Consulting, Professional Services, Financial Consulting, Litigation Consulting

Manager, Analytics and Data Strategy

Chicago, ILOnsiteFull TimeManager / Head$130,000–$160,000 /yrPosted 16 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

disputes
damages
accounting
economics
technology matters
large, disparate datasets
relational databases
SQL
Python
programming languages

Nice to have

Databricks
AWS
Google BigQuery
second non-English language

Role summary

Secretariat is seeking a Manager, Analytics and Data Strategy to join their disputes practice. This role involves applying exceptional analytical and quantitative skills to complex damages, accounting, economics, and technology matters using large, disparate datasets. Responsibilities include data acquisition, loading, and validation; organizing and interpreting data from various sources; quantifying damages; preparing expert reports; leading analytics aspects of engagements; and communicating with clients and counsel. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, 4+ years of experience in disputes analytics with large datasets, strong SQL, Python, or R skills, and familiarity with cloud analytics platforms. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership abilities are essential.

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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.

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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

At Secretariat, we believe in pay transparency and equity. Compensation for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, and location. Further details will be provided during the hiring process.

Pay Transparency$130,000—$160,000 USD

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.

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