Corporate Intelligence Experienced Case Manager - Former Soviet Union, London

S-RM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Headspace mindfulness

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Pension matched

Job summary

S-RM in London is seeking an experienced Case Manager for the Former Soviet Union team within Corporate Intelligence. The role combines investigative expertise, project management and client engagement to deliver high-quality, timely outcomes.

You will lead complex engagements, build regional networks and mentor junior staff, with a hybridLondon-based arrangement requiring two days on-site per week. UK work entitlement is required.

Qualifications

• 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 due diligence and high-stakes investigations with a focus on FSU/CEE.
• Deep understanding of political, economic, commercial and legal dynamics across the FSU region.
• Excellent open source research skills and confidence in regional human source enquiries.
• Ability to plan, staff and manage CI projects within budget and timelines, with QA responsibility.
• Experience in client communication and relationship building including scoping and proposals.
• Strong oral and written communication, with feedback to team members.
• Experience mentoring and managing junior colleagues and upholding quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad range of complex investigative engagements from scoping to delivery.
• Analyse information from diverse sources to produce accurate findings.
• Conduct human source enquiries across the Former Soviet Union.
• Present findings to clients via verbal briefings and senior stakeholder meetings.
• Identify opportunities for additional project work within existing client relationships.
• Develop research capabilities and professional network across the FSU region.
• Mentor and support analysts to promote high-quality investigative standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of investigative best practice.

Skills

Russian language

Project management

Open source research

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Strong communication

Job description

CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE EXPERIENCED CASE MANAGER - FORMER SOVIET UNION, LONDON

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.

WHO ARE WE

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy. Since 2005, we've helped companies, governments and private individuals solve some of their most complex challenges. We've been able to do this because of our outstanding people. We're committed to developing sharp, curious, enthusiastic people who want to think critically, solve complex problems, and achieve success. But we also know that work isn't everything. It's about the lives and careers it helps us build. We're immensely proud of this culture and we invest in our people's wellbeing, learning, and ideas every day. We're excited you're thinking about joining us.

THE ROLE

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.

The key areas of responsibility will be:

• 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 if 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.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We nurture a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion and we are dedicated to developing a workforce that displays a variety of talents, experiences and perspectives. Candidates with the following qualifications and experience are likely to succeed in our Former Soviet Union team at S-RM.

• 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.

All candidates must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment. The role will be based in our London office, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring two days per week in the office.

OUR BENEFITS

We offer thoughtful, balanced rewards and support to help our people do their best work and live their lives outside it, this includes but is not exhaustive of:

• 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 (taxable benefit, tax is taken from monthly pay) - access to private healthcare, as well as to a great range of various discounts and rewards
• Virtual GP and Second Medical Opinion services – timely access to medical advice 24/7, 365 days a year, open to you and your family members that live in the same household
• Various gym discounts for you and your partner , including 50% of with Virgin Active, Pure Gym and Nuffield Health Gyms
• Dental insurance with BUPA (taxable benefit, tax is taken from monthly pay)
• Life insurance – 4x annual salary
• Pension – up to 7% contribution matched by the company. Contribution is taken from gross pay – tax relief is applied automatically
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) for employees and immediate family, including counselling sessions
• Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace
• Free mortgage support services
• Access to online discount hub, saving on shopping, insurance, dining and more
• Seasonal flu vaccination
• Eye tests and glasses reimbursement up to certain cost on an annual basis
• Formalised Recognition programme
• Hybrid working and flexible working hours
• Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year

After successful probation period:

• Season ticket loan – deducted from payroll over 12 months
• Cycle to work scheme – up to £4,000 salary sacrifice deducted over 12 months

At a later stage:

• Maternity leave – 26 weeks of full pay followed by 13 weeks of half pay (after 1 year at the company on the "qualifying week" = 15 weeks before a due date)
• Paternity leave – 6 weeks of full pay (after 1 year at the company on the "qualifying week" = 15 weeks before a due date)

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

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