Associate Director – Dispute Intelligence

Control Risks

Associate Director managing dispute intelligence practice in the United States. Responsible for client relationships and project delivery from August 2026 to August 2027.

Posted 6/2/2026contractNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

We are looking for an Associate Director in our dedicated global dispute intelligence practice based in United States to work as maternity cover from August 2026 to August 2027.
This is a leadership role, and the successful candidate will have responsibility for growing and developing the practice in close collaboration with the head of the team and colleagues across different regions and service lines.
Managing and growing new and existing client relationships, with a focus on winning high-value, repeat mandates from law firms, in-house legal counsel and litigation funders.
Playing a leading role in developing our dispute support strategy alongside senior colleagues.
Overseeing the delivery of complex litigation and dispute support projects, in Europe and globally.
Ensuring best in class execution and innovation around open-source research, source enquiries, and analysis.
Managing high-performing project teams, while maintaining inclusive and collaborative team culture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidates invited to interview will demonstrate evidence of holding a leadership role in a team delivering disputes and investigations work.
A track record of delivering complex dispute and litigation support services, including experience of asset tracing, human intelligence and OSINT investigations across multiple jurisdictions;
The ability to write and present concisely and convincingly;
A demonstrable record of winning mandates and growing client relationships over several years in the disputes and investigations sector;
Experience of leadership and teamwork, and developing and retaining high-performing project team members;
A firm understanding of the application of legal and compliance issues, and reputational and ethical considerations, affecting the business intelligence and investigations industry;
Personal career growth within a global intelligence/investigations firm.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

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Hard Skills & Tools

dispute supportlitigation supportasset tracinghuman intelligenceOSINT investigations

Soft Skills

leadershipteamworkclient relationship managementcommunicationpresentation skills