Director, Securities, Commodities, & Derivatives | Economic Consulting

FTI Consulting•New York, NY

About The Position

The Securities, Commodities, and Derivatives practice advises clients across securities, commodities and derivatives on a wide range of transactional, advisory and litigation matters. We provide clients with innovative, analytical and strategic solutions at critical times. Our team is made of true experts who have contributed to the theory, written seminal books on derivatives, 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 quantitative and trading expertise across asset classes, proprietary analytics and risk management technologies gives us an unparalleled ability to support clients in complex advisory engagements and litigation matters that related to securities, commodities and derivatives. Our work includes independent expertise and testimony in disputes, litigation, arbitration, complex valuation matters including structured derivatives and customized business valuation, transactions (e.g. M&A) and restructuring advisory, risk management, derivatives hedging advisory, business transformation, integrated due diligence, independent business review and quantitative solutions. Our clients are broker dealers, asset managers, hedge fund managers, private equity firms, crypto firms, regulators, legislators, brokers, commodity traders, energy companies (including upstream, midstream and downstream operators), and mining and metal processing firms.

Requirements

MS/MSc, PhD in a quantitative discipline (finance, mathematics, physics, engineering, etc.) or MBA (if preceded by undergraduate degree in a STEM field)
4+ years of post-graduate professional experience in economic consulting, trading firms, or other financial institutions
Strong working knowledge and experience with Excel
Proficiency in MS Office

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of financial instruments and derivatives valuation and risk management techniques across asset classes (equity, fixed income, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, energy)
Familiarity with global financial market policies and regulations
Proficiency in Python and experience with coding best practices
Familiarity with AI tools (such as Claude or ChatGPT) and cloud computing platforms (such as AWS)
Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively, verbally and in writing
Capacity to critically evaluate and compare different sources of information and assumptions to assess reliability
Ability to develop and robust methods to address complex economic and/or financial issues
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines whilst having to rely on inputs provided by others
Ability to translate complex quantitative analysis into clear, polished client-ready deliverables, including well-structured PowerPoint presentations and written reports
Willingness to occasionally travel for both short and long-term client engagements

Responsibilities

Responsible for the delivery of individual workstreams within projects, working alone or with others.
Centrally involved in analysis and the preparation of formal written reports.
Take responsibility for research and other gathering of information.
Carrying out quantitative, industry and data analysis.
Reporting findings in a clear, concise and structured way.
Developing practical and effective solutions to address client issues, with a focus in the financial, commodity, and energy markets.
Summarizing the results of work for presentations and reports.
Supporting the senior team with writing articles and preparing presentations.
Coordinating team logistics, including marketing, billing, recruiting, and other logistics.
Performing research.