Roles and responsibilities
- Understand research objectives based on project requirements and accordingly develop an approach; interpret and analyze information for accuracy, exhaustiveness and applicability
- Work as a project manager and contribute to the entire project lifecycle across assignments through exhaustive research, data interpretation, insight generation/analysis, and report preparation
- Synthesize analytical and actionable insights – through qualitative and quantitative methods – which provide solutions to the end user of the reports, and present this information in a structured manner
- Deliver high-quality output consistently and on time; ensure there are no gaps in quality pertaining to research and analysis in the work under purview
- Assist the Team Manager in managing the team by helping in career and staffing planning, devising team’s future work and goals, etc.
- Also work on the content generation (blogs, infographics, etc.) across different industries
- Independently lead and guide team(s) on all aspects of execution, encompassing effort estimation, timelines, content, and quality
- Manage projects/modules of projects with a team of research analysts by planning their work, performing quality checks on their output and giving them regular feedback on technical as well as business skills
- Keep analyst team motivated, handle difficult situations, e.g., disagreement among team members
- Coach and mentor analysts on best practices of research delivery
Ideal Candidate
- Excellent business research skills, as evidenced by extensive experience in utilizing such skills in a research environment
- Critical thinking skills and analytical bend of mind, to seek the why, how and so-what of a problem statement
- Open to working across structured and unstructured requests
- Superior problem solving abilities, strong business acumen and ability to handle multiple tasks
- Ability to translate project objectives/business requirements into clear deliverables
- Proficient at identifying relevant tools and techniques to meet project objectives
- Exceptional communication skills (both written and oral)
- Project management – excellent project management skills including project planning, task prioritization and allocation, work delivery and quality management
- People management – ability to handle peoples’ aspirations, career goals and help them grow
- MBA/Master’s Degree: Desirable
- A self-starter with 6+ years of experience in the research and consulting (KPO) industry
- Experience in gathering relevant information from a host of business research sources (reports, news articles, databases, paid interviews, etc.) and synthesizing that in research environment
- Experience in handling multiple projects and 5-6 member team, and managing resources efficiently
- Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of various industries and other concepts such as competitive intelligence, best practices, sourcing strategy, and key performance indicators
- Knowledge of one’s educational background with clear understanding of fundamentals and concepts
- Expertise in using MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Word creatively manner to deliver the desired output
- Hands-on experience/knowledge of various databases such as LexisNexis, Thomson ONE, Bloomberg, and Capital IQ
- Knowledge of conducting open-ended primary research to garner industry-specific insight