Manager, Analytics and Data Strategy

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat. 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 dataAssist 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 industriesAssist with the quantification of damages and exposure amounts, funds tracing across accounts, and other analyses involving historical financial, operational, and transactional dataAssist with the preparation of expert reports, rebuttal reports, and other written work product detailing our methodologies and resultsTake 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 budgetCommunicate with clients and counselPrepare for and attend hearings, trials and mediationsManage 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 college4+ years of prior experience applying analytics in the context of disputes and advisory matters and involving large data setsStrong understanding of relational databases and the ability to identify relationships between disparate data sources for analysisProficient in SQL, Python, R and/or other programming languages to manipulate data stored in relational databasesFamiliar with cloud-based platforms for large-scale analytics such as Databricks, AWS, or Google BigQueryDatabase and programming certifications, or related credentials such as CPA, CFF, CFA, CFE, or ABV is a plusAbility to distill and communicate (written or verbally) complex analytical methods and results into facts and insights for clients, counsel, and expertsAble to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problemsThe ability to manage and prioritize your time and your team’s time, potentially against a backdrop of competing deadlinesThe ability to manage team members, both junior and senior, as well as external stakeholdersThe ability to work independently whilst knowing which issues and risks need to be highlighted to senior staff, ideally accompanied by suggested viable solutionsExcellent analytical and problem resolution abilitiesExcellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skillsThe desire to join in with, and/or lead, auxiliary tasks associated with a growing practice within a rapidly growing firmHighly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPointThe ability to travel as neededWorking 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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