Senior Director | Capital Markets | Economic & Financial Consulting
Job Description
Job title: Senior Director | Capital Markets | Economic & Financial Consulting
Company: FTI Consulting
Job description: FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world’s leading experts in your field, you’ll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About Economic & Financial Consulting at FTI:
Our EFC practice sits within the Economic Consulting segment, which provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analyses of complex economic issues for use in international arbitration, legal and regulatory proceedings, and strategic decision making and public policy debates around the world.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we have teams based in numerous cities, including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Dubai, Madrid, Cape Town and Stellenbosch, who work closely with teams around the globe. The London team comprises over 160 professional staff.
This role sits within EFC’s Capital Markets Services team, which assists clients with expertise in the trading, risk management, derivative valuation and investment management across all energy and financial asset classes, including equity, foreign exchange, fixed income, credit, commodities and energy.
The team serves a wide range of market participants globally in special and complex situations, for example:
- Valuation and Risk management (e.g., valuation of derivatives, financial instruments or bespoke structures with embedded optionality, such as energy supply contracts or PPAs; market/credit/liquidity/operational risk management or management of bespoke complex risk in niche markets, such as shaping or swing risks in energy portfolios)
- Disputes, Litigation & Arbitration (i.e., independent or party appointed expert witness)
- Investigations (e.g., rogue trading, market manipulation, best execution)
- Support to companies in special situations (e.g., restructuring, transactions)
We operate a very flat structure and encourage creative thinking to solve some of the most complex problems companies face. We do not use a template approach; our solutions are bespoke, and we take pride in delivering high-quality work products.
What the role involves:
The Senior Director role is a key role within the team: they are responsible for project managing engagements, directing project teams, providing key technical inputs into all analyses and drafting deliverables to clients:
- Project management: planning and budgeting of work products, staffing project teams, acting as day-to-day contact points for clients;
- Directing project teams: assigning responsibilities to team members, ensuring that work is progressing, reviewing work output from team members, coaching and appraising performance of junior colleagues;
- Providing key technical inputs: sharing ideas on appropriate approaches for analyses, redirecting analysis as needed, ensuring work is robust;
- Drafting deliverables: taking responsibility to draft (with the support of junior team members) client outputs, such as expert reports.
In addition, Senior Directors are expected to help develop client proposals and take part in business development activities, for example speaking at conferences, giving presentations and attending networking events.
How you’ll grow:
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.
As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
Who we are looking for:
Suitable candidates will be problem-solvers who enjoy developing and applying bespoke approaches to solve complex, unstructured problems in a logical manner. Candidates will have strong (verbal and written) communication skills and excellent analytical skills; be able to draw upon considerable experience of applying principles to solve problems in practice. The ideal candidate will have an eye for both the big picture and the fine detail.
Basic qualifications and experience (or equivalent):
- BA/BSc, MSc, PhD in a quantitative discipline; preferred candidates will have a post-graduate qualification and/or relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CA, CFA, CQF, FRM, CAIA);
- 6 to 10+ years of relevant work experience in quantitative modelling, derivative valuation or risk management roles in investment banking, asset management, energy/commodity companies or consulting;
- Prior work experience in an advisory capacity and/or delivering projects in a contentious context (e.g., litigation, arbitration, investigations) is preferred but not essential
Desired knowledge and competencies (or equivalent):
- a good understanding of financial instruments and derivatives valuation and/or risk management techniques in one or more asset classes (e.g., equity, foreign exchange, fixed income, credit, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, commodities, and energy);
- experience in energy markets preferred;
- familiarity with energy or financial market regulation is considered an advantage;
- the capacity to critically evaluate and compare different sources of information and assumptions to assess reliability;
- the ability to develop and apply robust methods to address complex economic and/or financial issues;
- the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines whilst having to rely on inputs provided by others;
- the ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively, verbally and in writing, both internally and with clients.
- the ability to report and interact with all levels in an organisation (finance, legal, marketing, operations, IT);
- proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- working programming knowledge particularly in Python and potentially in other languages (e.g., R, C++);
- working knowledge of market data systems (e.g., Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, ICIS)
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Our benefits:
Our goal is to support the well–being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
About FTI:
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 7,600 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit and connect with us on and .
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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Additional Information
- Employee Status: Regular
- Exempt or Non-Exempt?: Exempt
- Job Family/Level: Op Level 4 – Sr Director
- Payroll Expense Type: Direct (Billable)
