Managing Director, Strategy & Transformation

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 work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

This is a unique opportunity to be in the center of the next chapter of transformation of a ~$7B company, with opportunity for future growth and upside by moving to a corporate team or a line role within one of our business segments.

We have built a strong corporate center to drive transformation, and we are looking for top performers to join the Strategy & Transformation team. This FTI team directly supports the CEO, FTI’s Executive Committee, and other senior leaders within FTI’s corporate infrastructure teams on strategic and change initiatives including:

• Defining the overall corporate strategy across FTI’s portfolio of businesses
• Identifying and driving organic growth opportunities within the segments and regions
• Supporting M&A / business development activity (due diligence, valuation, integration)
• Improving processes within internal corporate functions (e.g., Finance, HR, IT, Real Estate)
• Innovating the firm’s world-class client service and go-to-market practices

The ideal candidate will:

• Serve as an inspiring model of the firm's value to the team; influence others to behave with integrity .
• Exhibit a strong sense of ownership towards own work and the team's; hold her/himself accountable for mistakes and learn from them.
• Cultivate deep, continuing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders (“clients”), who seek him/ her out for advice, build trusted advisor relationships over time.
• Communicate honestly and directly with clients and team; challenge established thinking; raise bold yet practical ideas with the team and business leaders and welcomes dissent.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and proactively seek opportunities to improve self, the team and the Firm; is responsive to, and regularly offers, 360-degree coaching/feedback.
• Understand how own and team's work relate to each other and to the broader business context before developing actionable recommendations; able to concurrently drill down to the details and draw salient, big-picture implications/insights.
• Adapt to and balance workload as priorities change while managing expectations of internal clients through frequent communication.
• Speak with confidence, clarity and impact; use a range of interaction styles to probe key issues and influence outcomes.
• Act with empathy and compassion; regularly offer to step-in to help solve others' problems and spread workload; demonstrate high emotional intelligence allowing her/him to understand interpersonal dynamics and/or issues, offer the right solutions and build trust.

What You’ll Do

• Lead project strategy for multiple major projects simultaneously from beginning to end supporting the senior business leader, along with providing expertise and support to other minor initiatives the S&T team has underway.  
• Drive innovative thinking on strategy development and problem solving based on own experience and others' expertise.
• Use deep expertise in Strategy/Finance to structure approaches to address complex projects and ambiguous problems, understand and articulate the potential paths to solutions, and align the right people/resources against the right work streams.
• Translate strategies into actionable plans with clear owners, timing/milestones and deliverables.
• Manage and conduct objective analysis/research on current and emerging market trends, firm competitors, project/staff management, financial performance, key operating metrics, and other related topics to inform strategic options.
• Clearly summarize gathered data and facts, develop logical and compelling storylines and presentations, confidently communicate/present findings to Executive Committee and to other senior management; express own opinion supported by data/facts.
• Develop various business scenarios and financial models based on changing economic, regulatory and other trends; effectively communicate financial implications to senior management.
• Understand the budgeting/forecast processes, e.g., linking with business strategy, projecting revenue and expense from both a top-down and bottoms-up approach, assess risks and opportunities.
• Influence allocation of resources through budgeting, forecasting, planning, and variance analysis in collaboration with corporate and line functions.
• Lead and mentor project teams, including mentoring and coaching senior and junior staff on the S&T team and beyond; proactively manage team to deliver actionable output.
• Develop deep, trusted advisor relationships with Executive Committee members and senior management.
• Understand how his/her efforts/projects fits into the broader business context/strategy.
• Travel up to ~20% to other FTI offices as needed.

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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years’ of post-graduate relevant experience with project planning, strategy planning, budgeting/forecasting, and executive-level communication and influence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced degree, e.g., MBA
• Proven ability to structure, analyze and develop options to address complex issues using a hypothesis driven approach
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including flexibility to work/collaborate effectively with a range of personalities
• Familiarity with financial systems, e.g., TM1, Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, database or other query or reporting writing tools
• Ability to effectively work in a team under tight deadlines to deliver quality output
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders with common and/or conflicting interests
• Passion for driving lasting transformational change