Director, Quantitative Strategy
Who We Are
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.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About The Role
The Securities, Commodities, and Derivatives practice advises clients across securities, commodities and derivatives on a wide range of transactional, advisory and contentious matters. We provide clients with innovative, analytical and strategic solutions at critical times.
Our team is made of experts who have worked in all areas of the finance industry. We have traded global markets across asset classes, built and managed leading trading businesses in major financial institutions and advised on high- profile transactions and litigation in global capital markets and commodity trading groups.
Our work includes client advisory as part of disputes, complex valuation matters, transactions (e.g. M&A), restructurings. Our work includes risk management, derivatives hedging advisory, business transformation, due diligence, business reviews, and quantitative solutions. Our clients are broker dealers, asset managers, hedge fund managers, private equity firms, crypto firms, regulators, legislators, commodity traders, energy companies, and mining and metal processing firms.
The role involves supporting the senior team as part of engagements, including performing research, derivative valuation and analysis, providing risk management solutions and developing practical and effective solutions to address client issues.
What You’ll Do
Directors have a central role working with more senior project team members in developing and implementing project solutions. They are responsible for delivering and organizing work streams, managing Consultants and Senior Consultants effectively, anticipating and identifying issues, resolving issues, keeping senior team members informed of progress, preparing reports, and developing and managing a network of professional relationships with clients and others. Directors are primarily involved with the Securities, Commodities and Derivatives practice team, but may be involved with other practices at FTI with a focus on the financial, commodity, and derivatives markets.
How You’ll Grow
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development. 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
Basic Qualifications
- MS/MSc or PhD in a quantitative discipline (finance, mathematics, physics, engineering, etc.) or MBA (if preceded by undergraduate degree in STEM field)
- 4-7 years relevant post-graduate work experience
- Strong analytic and problem-solver skills that can develop and apply bespoke approaches to solve complex and unstructured problems
- Strong communication skills both orally and in writing; ability to communicate eloquently to a wide range of audiences (from the least to the most technical)
- An understanding of financial instruments and derivatives valuation and risk management techniques across asset classes (equity, fixed income, credit, foreign exchange, interest rates, commodities, energy, crypto)
- Knowledge of data science and AI/ML techniques
- Advanced working knowledge of Python and common packages required (including Numpy, Pandas, and other analytical packages) and AI/ML packages (e.g., PyTorch or Tensorflow)
- Strong teamwork ability and can quickly adapt to changes in priorities and client needs
- This role requires travel to clients and FTI office(s)
Preferred Skills
- Prior work experience in quantitative finance in positions such as trading, structuring, quantitative strategist or risk management roles in an asset-manager, a broker-dealer, an energy/commodity trader, or a crypto/digital assets firm
- Prior work experiences in an advisory capacity delivering projects in an advisory context (e.g., risk-management, transactions advisory) or in a contentious context (litigation, arbitration, investigations, or disputes) are considered a plus
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Total Rewards
Our goal is to support the well-being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer comprehensive benefits such as the following:
- Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential
- Full package of benefits plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Company matched 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Potential for flexible work arrangements
- Generous paid parental leave with available planning tools, virtual expert coaching services and flex return support
- Family care benefits, including back-up child/elder care
- Employee wellness platform
- Employee recognition programs
- Paid time off for volunteering in your community
- Corporate matching for charitable donations most important to you
- Make an impact in our communities through company sponsored pro bono work
- Professional development and certification programs
- Free in-office snacks and drinks
- Free smartphone and cellular plan (if applicable)
- FTI Perks & Discounts at retailers and businesses
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
About FTI Consulting
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 33 countries and territories, 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 recognized as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
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.
Compensation Disclosure: Actual compensation is determined based on a wide array of relevant factors including market considerations, business needs, and an individual’s location, skills, level of experience, and qualifications.
