Senior Director, Business Development | Economic & Financial Consulting
Job Description
Job title: Senior Director, Business Development | Economic & Financial Consulting
Company: FTI Consulting
Job description: Job Title: EMEA Senior Business Developer (Senior Director Level)
Department: Economic and Financial Consulting
Location: London
Who We Are:
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organisations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With over 8,000 employees in 31 countries, we work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. Our staff are some of the most experienced professionals in their fields including: certified turnaround professionals, forensic accountants, corporate investigation specialists, intellectual property specialists, former political leaders, former chief executives, Nobel Laureate economists, banking and securities professionals, certified public accountants, e-discovery professionals, corporate, financial and crisis communications specialists, chartered financial analysts and industry experts.
About The Role:
FTI Consulting has five main practice areas focused on Corporate Finance, Strategic Communications, Economic and Financial Consulting, Forensic and Litigation Consulting and Technology.
This is a new role that will be responsible for leading business development for the Economic & Financial Consulting (EFC) practice. EFC specialises in providing expert evidence on matters of finance, economics and accounting in legal and regulatory proceedings. We lead the market in this field.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced business development professional to help us connect and maintain relationships with our clients who are primarily disputes lawyers. The role is primarily client-facing and focused towards identifying and converting opportunities for new expert mandates.
This is a new role which provides the successful candidate an opportunity to help shape our business development and marketing strategy. It involves ‘going-to-market’ alongside EFC experts as well as professionals from other parts of EFC’s business. While focused primarily on the EFC team, the successful candidate will also be an integral part of a small business development team working across other FTI practice areas whose clients are in the dispute’s community. The role will also involve working closely with EFC’s marketing professionals.
The Successful Candidate Will Be:
- Experienced at developing meaningful relationships with sophisticated professionals and have an existing network within the UK dispute resolution legal community;
- Able to understand why clients instruct experts on disputes engagements and articulate this in a clear and compelling way;
- Able to communicate with a variety of EFC stakeholders both within and outside of FTI;
- Able to identify and talk about current trends in dispute resolution;
- Able to work constructively within a large organisation;
- Open to new ways of connecting with the market, and forward-thinking in respect of business development activities;
- Understanding of the importance of integrity in the context of professional services expert work;
- Prepared for occasional international travel across Europe and the Middle East.
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.
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- Strong interpersonal and relationship development skills
- Service-oriented attitude, professional, commercially minded, flexible and a team player
- Strong understanding of global business trends
- An initiative-taker with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Ability to work both independently and in a team in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritise complex tasks
- Strong organisation skills with attention to detail in relationship contexts.
Basic Qualifications (or equivalent):
- Educated to degree level
- Highly experienced in business development or a combination of business development and client-facing experience at a professional services firm
- A proven history of developing long term client relationships at all levels across law firms and corporations
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.
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About FTI
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 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
- Job Family/Level: Op Level 4 – Sr Director
- Citizenship Status Accepted: Not Applicable
- Exempt or Non-Exempt?: Exempt