Vice President Economic Damages Valuations

Job Description

J.S. Held has experienced rapid growth in recent years - and is projected to double in size over the next five years. We offer the opportunity to work in a highly entrepreneurial environment where you can drive real impact, shape your service line, and grow alongside a team of highly skilled and educated professionals.

Join us to be part of a culture that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration, and where your contributions directly influence our clients and our continued success.

The ideal candidate will bring established client relationships and a proven track record of generating revenue. This role is designed for professionals who can leverage their network to drive immediate impact and accelerate the growth of our practice. In addition to business development, you’ll enjoy high visibility across the organization, opportunities to shape strategy, mentor emerging talent, and contribute to thought leadership initiatives.

The ideal candidate for this position possesses a minimum of 10 years of work experience evaluating economic damages in business litigation matters, covering a broad spectrum of industries and situations. A strong background in financial statement analysis and expert report preparation is required. A Vice President will be responsible for helping lead day‑to‑day project management and client communications across multiple projects simultaneously.

• Will lead complex business litigation engagements to evaluate economic damages, including planning the engagement, delegating tasks, and managing teams
• Building client relationships and acting as a direct contact with current and prospective clients
• Interacting with clients, including face‑to‑face meetings, to gather data and information pertinent to the engagement
• Providing insight and expertise on target industries, market, and competitor information
• Managing damages analyses, including determining appropriate methodologies and building and reviewing financial models
• Review and analyze reports of opposing damages experts
• Taking on assignments as an expert witness when appropriate and providing expert witness testimony

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with strong quantitative bias (e.g. Business, Economics, Math, Finance or Accounting)
• Relevant experience evaluating economic damages in business litigation cases (5 years minimum)
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word with strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce high‑quality expert reports.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong analysis and critical thinking skills.
• Able to meet deadlines while being detail oriented.
• Strong independent work ethic and leadership skills and qualities.
• Exceptional communication skills to support and solve our client’s questions and requests.

• Professional certifications (ex. CPA, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFA, etc.), or have demonstrated progress towards obtaining certifications.
• Testimony experience preferred but not required

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Generous PTO Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $150,000 - $275,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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