Managing Consultant - Commercial Damages
The Vertex Companies, LLC
Charlotte, NC
Description
Company Description
The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a global $150M professional services firm that offers integrated forensic consulting, expert witness services, construction project advisory, and compliance and regulatory consulting to a myriad of markets and industries. Our brand purpose is to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities. Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do, continuously learn, and take pride in your work.
Job Description
The Managing Consultant, Commercial Damages will assist their assigned Director with leading and managing assigned resources in support of achieving the defined overall practice area/ practice division strategy, and in meeting or exceeding defined financial performance and revenue generation targets. The Managing Consultant is responsible for project management, people leadership, oversight of production of work product, and appropriate levels of communication with client contacts as assigned or requested. The Managing Consultant will support the success of their entire assigned practice area/practice division as the highest priority, regardless of any assigned subpractice area focus, or specific client engagement or relationship. Managing Consultants will lead and manage assigned assets in a manner that models the Company’s core values and inspires and encourages goal achievement through empowerment, learning, and creativity among the team.
Core Responsibilities
Business Development, Leadership, Management
- Lead economic and financial damages analyses for complex commercial disputes
- Collaborate with attorneys and client executives to develop defensible, data-driven positions
- Responsible for supporting assigned Director in meeting or exceeding the defined annual budget for the entire practice area/practice division (including proactive management of assigned resources to meet or exceed defined utilization targets, oversight of execution of profitable engagement work streams, and communication with clients as assigned or requested)
- Responsible for managing and leading the execution of any new accounts and supporting the retaining and expansion of existing engagements to achieve sales goals
- Effectively delegate assignments to assigned direct reports, instruct and monitor progress, and ensure work product is consistently high quality
- Support Director in proactive monitoring of all relevant data such as utilization, Accounts Receivable, discretionary spending, etc.
- Meet or exceed defined individual average utilization goals (and incorporating consideration of individual revenue targets) as set forth by company leadership
- Directly manage, mentor and develop a team of assigned direct reports in a “lead by example” manner, with emphasis on creating a team and culture that is empowered to execute
- Responsible for learning business development methodology and for being proactive in supporting assigned Director with drafts of relevant work documents (reports, presentations) or client communications
- Lead team of assigned staff members to establish and drive towards defined objectives and key results (OKRs).
- Travel as necessary to support client, employee, and leadership needs.
- Establish quality control of service delivery, maintaining an excellent reputation of quality
- Lead and manage in a manner that assists with rapid identification and escalation to Director of any client, team member or operational challenges
Operations
- Support litigation, arbitration, and mediation matters across industries
- Quantify lost profits, lost enterprise value, business interruption losses, and breach of contract claims
- Conduct financial modeling, but-for scenario development, and causation analysis
- Prepare expert reports and assist with deposition and trial preparation
- Support litigation, arbitration, and mediation matters across industries
- Quantify lost profits, lost enterprise value, business interruption losses, and breach of contract claims
- Conduct financial modeling, but-for scenario development, and causation analysis
- Prepare expert reports and assist with deposition and trial preparation
Qualifications & Competencies
- Requires Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or 8 years of related experience and no degree, and 3 years of supervisory experience
Previous deposition or testimony experience - Proven track record of customer relationship management and staff management and development
Knowledge & Skills
- Experience in providing reliable work product review for technical deliverables
- Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with co-workers, clients, subcontractors, and vendors
- Able to provide oversight and direction to assigned staff
- Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Developing increased emotional intelligence to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals at all levels, both internally and externally
- Able to handle multiple priorities and perform consistently and positively under high stress conditions
- Knowledge of computer operations and standard software packages (word processing, spreadsheets, Adobe) required
Additional Information
Notice to Third Party Agencies:
Please note that The Vertex Companies employs a fully staffed recruiting team. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Agreement, VERTEX will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, VERTEX explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of VERTEX.