Manager, Analytics and Data Strategy

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of Secretariat’s expanding disputes practice, you will apply your exceptional analytical and quantitative skills to a myriad of complex damages, accounting, economics, and technology matters requiring the manipulation of large, disparate datasets. This role requires collaboration with Secretariat experts and other accounting, valuation, economics, and technical professionals within the practice to deliver bespoke solutions for our clients on their high-stakes legal and regulatory matters. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Assist with obtaining data relevant to the analysis at hand, loading that data in an analytics platform in preparation for analysis; and performing checks to ensure the veracity of that data
• Assist in organizing and interpreting data from a variety of sources including banking transactions, accounting system entries, IT service tickets, and many more sources supporting experts from a variety of industries
• Assist with the quantification of damages and exposure amounts, funds tracing across accounts, and other analyses involving historical financial, operational, and transactional data
• Assist with the preparation of expert reports, rebuttal reports, and other written work product detailing our methodologies and results
• Take a leadership role on the analytics aspects of an engagement, working with other Secretariat accounting, valuation and technical professionals to ensure our work is of the highest quality and delivered on time and on budget
• Communicate with clients and counsel
• Prepare for and attend hearings, trials and mediations
• Manage the day-to-day requirements of multiple engagements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Requisite educational and work experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics/Data Science, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar, from an accredited university or college
  • 4+ years of prior experience applying analytics in the context of disputes and advisory matters and involving large data sets
  • Strong understanding of relational databases and the ability to identify relationships between disparate data sources for analysis
  • Proficient in SQL, Python, R and/or other programming languages to manipulate data stored in relational databases
  • Familiar with cloud-based platforms for large-scale analytics such as Databricks, AWS, or Google BigQuery
  • Database and programming certifications, or related credentials such as CPA, CFF, CFA, CFE, or ABV is a plus
• Ability to distill and communicate (written or verbally) complex analytical methods and results into facts and insights for clients, counsel, and experts
• Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems
• The ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlines
• The ability to manage team members, both junior and senior, as well as external stakeholders
• The ability to work independently whilst knowing which issues and risks need to be highlighted to senior staff, ideally accompanied by suggested viable solutions
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• The desire to join in with, and/or lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firm
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint
• The ability to travel as needed
• Working proficiency in a second non-English language is a plus