Associate Director/Director solutioning

Acuity Analytics; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Analytics is seeking a senior leader to drive solutioning for Private Markets & Corporates, bridging client needs with data, digital and AI capabilities. Lead conversations with PE stakeholders, and shape engagements from scoping to delivery with cross-functional teams in data, engineering, and AI.

You will mentor analysts, develop reusable assets, and help craft proposals and pricing models for complex engagements across Europe and North America.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of PE deal lifecycle including fundraising, origination, diligence.
• Consulting background in digital transformation would be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time solution guidance- Join client meetings with account directors and offer an informed first view on feasibility, effort, sequencing and risk for data, digital and AI requirements while the client is still shaping the need.
• Convert investment needs into solutions - translate PE workflows into data architecture and AI use cases.
• Deliver rapid prototypes- work with data engineers, prototypers and Tech teams to build a sample data model, pipeline or dashboard.
• Define scope before the RFP- co-develop requirements with the client and produce scoped, priced proposals, SOWs and effort estimates.
• Clarify AI applicability - define where AI can and cannot assist across memos, reporting and analysis.
• Develop reusable solution assets - maintain reference architectures, demo environments, pricing models and case studies.
• Create clear engineering handovers - provide briefs and ensure continuity from discussion to delivery.
• Support account pursuits - partner on discovery calls, RFPs, demos and pilots.
• Monitor market and technology trends - track PE data/AI tooling landscape and competitors.

Skills

Solutioning

Client engagement

Data modeling

AI understanding

Prototyping

Proposal writing

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

dbt

Airflow

DealCloud

CRM systems

LLMs

Job description

Acuity Analytics is a global, tech-first organisation helping financial institutions and corporates make better decisions through research, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. We combine deep financial services expertise with strong engineering, digital and AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems.

With a team of 7,200+ analysts, data specialists and technologists across 28 locations, we work with more than 800 organisations worldwide to drive efficiency, unlock insight and deliver measurable impact. Our success is built on the strength of our people—by investing in talent, encouraging collaboration and creating room to grow, we enable our teams to do their best work for clients.

Acuity became an independent business in 2019 following its acquisition from Moody’s Corporation by Equistone Partners Europe. In 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake, with Equistone remaining a minority investor—supporting our continued growth and innovation.

For more information, visit www.acuityanalytics.com

Basic information:

Position Title: Associate Director / Director- Solutioning, Private Markets & Corporates (Data, Digital & AI)

Experience Level: 8 - 12 Years +

Department: Private Markets

Location: Gurgaon

Job Purpose:

We are looking for a leader who can lead solutioning for our Private Markets segment, which includes services for corporates operating as portfolio companies owned by Private Equity firms. The role involves understanding client challenges, designing solutions that combine technology and human expertise, engaging directly with clients, leading conversations, and supporting the execution of the proposed solutions.

You will serve as a solutions expert, working closely with domain teams specializing in Private Equity, Private Credit, Secondaries, and Value Creation initiatives aimed at generating alpha for Private Equity investments. You will act as the bridge between our clients, subject matter experts, and our data, engineering, and AI team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide real-time solution guidance- Join client meetings with account directors and offer an informed first view on feasibility, effort, sequencing and risk for data, digital and AI requirements while the client is still shaping the need.
• Convert investment needs into solutions -Translate PE workflows such as deal screening, IC memo drafting, LP reporting, portfolio monitoring, ESG and regulatory reporting workflows. Additionally support workflow closed to Consulting and Corporate strategy needs such as market and competitive research, due diligence, financial modelling, benchmarking into target data architecture, AI use cases and delivery models, using the 7-step data journey as the guiding framework.
• Deliver rapid prototypes- Work with data engineers, prototypers and Tech teams to build a sample data model, pipeline or dashboard using real client data
• Define scope before the RFP- Co-develop requirements with the client and produce scoped, priced proposals, SOWs and effort estimates that bring together domain delivery, managed services, engineering and AI under one accountability model.
• Clarify AI applicability - Clearly define what AI can and cannot support across IC memos, LP reporting and diligence, Strategy research, outside in analysis, strategic assessment workflow and design human-in-the-loop controls so outputs are decision-ready, explainable and traceable for Partners, LPs and auditors.
• Develop reusable solution assets - Maintain solution patterns, reference architectures, demo environments, pricing models and case studies to improve efficiency and reduce the effort required for repeat sales.
• Create clear engineering handovers - Provide engineering teams with client-validated briefs and remain the domain owner through build and managed run to ensure continuity from discussion to delivery.
• Support account pursuits - Partner with Directors and Sales on discovery calls, RFP responses, demos and pilots for existing PE clients and new logos across Europe and North America.
• Monitor market and technology trends -Track the PE data and AI tooling landscape, including Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow, data catalogues, DealCloud, CRMs, LLMs and agent platforms, while understanding competitor capabilities and client AI stacks.
• Coach and build capability -Mentor analysts on solution-led thinking and help establish a small solutioning pod within the domain team
• Private Markets and Consulting expertise – Strong understanding of the PE deal lifecycle, including fundraising, origination, diligence, execution, portfolio monitoring, compliance and exits, along with key metrics such as IRR, MOIC, DPI, TVPI, EBITDA bridge and NRR. Along with this, background in Consulting assignments in digital transformation etc would be helpful. The potential candidate should be able to engage confidently with Partners, IR and operating teams.
• Data and analytics capability - Solid knowledge of data lakes, warehouses, pipelines, data modelling, taxonomy, metadata, lineage and BI. Comfortable reading schemas and SQL queries and translating architecture into simple visual concepts.
• Practical AI understanding- Working knowledge of LLMs, RAG, agents and document extraction, with the ability to explain where AI is useful, where it has limits and how it applies in client situations.
• Commercial orientation - Able to estimate effort, shape pricing and write clear proposals, including models beyond FTE-based pricing such as outcome-based, platform-plus-service and managed-run structures.
• Clear communication - Uses plain language, structured thinking, strong slides and crisp written proposals, with credibility in front of senior client stakeholders.
• Collaborative execution -Works effectively across domain, engineering, AI and sales teams, influencing outcomes without relying on direct authority.
• Action bias - Prioritizes prototypes over lengthy presentations and is comfortable working through ambiguity under tight timelines.