Assistant Manager – Insights Specialist
Senior Level (5+ years)
Posted 4/23/2026
Overview
Are you seeking an exciting opportunity in strategic business insights and market intelligence? Do you find the interplay of business economics/financials, industry dynamics, and macroeconomic environment thrilling? If yes, then the Global Strategic Insights Center is the team for you. The team is a dynamic group of curious, analytical, and creative problem solvers. The team supports Deloitte’s leaders with strategic insights, empowering them with go‑to‑market strategies, eminence agendas, and impact on our clients.
Responsibilities
- Develop new account relationships and design market‑facing strategic insight solutions for senior leadership in Deloitte for business development, client engagement, practice development, or eminence agendas.
- Drive consultative discussions with stakeholders across the Deloitte network to gauge their current and future needs; suggest alternatives and design customized solutions for diverse customer groups.
- Account manage a set of existing customers and augment client intimacy, generating increased demand.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to connect information, identify patterns, and form logical structures to present a compelling story.
- Use financial analysis and strategic frameworks extensively in the team’s output.
- Present crisp and actionable insights/recommendations for senior leadership with an acute focus on the “so‑what” for Deloitte’s clients and businesses.
- Manage results in projects following best practices in project and time management while adhering to quality guidelines.
- Liaise with colleagues from Deloitte offices worldwide and stakeholders to understand, refine, and manage project expectations and priorities.
- Lead and deliver on operational work streams at the team level.
- Mentor and coach new team members to come up to speed.
Core Skills Required
- Project and stakeholder management – exceptional stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills to drive business growth and internal awareness.
- Capability to deliver impactful presentations to senior leadership and design research solutions that meet the unique needs of customers.
- Internal sales/business development – growth mindset for identifying and prioritizing outreach plans with new customer groups, increasing visibility of team/product through proactive engagement of stakeholders.
- Negotiation and resource management to balance demand and resourcing.
- Experience with CRM tools or approaches; ability to cross‑sell/up‑sell research solutions.
- Proactive identification of new growth opportunities and proactive solutions based on current or potential requirements.
- Analytical skills to generate actionable insights: critical thinking, hypothesis generation, extrapolative and forward‑looking insights, proficiency in analyzing financial statements and operating metrics.
- Understanding of strategic/forecasting models and frameworks; skill in presenting information visually with logical structure.
- Industry knowledge – proficiency in one or more industries, understanding of business/value chain, industry best practices, benchmarks, trends, analytical tools, financial statements, operating structures, regulations, and dynamics.
- Business writing and communication skills – exceptional writing, narrative, succinct, storytelling, and email etiquette; prior experience in report writing for senior management and external publications.
- Confident articulation of ideas and viewpoints in client calls throughout all project stages; consultative communication; ability to present findings to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Postgraduate degree from a premier B‑school with 6‑8 years of work experience, including at least two years in a research and insight generation role.
- Exceptional attention to detail, project ownership, and a strong track record of executing high‑impact projects and initiatives.
- Understanding of business operations and macroeconomic dynamics.
- Ability to connect financial metrics with operational activities and macroeconomic events.
- Excellent business writing, report writing, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Solid research skills and familiarity with research tools such as Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Factiva, etc.