Senior Associate/Recovery Services (Forensic Services practice)
Charles River Associates · Boston, MA, United States; Chicago, IL, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Houston, Texas, United States; New York, NY, United States; Oakland, CA, United States; Washington, DC, United States · On-site
Pay: USD 130,000 – 152,500 a year
Posted Aug 14, 2026
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About Charles River Associates
CRA is a leading global consulting firm that provides independent economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters, guides businesses through critical strategy and operational issues to become more profitable, and advises governments on the economic impact of policies and regulations. Our two main services – economic and management consulting – are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries. Click here to learn how CRA can help you launch your career.
Position Overview
CRA’s Forensic Services practice supports companies’ commitment to integrity by assisting them and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance. We are noted for deploying cross-trained teams of forensic professionals to assist our clients in gaining deeper insights and greater value more quickly. We provide accounting and forensic services as well as cybercrime investigation services.
The Senior Associate leads incident response and recovery engagements end to end: scoping, workstream direction, client and counsel management, and delivery quality. You will own matters from intake through final report, direct consultant teams during active response, and contribute to the growth of the recovery practice through relationship development and reusable methodology. This role requires someone who has run large engagements under pressure and can represent findings credibly to executives, boards, counsel, and carriers.
Key Responsibilities
Lead multiple concurrent incident response, forensic investigation, and recovery engagements, owning scope, budget, staffing, and delivery quality
Direct technical workstreams across containment, forensics, identity remediation, and infrastructure recovery, setting priorities and unblocking consultant teams
Develop evidence-based scoping and level-of-effort models for fixed-price recovery engagements, sequenced by client business priority
Serve as primary point of contact for client executives, outside counsel, and insurance carrier representatives throughout active matters
Own final written work product: investigation reports, executive briefings, insurance guidance memoranda, and remediation roadmaps
Review and quality-control consultant deliverables for technical accuracy and defensibility
Mentor and develop consulting associates and associates, including structured feedback and engagement-level coaching
Contribute to practice development: methodology and playbook standardization, reusable engagement IP, service line definition, and thought leadership
Support business development through carrier and law firm relationship management, proposal development, and scoping calls for inbound matters
Desired Qualifications
5-7+ years in cybersecurity incident response, digital forensics, or enterprise recovery, including 3+ years leading engagements or teams
Track record…