Associate Director in London

About Sigma7

Sigma7 is a dynamic new global risk information and services platform designed to enhance value by helping organizations dramatically improve the way they assess, mitigate, respond to, and recover from risk. In today’s environment of complex and interrelated risk, with emerging geopolitical, economic, environmental, and technological threats our comprehensive and technology-enabled services provide best in class capabilities, contextualizes and prioritizes threats, and measures success by providing tangible business outcomes.

With a client base including over 400 of the world’s most prominent organizations, over 300 employees worldwide, and six unique industry-leading brands, Sigma7 is reshaping the risk and resilience services industry. We support both commercial and NGO companies, as well as governmental and educational agencies in more than 75 countries. We have assembled a world-class leadership team of risk and security executives and technologists who lead colleagues throughout the US, the UK and in nine countries on five continents.

Sigma7 brands include:

• Sigma7 Business Intelligence
• Sigma7 Risk Engineering
• Sigma7 Threat Intelligence
• Sigma7 Complex Claims and Evaluations
• Sigma7 Resilience and Training
• S7 One Risk Management Platform

Disputes Practice Associate Directors combine exceptional project delivery and client management with business development responsibilities. Associate Directors write project proposals and associated budgets, oversee and review the work of analysts on individual assignments, and work to strengthen the client relationships of Disputes Practice of Sigma7 Business Intelligence. In addition, Associate Directors play an important role in marketing and business development efforts, representing the company in the market at events and conferences, and identifying and building relationships with potential new clients, under the guidance of the practice head(s). Successful candidate will report to the Head of Practice.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients as a trusted provider of intelligence.
• Drive revenue growth through identification of and developing relationships with potential new clients, in conjunction with practice head.
• Create bespoke research plans in response to client briefs. Oversee work of junior analysts and Associates on individual assignments, including preparation of written reports and liaison with human sources, providing guidance and support as necessary.
• Edit reports.
• Collect receivables.
• Represent Sigma7 at events and conferences, including through participation in industry panels and other speaking engagements.
• Support brand recognition through involvement in generation of marketing materials, media and social media content.
• Broaden Sigma7’s network of human sources through identification of and outreach to potential contacts.
• Act as a consultant to colleagues on areas of regional/ sectoral expertise.

Skills and Experience:

• 8-10 years’ experience in business intelligence, preferably primarily working on litigation support/disputes mandates.
• Track record of building and maintaining commercial relationships.
• In-depth regional or sectoral knowledge of commercial, legal and regulatory challenges affecting businesses.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills, including on behalf of others. Ability to adjust plans in response to changing client needs.
• Excellent English-language communication skills, both written and oral. Ability to explain complex events and concepts in clear and concise terms.

What we offer:

For the successful candidate they will be joining a professional team of Disputes Practice of Sigma7 Business Intelligence and the following benefits will be provided:

• A competitive salary based on experience, with discretionary bonus
• Health cash plan
• Enhanced leave and support