Consultant

Ascendion; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in Chennai, India, seeks a candidate to work directly with the CEO on organizational strategy and market research. Responsibilities include collaborating with leadership on strategic initiatives, supporting the pre-sales lifecycle, and gathering industry information. The ideal candidate should have a PGDM/MBA with a minimum CGPA of 7.0 and up to 2 years of relevant experience, along with strong communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• PGDM/MBA with minimum CGPA of 7.0/10.
• Up to 2 years of relevant experience in similar roles.
• Experience in supporting AI/GenAI preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Consulting and/or product owner mindset

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executive Leadership on strategic initiatives.
• Support end-to-end pre-sales cycle of the Business Development team.
• Gather and report industry information.
• Manage sections of deal responses (Solution architecture & articulation, pricing & estimation, case studies, value proposition, win themes etc.)
• Gather and report industry information (e.g., KYC, Competitor Intelligence, Market Trends etc.)
• Ability to learn and contribute across different functional areas (Solutioning, practice development, domain-based pitches, accelerators etc.)
• Coordinate and support client visits

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team /Interpersonal skills

Analytical/Problem solving skills

Consulting mindset

Product owner mindset

AI / GenAI awareness

Education

PGDM/MBA from a premier B School

Job description

Highlight: Opportunity to work directly with the Office of the CEO to drive organizational strategy, develop new capabilities/offerings, identify market potential through focused research etc.

Position Summary

• Partner with Executive Leadership on strategic initiatives, market research and Domain/Technology Point of Views
• Collaborate with Practice Leaders to develop practice and domain capability collaterals
• Support end-to-end pre-sales cycle of the Business Development team, such as, proposal writing/bid responses, building relevant collaterals and organizing client events
• Manage sections of deal responses (Solution architecture & articulation, pricing & estimation, case studies, value proposition, win themes etc.)
• Gather and report industry information (e.g., KYC, Competitor Intelligence, Market Trends etc.)
• Ability to learn and contribute across different functional areas (Solutioning, practice development, domain-based pitches, accelerators etc.)
• Coordinate and support client visits

Mandatory Requirements/Skills

• PGDM/MBA from a premier B School with a minimum CGPA of 7.0/10
• Up to 2 years of relevant experience in similar roles
• Experience in supporting/working in technology areas such as, AI/GenAI would be an added advantage
• Strong communication skills
• Team /Interpersonal skills
• Analytical/Problem solving skills
• Consulting and/or product owner mindset