Senior Managing Director, Forensics

Summary

Join The Vertex Companies as a Senior Managing Director and contribute to the growth and success of the Forensic team. You will assist in developing and executing the team's strategy, overseeing business operations, and leading staff to achieve financial targets. This role requires strong leadership, business development, and strategic planning skills. Responsibilities include managing projects, mentoring staff, identifying growth opportunities, and ensuring client satisfaction. The position offers a competitive compensation package, robust benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, science or engineering field (i.e.: Engineering, Environmental Science, Construction Management, Biology, Geology, etc.) or other advanced degrees as called for in area of specialization
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ industry experience
• 5+ years’ experience as a senior leader of a division or department, including responsibility for financial performance and experience leading service-oriented teams in a related industry
• Consistently generate a minimum of $2.5M revenue annually from individual client relationships
• Proven track record of business development and staff management
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience in providing Senior Review for technical report deliverables
• Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with co-workers, clients, subcontractors, and vendors
• Able to provide oversight and direction to assigned Managing Directors
• Excellent Leadership, communication and organizational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to think strategically and effectively translate strategy into executable actions
• Strong crisis management and conflict mediation skills
• Proven emotional intelligence to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals at all levels, both internally and externally
• Able to perform complex tasks and handle multiple priorities and the ability to perform exceptionally under high stress conditions
• Knowledge of computer operations and standard software packages (word processing, spreadsheets, Adobe) required

Responsibilities

• Assist the Claims, Disputes and Forensics Practice Area Leader (PAL) with development of the overall Forensic team strategy
• Execute business operations and monitoring and leading assigned staff to meet defined financial performance targets of their Forensic practice as well as supporting client satisfaction and employee engagement
• Support the success of their entire assigned practice area, regardless of their assigned leadership role within any defined sub practice area
• Identify growth opportunities and develop solutions to proactively react to changes within their assigned market
• Perform as subject matter experts to develop client solutions and to oversee and grow a team of consultants, including overseeing consultant hiring, placement and career development within the practice
• Provide leadership in a manner that models the Company’s core values and inspires and encourages goal achievement through empowerment, learning, and creativity among the team
• Lead execution that supports meeting or exceeding the defined annual budget for the entire Forensics practice area/practice division (including revenue generation, overall utilization of assigned resources, and execution of profitable engagement work streams that may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature.)
• Develop and implement strategic sales and marketing programs to develop new accounts and retain and expand existing engagements within the practice area/practice division to achieve sales goals
• Effectively delegate assignments to direct reports, instruct and monitor progress, and ensure work product is consistently high quality
• Support PAL in achievement of defined financial models via review of relevant financial data and metrics
• Develop and foster relationships with existing key/strategic accounts and cross- sell other service areas
• Meet or exceed defined individual utilization goals based on revenue targets as set forth by company leadership
• Directly manage, mentor and develop a team of direct reports focused on attracting, placing, and growing the assigned practice team members, with emphasis on creating a team and culture that is empowered to execute
• Responsible for business development, client coordination, and the overall management of projects as well as mentoring of staff
• Lead team of Managing Directors to establish and drive towards defined objectives and key results (OKRs)
• Identify new market segments and assess operational problems or issues to stay ahead in the competitive market
• Demonstrate understanding of market availability, resources and demand for services to evaluate and adjust pricing and delivery of strategies as needed
• Monitor and utilize CRM in enhancing the Business Development efforts
• Travel as necessary to support client, employee, and leadership needs
• Support overall company growth through identification of relevant potential acquisitions and leading integration efforts of acquired companies
• Establish quality control of service delivery, maintaining an excellent reputation of quality and value while serving as an escalation point prior to the PAL to assist in rapid resolution of any client, team member or operational challenges
• Prepare, oversee, and execute practice strategic plans that align with the organization’s vision and defined business objectives
• Responsible for the overall management, assessment, and development of practice to achieve profit objectives
• Ensure objectives are met for the practice
• Build strong cross-functional teams to achieve success in shared goals, understanding that multiple perspectives and talents build stronger teams and results
• Review and maintain accurate contracts for work within the practice, coordinating with Legal Counsel Vice President
• Ensure compliance of operations with all local, state and Federal (and International, if applicable) regulations, as well as compliance with company policy
• Ensure consistent high quality on deliverables for the practice
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

This role is remote

Benefits

• Base salary and discretionary bonus plan
• Healthcare (with multiple plan options) and dental
• Company-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
• 401k plan with immediate match and vesting
• Flex Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other perks
• Generous paid time off plan for eligible employees including 15 days of vacation, 64 hours of sick time, and 9.5 paid holidays (prorated for eligible part-time employees)
• ���Lifetime of Learning” program also offers tuition reimbursement and additional support for pursuing advanced education, to help employees grow their skills and careers