Consultant

GlobalData Plc; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalData Plc in Hyderabad seeks a Consultant to deliver rigorous market research and analysis across key sectors, build robust financial models and conduct primary B2B interviews. You will own workstreams end-to-end, deliver high-quality reports with clear recommendations, and drive efficiencies using AI and Power BI.

The role emphasizes sector expertise, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Deliver rigorous market research and analysis across Construction, Energy or Mining, supporting market sizing, forecasting, benchmarking and due diligence.
• Build forecast and financial models covering costs, margins and investment drivers with clear audit trails.
• Conduct primary research via B2B interviews aligned to project scope with high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Own your workstream and drive analyses end-to-end with oversight from Senior and Managing Consultants.
• Produce high-quality, insight-driven reports with clear recommendations and defend methodologies.
• Drive efficiency with AI and automation, using Claude AI, Excel and Power BI to speed up research and reporting.
• Develop sector expertise and keep abreast of industry developments to inform client discussions and proposals.

Skills

Secondary research

Financial modelling

B2B interviewing

Excel

Power BI

Presentation skills

Business English

Education

MBA

Tools

Factiva

Bloomberg

Claude AI

Job description

Position: Consultant

Team: Industrials Consulting (Custom Solutions)

Location: Hyderabad

About Us:

GlobalData is a productivity and intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change.

By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what's coming, move faster, and lead with confidence.

Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

Data that goes deeper

Proprietary coverage of 95% of global GDP, synthesized in real time from internal and external sources, aligned under a single business taxonomy - giving you earlier insight, unified context, and decisions you can trust.

Experts who turn insight into impact

Human insights that AI alone can't replicate, from industry specialists and strategic advisors, embedded in your workflows to decode complexity and guide high-value action.

AI that moves smarter & faster

AI that doesn't just think, but acts - forecasting market moves, surfacing answers in seconds, and freeing your teams to focus on execution when timing matters most.

Workflow solutions

Together, our six solutions turn intelligence into action, helping every team make smarter, faster decisions. Each solution focuses on the decisions that matter most, driving measurable impact.

What we are looking for:

• Deliver rigorous market research and analysis: Research and analyse evolving market dynamics across Construction, Oil & Gas, Power, Metals and Mining, supporting market sizing, forecasting, competitive intelligence, benchmarking, M&A support and due diligence. Mine company filings, investor presentations, industry statistics and government publications, and interpret macroeconomic trends.
• Build robust business and financial models: Develop forecast and financial models covering cost structures, margins, pricing dynamics and investment drivers. Clean, inspect and transform input data, and keep clear audit trails that explain every assumption.
• Conduct primary research: Design questionnaires aligned to project scope and conduct B2B interviews with industry participants, gathering real-time insight to GlobalData's highest ethical standards.
• Own your workstream: Drive individual analyses and workstreams end-to-end with oversight from Senior and Managing Consultants. Deliver on time, within scope and budget, give regular status updates, and flag risks or issues early.
• Turn analysis into recommendations: Produce high-quality, insight-driven reports and presentations with clear, actionable recommendations. State and defend the methodology, sources and assumptions, and explain implications to non-technical audiences.
• Drive efficiency with AI and automation: Use AI tools (such as Claude), advanced Excel and Power BI to speed up research, modelling and reporting, and help build reusable templates the wider team can adopt.
• Develop sector expertise: Build a thorough understanding of target sectors and their value chains, track industry developments, and contribute informed views to client discussions and proposals.

Key Responsibilities:

• MBA from a leading business school (e.g. IIMs, IIT management departments, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, XLRI, IMT or similar)
• 2-4 years of experience in consulting, market research and/or strategy analysis
• Experience in Construction, Energy or Mining is desirable; a strong interest in building industry knowledge is also welcome
• Strong secondary research skills, including hands-on use of recognised sources such as CIDC, Factiva and Bloomberg
• Strong analytical, quantitative and financial modelling skills, with high attention to detail
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; working knowledge of Power BI or similar tools
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a collaborative team
• Excellent written and verbal Business English, including structured report writing and clear presentation of insights

Commitment to D&I and EEO:

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, GlobalData is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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