Senior Investigator, Special Investigations

IP House; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Senior Investigator, Special Investigations

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About IP House

IP House is a platform company backed by a prominent growth-oriented private equity firm, to create a global, technology-enabled services firm providing meaningful IP enforcement outcomes to multinational brands, in partnership with government and law enforcement agencies around the world. We are a fast-growing and entrepreneurial environment, which requires innovative, creative and novel solutions.

Overview Of The Role

Our clients rely on us to fiercely protect their intellectual property. To support the company’s rapid growth, we seek a Senior Investigator for our Special Investigations team to lead complex investigations to dismantle criminal operations worldwide. The ideal candidate has proven success in using OSINT techniques to identify threat actors and attribute their actions. The successful candidate will be able to function in a broad-based, fast-paced, high-energy environment while being capable of executing impactful investigations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The Senior Investigator will be tasked with the following:

• Conduct comprehensive investigations into potential intellectual property (IP) infringement using advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques and methodologies.
• Utilize various online resources, including social media platforms, websites, forums, and dark web monitoring tools, to gather relevant information.
• Leverage effective search strategies to uncover hidden infrastructure and key individuals or organizations engaged in counterfeiting, trademark and copyright infringement, and other IP crimes.
• Analyze code and perform network traffic analysis to understand the functionality of illicit websites, devices, and applications and identify their creators.
• Develop scripts using Python (or similar) to automate repetitive investigative tasks.
• Translate findings into actionable reports summarizing findings and making well-reasoned recommendations for further investigation or enforcement.
• Write detailed criminal referrals based on investigative findings to support legal actions and enforcement efforts.
• Stay current on emerging trends and techniques in the OSINT field and intellectual property infringement.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including intelligence analysts, field investigators, attorneys, and law enforcement, to build strong cases.
• Present findings and recommendations to clients, effectively communicating complex information and gathering their requirements to ensure alignment on investigative goals.
• Stay current on evolving intellectual property laws and regulations, emerging trends, and technological advancements.

What You’ll Bring

The ideal candidate will be a hard-working, take-charge person with excellent judgment. The successful candidate will have a track record of bringing infringers to justice and is committed to collaborating with a global team to make a difference. More specifically, the Senior Investigator will thrive if they have the following qualifications and experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience conducting high-stakes OSINT investigations.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced OSINT techniques, including social engineering, infiltration, data mining, automation, and dark web analysis.
• Proficiency in network traffic analysis and understanding of network protocols.
• Experience in reading and analyzing code to understand the functionality of websites, devices, and applications.
• Basic proficiency in Python (or similar) to develop scripts for automating investigative tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to tailor reports and presentations with complex findings to diverse audiences, including clients.
• Ability to conduct investigations involving foreign languages.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal oversight.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple investigations simultaneously.
• Basic understanding of intellectual property laws and regulations, with the ability to translate legal concepts into actionable investigative strategies.
• A passion for intellectual property protection and a strong ethical compass.

We hire the finest talent around the world. Compensation and benefits are competitive and based on location, skill level, and experience.

Why IP House

Our vision is to solidify IP House as the global end-to-end solution, empowering multinational corporations to effectively prevent and combat illicit trade and IP theft. Only through the collaboration of our uniquely skilled employees and under the strategic leadership of our Executive Team will such a lofty goal be realized.

We recognize our people drive everything we accomplish, and as such, we are dedicated to investing in our employees fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and excellence.

Our team works hard, and we recognize the importance of taking care of our own. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefit offerings to support the health, well-being, and financial health of our employees and their families. Our robust benefits package underscores our commitment to our people, our most important asset.

IP house seeks excellence through diversity in its staff. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other, Information Technology, and Management
• Industries: Security and Investigations