Capabilities & Insights Analyst - McKinsey & Company

Talent Pal; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a research analyst to provide insights and analysis on market trends, particularly focusing on the Egyptian market. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or related fields, with 1+ years of experience in research and analysis. This role requires exceptional analytical skills and the ability to work well in a team. Candidates will engage in various analyses and work alongside senior professionals to solve client issues under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in research and analysis for business decision making.
• Ability to work in fast-paced and dynamic environments.
• Demonstrated relevant research experience in an academic or business setting.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to provide insights for client problems.
• Identify key issues facing clients and propose appropriate solutions.
• Perform analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, opportunity scanning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Research skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics/business/mathematics/statistics/engineering

Job description

Overview

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

Who You\'ll Work With

You will be part of our EEMA Client Capabilities Network (CCN). You will work closely with local team colleagues with whom you will be collaborating daily. Additionally, you will interact with a wide range of analysts from the Middle East region. Your focus will be on providing research and coverage on a wide range of topics for the Middle East region. Within the team, you will be a part of the capability providing insights on market including macro economy, public and private sector. McKinsey leaders will provide sponsorship and mentor you to build your capabilities. Over 7,000 McKinsey client capabilities professionals across the globe work alongside our consultants to deliver Change that Matters to our clients. They collaborate with consultant teams, both remotely and at client sites, in an agile and targeted way. Further, they are core to our firm\'s R&D, development of new knowledge, building of proprietary capabilities as assets and data sets. Our portfolio includes state-of-the-art research, data-backed rapid diagnostics, benchmarking, and workflow support. The professionals have deep expertise and apply a broad range of methodologies to address specialized on-demand analyses.

Your impact within our firm

You will have the opportunity to work alongside senior knowledge professionals on larger client projects and internal knowledge initiatives. By collecting and analyzing data and information found in databases and / or other primary and secondary research tools, you will assemble a fact base, counsel consultants and clients on the scope of business and economic trends surrounding the issue, and provide insights and analysis for solving client problems at hand. Your work will primarily focus on the Egyptian market. Your day-to-day tasks may include identifying the key issues facing our clients and determining the most appropriate solution while effectively balancing quality, availability, timeliness, and cost factors. You’ll likely perform a variety of analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, opportunity scanning, etc., in order to add value to problem-solving discussions. You’ll also provide synthesis, insights and client implications within tight deadlines via end products in the form of PowerPoint documents, written memos, models in Excel and frameworks. In time, you will also participate in, and eventually lead, internal knowledge development and capability-building initiatives, and use advanced analytics tools to prepare and analyze large datasets to distill insights.

Your qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree; knowledge of finance / economics / business / mathematics / statistics or engineering
• 1+ years of experience in research and analysis for business decision making
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to accomplish work in a fast-paced and dynamic environments
• Ability to work well in a team setting and across all levels within an organization
• Demonstrated relevant research experience in an academic or business setting