Description
S-RM is seeking an experienced Case Manager to join the Former Soviet Union team within our Corporate Intelligence division, based in our London offices.
The successful candidate will play a leading role in the management and delivery of a range of complex corporate intelligence matters relating to the Former Soviet Union region. They will combine strong investigative expertise, project management, and client relationship skills to deliver high-quality project work for our clients.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Manage a broad range of complex investigative engagements from initial scoping through to delivery, ensuring projects are complete to a high standard and within agreed timelines.
- Analyse information from a wide range of sources to produce accurate and well-supported findings.
- Conduct human source enquiries across the Former Soviet Union, consistently building the team's regional network.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with our clients, including presenting findings via verbal briefings and presentations to senior stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities for additional project work and contribute to the growth of existing client relationships.
- Play a key role in developing S-RM's research capabilities, knowledge base, and professional network across the Former Soviet Union region.
- Mentor and support analysts, sharing expertise and promoting high-quality investigative standards across the team.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of investigative best practice.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Corporate Intelligence/Strategic Intelligence industry.
- Proven ability to read and research to a high standard in Russian is required.
- Proficiency in further foreign languages is also desirable.
- Experience leading on complex engagements, including in-depth due diligence assignments, high-stakes investigations, and market entry analyses, with a strong focus on jurisdictions in the Former Soviet Union/Central Eastern Europe.
- Deep understanding of political, economic, commercial, and legal dynamics across the Former Soviet Union region.
- Excellent open source research skills and confidence in conducting regional human source enquiries.
- Proven ability to effectively plan, staff, and manage Corporate Intelligence projects of varying complexities within budget and timelines, as well as being accountable for the work of other team members, quality assurance, and client deliverables.
- Demonstrable experience in client communication and relationship building, including request scoping, project proposals, day-to-day client management.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience providing clear and constructive feedback to team members.
- Experience in mentoring and managing junior colleagues, sharing best practice, and upholding quality standards.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday per year increasing to 30 days (+1 day for every year you worked at S-RM, up to a maximum of 5 days) in addition to bank holidays
- Private medical insurance with Vitality
- Virtual GP and Second Medical Opinion services
- Various gym discounts
- Dental insurance with BUPA
- Life insurance – 4x annual salary
- Pension – up to 7% contribution matched by the company
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
- Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace
- Free mortgage support services
- Access to online discount hub
- Seasonal flu vaccination
- Eye tests and glasses reimbursement
- Formalised Recognition programme
- Hybrid working and flexible working hours
- Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year