Manager, Strategic Intelligence

Overview

A global intelligence, cyber, and investigations firm is currently seeking a Manager, Strategic Intelligence to join its New York office.

The firm is seeking a sharp, resourceful, and ambitious individual to join the growing Strategic Intelligence team in New York. The firm is looking for candidates with at least three years’ experience in law, finance, consulting, corporate strategy, strategic intelligence, government, or comparable environments.

The firm’s Strategic Intelligence practice advises business leaders and investors on the decisions that matter most to their organisations. The firm’s work on many of the world’s most significant transactions and corporate movements, advising on M&A, regulatory and policy matters, and senior appointments.

As a manager, you’ll work with some of the world’s leading private equity firms, top law firms, and the largest global companies.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be based in firm’s New York office, running client engagements predominantly focused on North America.

In any given month, they might be assessing the commercial risks attached to a target in a multi-billion-dollar transaction, mapping the political dynamics that will determine whether a piece of legislation passes, or building a considered view of a senior executive.

Much of this work is done through the firm’s network – a global community of contacts cultivated over many years, whose perspective and access make advice possible. Managers learn to draw on the network and, over time, contribute to it.

The subject matter of engagements varies widely, and Managers are expected to move between sectors, jurisdictions, and subject areas they may have had no prior exposure to.

Advice is delivered in writing and on calls with clients’ deal teams, legal teams, and C-suite. The firm holds itself to a high standard, and expects Managers to be articulate, precise, and confident communicators.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Have high levels of commercial awareness and can quickly understand a company’s value chain, corporate governance and commercial and regulatory risks. This is underpinned by a strong grounding in US politics, business, and current affairs.
• Are investigative by instinct: curious, persistent, and entrepreneurial in finding what they need.
• Have high emotional intelligence and sound commercial judgement, quick to grasp what a client is really worried about and confident in advising them on it.
• Have a strong academic background and demonstrable interest in writing and learning.

Additional Information

Managers are a core part of the firm. They lead client engagements, developing their advisory and client management skills. Over time, they take on responsibility for complex client engagements and run small project teams.

The route from there is to Associate Director, where the role broadens to carry greater responsibility for running high-stakes client engagements and managing small teams.

The firm invests in its people with formal training programmes and regular feedback to support the team’s professional growth and career ambitions. The team includes experienced professionals with backgrounds in law, consulting, finance, government and strategic intelligence and investigations. The firm works in a collaborative and intellectually engaging environment.

Company Benefits

• Salary: competitive, based on experience
• Flexible working balance of home and office
• Comprehensive private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• 25 days of holiday per year in addition to public holidays