMS - updated in July 2025 with a new 'Tools and Technologies to Fight Financial Crime' module incorporating AI), and ICA diplomas.
Multilingual capability - Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa, Japanese, Korean - is a material differentiator for APAC mandates, particularly those involving regional document review or sensitive interviews.
Register your interest in Corporate Investigations opportunities.
We do not advertise live mandates. Submit your CV against this practice and a partner will be in touch when a matched search opens.
View opportunitiesWhere we execute most mandates in this practice.
- Financial Services
- Technology & Cyber
- Life Sciences
- Public Sector
- Private Equity
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Professional Services
- Shipping & Trade
Frequently asked.
- Do you search only at the senior end?
- Most mandates are Director and above, but we also build complete teams where an in-house investigations capability is being stood up from scratch - that includes Senior Manager and Manager levels.
- Can you source multi-lingual investigators?
- Yes. APAC mandates frequently require Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa, Japanese or Korean fluency as a hard requirement, not a preference.
- Will you recruit into PE portfolio companies?
- Yes. We place heads of integrity, compliance and investigations into PE-backed businesses where investigations capability is treated as a value-creation priority.
- How does the DOJ's updated compliance guidance change the brief?
- The DOJ's Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (September 2024 update) expects compliance and investigations functions to demonstrate AI governance controls [1]. That pushes demand up the org chart - senior investigators increasingly need to design, oversee and audit AI-assisted investigative workflows, not just conduct investigations using them.
- How do you handle candidate confidentiality?
- Every approach is exclusive and discreet. We never disclose a candidate's interest to their current employer or the wider market. Candidates are told who we are representing only when we have their permission to be named.
Every firm name, statistic and financial figure on this page is backed by a working public source. Verify any of them by following the links below.
- [1]Jones Day, DOJ Updates Corporate Compliance Program Guidance with a Focus on AI (Oct 2024)
- [2]EU AI Act, Implementation Timeline (artificialintelligenceact.eu)
- [3]SEC Press Release, SEC Creates Task Force to Tap Artificial Intelligence (Aug 2025)
- [4]Alvarez & Marsal, AI Litigation, Enforcement and Compliance Risk - Q4 2025 Regulatory Update
- [5]FinTech Global, How AI and Deepfakes Are Reshaping Identity Fraud in 2026
- [6]ACFE, 2026 Anti-Fraud Technology Benchmarking Report (with SAS) - press release
Brief us confidentially on your search.
A partner with direct practice experience will be on the first call. No shortlist is shared beyond the client on the mandate.