Associate Director

AGR Knowledge Services Pvt Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AGR Knowledge Services Pvt. Ltd is a research and consulting firm delivering outsourced research solutions to some of the world's largest manufacturing, financial services, consulting, and technology companies.

Our team has completed over 3000 assignments for more than 250 global clients, with two‑thirds of revenue from repeat engagements. We seek a senior RM reporting to VP/EVP with 12–15 years of experience to lead projects, manage client relationships, and drive growth across multiple

Qualifications

• Graduate and MBA required.

Responsibilities

• Own project and team-level P&L with accountability for commercial performance, delivery quality and efficiency.
• Full accountability for project delivery, resource optimization, client satisfaction and account management.
• Oversee research design, execution and timely delivery of concurrent projects with limited oversight.
• Drive targeted sales and business development in partnership with the practice head, including opportunities and client conversations.
• Build senior client relationships and support account growth through high-quality delivery and proactive engagement.
• Lead team capability building, mentoring, and people-development initiatives to strengthen delivery.
• Bring hands-on experience across market assessment, feasibility, market entry, growth strategy, supply chain and partner identification.

Job description

AGR Knowledge Services Pvt. Ltd is into Research and Consulting providing outsourced research solutions to some of the world's largest manufacturing, financial services, consulting, and technology companies. Our team has accomplished more than 3000 assignments for over 250 global clients with over 2/3rd of the revenue coming from repeat clients. AGR derives its unique global research expertise by leveraging three decades of strategic consulting pedigree from its parent company.

Website - www.agrknowledge.com Email: [e-mail]

2. Qualification :

Graduate + MBA

3. Experience :

12 - 15 years

5. RM :

VP/EVP

6. Candidate Industry :

Automobiles, Chemicals, Healthcare, Metals & Mining etc.

7. Responsibilities :

• a. Own project and team-level P&L, with accountability for commercial performance, delivery quality, and operating efficiency.
• b. Have full accountability for project delivery, resource optimization, client satisfaction, and account management.
• c. Oversee research design, execution, and timely delivery of multiple concurrent projects with limited oversight from VP/EVP.
• d. Drive targeted sales and business development initiatives in partnership with the practice head, including opportunity identification, proposal support and client conversations.
• e. Build and deepen senior client relationships, identify expansion opportunities, and support account growth through high-quality delivery and proactive engagement.
• f. Lead team capability building, mentoring, performance enablement, and broader people-development initiatives that strengthen delivery excellence.
• g. Bring hands-on experience across market assessment, project feasibility, market entry, growth strategy, supply chain enhancement, and partner identification.

8. Personal Attributes:

• a. Ability to independently manage competing priorities and delivery high-quality outputs under tight timelines.
• b. Ability to structure ambiguous business problems, define the research approach, and drive execution independently.
• c. High ownership mindset, strong initiative, and the ability to operate with urgency and sound judgement.
• d. Proficiency in the MS Office is critical. Working knowledge of other statistical tools - an added advantage.