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# Associate Director, Damages & Valuations at Secretariat 

- **Company:** Secretariat 
- **Location:** Toronto, Canada
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/secretariatadvisorsllc/jobs/4472938009

## Job description

Chart Your Journey at Secretariat

From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

## ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat professionals are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.

When you join Secretariat, you become part of a rapidly growing elite team of bright minds and passionate problem-solvers. Your skills and expertise will be utilized on day one – working with the world’s most renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions to answer complex questions that shape critical financial, economic, and strategic business decisions.

Our globally integrated teams are united by the ambition, energy, and commitment they bring to every challenge. We inspire and empower an open, collaborative culture that embraces ongoing professional development, recognition, diversity, and – most importantly – you.

Make your impact at Secretariat.

## ABOUT OUR VALUATION & DAMAGES TEAM

Successful candidates will join a growing domestic and international practice focused on business valuation and the quantification of economic damages. Our Toronto team works on large, complex and high-profile matters involving business valuations, post-acquisition disputes, shareholder disputes, breaches of contract and other commercial disputes and international arbitrations across a wide range of industries.

Associate Directors lead the day-to-day delivery of engagements and work closely with senior professionals and testifying experts on complex issues at the intersection of valuation, finance, accounting, economics and law. The role includes developing and reviewing financial analyses, preparing expert reports, managing project teams, interacting directly with clients and counsel, attending trials and arbitration hearings, developing junior professionals, and contributing to the growth of the practice.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Depending on experience and the requirements of each engagement, responsibilities will include:

- Managing engagements and significant workstreams involving business valuation and economic damages
- Developing and reviewing complex financial models, valuation analyses, forecasts, discount rates and other financial inputs
- Analyzing financial and non-financial information and identifying issues relevant to the valuation or quantification of economic damages
- Conducting and directing economic, financial, industry and company-specific research
- Preparing and reviewing expert reports and other written analyses
- Preparing and reviewing rebuttal analyses that assess the analyses and conclusions of other experts
- Communicating directly with clients and counsel regarding analyses, information requirements, findings and engagement progress
- Managing project plans, staffing, timelines, budgets and deliverables
- Supervising, reviewing and developing junior team members, including providing technical guidance and feedback
- Preparing for and attending hearings, trials and mediations
- Supporting testifying experts throughout the engagement and hearing process and contributing to business development and practice-building initiatives

## QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should have:

- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business or another relevant discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution
- A CBV, CPA, CFA, ACA/ACCA or equivalent international professional designation
- Approximately seven to ten years of relevant professional experience
- Prior professional experience in business valuation, economic damages, forensic accounting, dispute advisory or economic consulting
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills in business valuation and financial analysis, and the ability to develop practical and creative approaches to complex financial and commercial problems
- The ability to interpret financial statements and other financial and non-financial information and identify issues relevant to an engagement
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly and concisely
- Experience managing projects or significant workstreams and working effectively under competing deadlines
- Experience supervising, reviewing and developing junior professionals
- A willingness to travel domestically or internationally when required

The following qualifications would be advantageous:

- Experience preparing expert reports or other analyses for litigation or arbitration proceedings
- International arbitration, direct client and counsel interaction, business development, practice-building experience.
- Experience with financial databases such as S&P Capital IQ and Bloomberg
- Experience with VBA and/or python
- Additional language skills, reflecting the international nature of our practice

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

[Our people](https://secretariat-intl.com/people/) are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.

To learn how Secretariat collects, uses, and protects your personal information during the recruitment process, please review our Privacy Policy

## About Secretariat 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Secretariat is a leading global provider of independent expert services, litigation consulting, and economic advisory, trusted by top law firms and corporations for high-stakes disputes and regulatory matters.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/PE-backed; ownership structure not fully disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Not publicly available (global presence with offices in key commercial and arbitration hubs including the US, UK, Germany, Australia, and others)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Don Harvey (Founder & Managing Director)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Litigation Consulting, Expert Witness Services, Economic Advisory, Forensic Accounting, Engineering Sciences, Data Analytics
- **Target customers**: B2B — Top 100 global law firms, corporations, governments, and institutions involved in complex litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When the stakes are high, our globally integrated expert teams thrive on working through the most daunting problems in ways that remove uncertainty and instill confidence.”

## Products & Services
Secretariat offers a comprehensive suite of expert and advisory services across multiple disciplines:

- **Antitrust & Competition**: Economic analysis for merger reviews, monopolization, and cartel cases
- **Auctions & Bargaining**: Expert valuation and strategy for auction processes and negotiations
- **Class Actions**: Damages analysis, certification support, and settlement administration
- **Construction Defect & Standard of Care**: Engineering and technical analysis of construction failures
- **Construction Delay**: Forensic scheduling and delay analysis for complex construction projects
- **Construction Quantum**: Cost and damages quantification in construction disputes
- **Damages & Valuations**: Financial modeling and economic damage calculations
- **Data Analytics & Strategy**: Advanced data science and statistical analysis for litigation
- **Digital Forensics & eDiscovery**: Electronic discovery, data recovery, and cyber investigations
- **Engineering Sciences**: Mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, thermal/fluids, and human factors engineering analysis
- **Forensic Accounting**: Fraud investigation, financial statement analysis, and tracing
- **Intellectual Property**: Patent, trademark, and copyright valuation and infringement analysis
- **International Arbitration**: Expert testimony and advisory for cross-border disputes
- **Investigations & Disputes**: Internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and dispute resolution
- **Labor & Employment**: Statistical analysis, wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination
- **Mergers & Acquisitions**: Valuation, fairness opinions, and post-transaction disputes
- **Securities & Finance**: Financial analysis for securities class actions, M&A disputes, and valuation

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over 10,000 engagements completed on 6 continents; 700+ experts and advisors worldwide; 80% of top 100 global law firms have engaged Secretariat
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Ranked **#1 in the GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms’ Power Index for 2024, 2025, and 2026** (three consecutive years)
  - Contributed to a nearly **$811 million award** in a recent engagement
  - Over **600+ professionals** globally with continued hiring across multiple disciplines and locations
  - Active recruitment for 36+ open positions as of mid-2026, including entry-level, manager, and director roles

## Competitive Advantages
- **Top-tier market recognition**: Unprecedented three-year #1 ranking in the GAR Power Index signals elite status among expert witness firms
- **Global integrated team**: Experts work across borders and disciplines, offering seamless multi-jurisdictional support
- **Independence and objectivity**: Core cultural value of integrity and unbiased analysis, which is critical in litigation settings
- **Deep bench of expertise**: Covers a vast range of technical and financial specialties under one roof, from engineering to forensics to valuation
- **Track record with elite clients**: Engaged by the top 100 global law firms and trusted for the highest-stakes matters

## Strategic Focus
- **Talent development**: Heavy emphasis on mentoring junior talent to become trusted experts early in their careers, as highlighted on their careers page
- **Global expansion**: Continued hiring across North America, Europe, and Australia, with offices in key arbitration hubs
- **Cross-disciplinary integration**: Promoting collaboration across expertise areas to solve complex, multi-faceted disputes
- **Maintaining #1 ranking**: Sustaining the GAR Power Index leadership through quality, independence, and client impact

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “passion, pride, and performance” — driven by high-stakes work, collaborative teams, and a people-centric approach. The firm states it is “very selective” in hiring.
- **Work environment**: Global, with offices across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia. Roles range from fully in-office to hybrid depending on location and function.
- **Growth**: Clear career progression from Associate to Director levels, with structured mentorship programs and early responsibility. Internships are available (e.g., Summer 2026 in Construction Delay, Engineering Sciences, Intellectual Property).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but the firm emphasizes “a rewarding career above all,” integrity, and a supportive community. Being part of a top-ranked global firm with high-profile engagements is a key draw.
- **Engineering/technical culture**: Strong focus on engineering sciences (thermal/fluids, mechanical, geotechnical, MEP, electrical) and data analytics, offering technical professionals a chance to apply their skills in legal contexts.

## Sources
1. [Secretariat Official Website](https://secretariat-intl.com/)
2. [Secretariat About Page](https://secretariat-intl.com/about/)
3. [Secretariat Careers Page](https://secretariat-intl.com/careers/)
4. [Secretariat Greenhouse Job Board](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/secretariatadvisorsllc/)
5. [Secretariat Current Openings](https://secretariat-intl.com/careers/current-openings/)

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