Managing Director

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking an Economic Damages & Valuation Director to join our ED&V team. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven professional with a well‑rounded skill set to join the group, whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional roles in this space. The ideal person for this position will not only have a strong grasp of economic damages and valuation methodologies but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a wide variety of tasks.

In this role, you'll work on high‑impact litigation and valuation matters across a wide range of industries, applying your expertise in evaluating economic damages. You’ll use your financial statement analysis skills and experience preparing expert reports to support clients through complex business disputes.

You’ll help lead day‑to‑day project management and client communications across multiple engagements, offering variety, pace, and exposure to challenging cases. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys analytical work and wants to deepen their expertise in economic damages methodologies. Our most successful experts are naturally curious, strong writers, and committed to producing clear, defensible reports that make a meaningful impact for clients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Will help lead complex business litigation engagements to evaluate economic damages
• Building client relationships and acting as a direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Interacting with clients, including face-to-face meetings, to gather data and information pertinent to the engagement
• Providing insight and expertise on target industries, market, and competitor information
• Managing damages analyses, including determining appropriate methodologies and building and reviewing financial models
• Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with strong quantitative bias (e.g. Business, Economics, Math, Finance or Accounting)
• Relevant experience evaluating economic damages in business litigation cases (5 years minimum)
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word with strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high-quality expert reports.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills.
• Able to meet deadlines while being detail oriented.
• Strong independent work ethic and leadership skills and qualities.
• Exceptional communication skills to support and solve our client’s questions and requests.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications (ex. CPA, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFA, etc.), or have demonstrated progress towards obtaining certifications.
• Testimony experience preferred but not required   
  

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
  

Some of the Benefits We Have Include
J.S. Held understands all of our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility.  We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed
• Generous Annual Leave Policy
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance
  

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations
We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!
J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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