Associate Manager - Equity & Capital Markets (IPO)

PGA Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

1Lattice is seeking an Associate Manager to lead ECM-related projects with emphasis on IPOs. You will manage end-to-end delivery, scope projects, and coordinate across Analysts, Associates, and data science teams in a dynamic, client-facing role from Gurugram.

The role requires 3+ years in research/consulting or market research, strong Excel/PowerPoint capabilities, and the ability to deliver actionable insights and compelling client presentations within fast-moving environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of research/consulting, advisory, or market research experience.
• Prior work in relevant fields such as management consulting, business research, market research, equity research, investment banking, capital markets advisory, or similar backgrounds.
• Prior experience in preparing IPO reports, including industry analysis, company positioning, market assessment, competitive benchmarking, and investor-focused research, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the entire project report and output.
• Managing entire project life cycle scoping, problem structuring / hypotheses definition, research analysis, presentation storyboarding, delivery communication, project closure, knowledge management.
• Extrapolate information pertaining to sectors/ competitive intelligence/ competition benchmarking/ Qualitative/ Quantitative Research/ Macro Economic study of Sectors.
• Ownership of analysis on Excel and be comfortable with handling data to derive meaningful insights.
• Leads, motivates, develops, and coaches the team toward developing optimum solutions for clients.
• Work collaboratively with 1Lattice Analysts, Research Associates, and cross-functional data science and technology teams.
• Ability to multi-task, manage time effectively, and delegate to subordinates.
• An excellent communicator and presenter.
• Be updated with the current trends in the research field.
• Support business development activities through both steering specific pursuits and developing long-standing, existing relationships with clients.
• Undertake sector-based research and work on company documents, Sector points of view, industry documents, and ad-hoc pieces of research.
• Be extremely focused on outcomes; be flexible to deal with ambiguous and dynamic environments, morph as required.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical thinking

Excel

PowerPoint

Team coaching

Project management

Client management

Presentation skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About us:

1Lattice is a 360-degree business decision support partner with a tech-enabled services stack of data, people network, and custom research. Powered by advanced tech tools and unique data-gathering approaches, 1Lattice is an integrated product suite to make decisions smartly, right from Inputs to Validation to Execution to Measurement. 1Lattice works with clients and partners globally, helping clients solving a wide variety of organizational and business challenges through actionable research-led insights.

About the role:

This position reports to the Group Manager & Above.

Location - Gurugram

The primary role of this position is to manage projects primarily within the Equity & Capital Markets (ECM) segment, with a major focus on IPOs. As an Associate Manager, you will be required to lead project delivery and management end-to-end. Associate Managers typically lead 1-2 projects at a time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the entire project report and output
• Managing entire project life cycle scoping, problem structuring / hypotheses definition, research analysis, presentation storyboarding, delivery communication, project closure, knowledge management
• Extrapolate information pertaining to sectors/ competitive intelligence/ competition benchmarking/ Qualitative/ Quantitative Research/ Macro Economic study of Sectors
• Ownership of analysis on Excel and be comfortable with handling data to derive meaningful insights
• Leads, motivates, develops, and coaches the team toward developing optimum solutions for clients
• Work collaboratively with 1Lattice Analysts, Research Associates, and cross-functional data science and technology teams
• Ability to multi-task, manage time effectively, and delegate to subordinates
• An excellent communicator and presenter
• Be updated with the current trends in the research field
• Support business development activities through both steering specific pursuits and developing long-standing, existing relationships with clients
• Undertake sector-based research and work on company documents, Sector points of view, industry documents, and ad-hoc pieces of research
• Be extremely focused on outcomes; be flexible to deal with ambiguous and dynamic environments, morph as required

Desired background:

Minimum 3+ years of research/consulting, advisory, or market research experience

Prior work in relevant fields such as management consulting, business research, market research, equity research, investment banking, capital markets advisory, or similar backgrounds.

Prior experience in preparing IPO reports, including industry analysis, company positioning, market assessment, competitive benchmarking, and investor-focused research, is preferred.

Desired Competencies:

Having commercial acumen, technical experience, and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment

Good understanding of any one key sector/segments

Strong research skills and past experience in research

Analytical, ability to derive patterns from data and push for insights

Resourcefulness and tactfulness in getting market inputs and client requirements

Ability to deliver analysis and slides independently

Ability to work and influence in client settings

Work collaboratively with counterparts in business partner teams to drive an impact together

Strong levels of ownership and should demonstrate pride in output

High focus on outcomes and must enjoy driving clients to action

Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills- should be able to work independently on these tools

Strong client management and presentation skills