Principal/Privacy (Forensic Services practice)

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.

As Principal, you will serve as a senior leader overseeing complex client engagements across privacy compliance, AdTech investigations, and data monetization. You will lead projects, originate new project opportunities, and oversee execution of key strategic initiatives. This role combines hands-on client leadership with responsibility for operational and product excellence. Your responsibilities as a Principal may include (but are not limited to):

• Lead complex privacy program implementations, investigations, or advisory matters – serving as a strong subject matter lead.
• Lead project delivery across multiple concurrent client engagements, ensuring high-quality execution and on-time delivery.
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients, develop and present client deliverables including expert reports- summarize technical findings, opinions, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Manage project staffing, financials, resourcing, and allocation across internal team members and external contractors.
• Build and maintain internal operational processes, including templates, delivery frameworks, and reporting systems.
• Maintain strong communication with clients, consultants, and technical teams to ensure alignment across engagements.
• Drive practice development initiatives (training, marketing collateral development, publications, etc.)
• Lead go-to-market efforts to develop own client base.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of experience in privacy consulting or similarly-positioned subject area.
• Proven experience leading client-facing project teams and managing multi-workstream engagements.
• Strong operational acumen, with a demonstrated ability to build and manage professional services delivery infrastructure.
• Experience working with privacy, digital marketing, data governance, digital forensics, or AdTech domains preferred.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities across teams.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and making operational decisions in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting to executive audiences.
• High degree of professional maturity, with the ability to lead others, hold teams accountable, and support a values-driven work culture.

To Apply

To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following:

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;

If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs.

Career Growth and Benefits 

• CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for those who choose or need to be there.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.