EYP-Pursuits-Associate Manager

Jobtailor; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Strategy Consultant in India to identify market opportunities, support deal origination, and develop PE-focused go-to-market materials. You will work across the M&A lifecycle, conduct in-depth market research, and deliver client-ready reports and presentations.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years in research or advisory, an MBA, and strong PowerPoint/Excel skills, with familiarity in major financial databases and Gen AI.

Qualifications

• MBA or master’s degree in a related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant work experience in research, consulting, transaction advisory, investment banking, corporate strategy, financial analytics, equity research, business development or knowledge services.
• Strategy consulting experience with Big 4, MBB, and boutique firms.
• Strong understanding of the M&A lifecycle and opportunity materials.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills for high-quality presentations.
• Familiarity with Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Factiva, PitchBook or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identify market opportunities and prepare client-ready outputs through research and analysis.
• Support pre-deal origination and go-to-market activities including decks and value creation packs.
• Develop PE-focused go-to-market materials identifying sector themes and investment trends.
• Manage end-to-end engagement lifecycle from proposal to delivery and stakeholder communication.
• Conduct market and company research to support transaction screening and investment theses.
• Assist in origination, screening, precedent transactions, and strategic pursuit materials.
• Identify actionable business development insights from market trends and transaction activity.
• Prepare PowerPoint and Word reports synthesizing research findings and implications.
• Support global stakeholders with thought leadership reports and opportunity papers.
• Apply structured problem solving to convert questions into evidence-backed insights.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Analytical skills

Business writing

Gen AI & prompt engineering

PowerPoint & Excel

Education

MBA / Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, commerce or related discipline

Tools

Capital IQ

Refinitiv

Factiva

PitchBook

Mergermarket

Bloomberg

Gartner

IDC

Job description

Responsibilities

• Help global SaT teams identify, assess and convert market opportunities through research, analysis and high-impact client-ready outputs
• Support pre-deal and origination activities including deal origination meeting decks, PoV packs, opportunity papers, value creation opportunity packs, industry insight packs, divestiture opportunity decks, thought leadership packs and idea generation support
• Develop Private Equity focused go-to-market materials by identifying sector themes, investment trends, portfolio opportunities, exit readiness situations, cross-border deal opportunities and sub-sector watch themes
• Work across the end-to-end engagement lifecycle, from proposal development and pursuit support to engagement execution, delivery management and stakeholder communication
• Conduct company, sector and market research to support transaction screening, industry mapping, target identification, buyer / investor profiling, M&A theme development and investment thesis creation
• Work across the early stages of the M&A deal lifecycle, including deal origination, transaction screening, industry research, precedent transaction analysis, comparable company analysis and preparation of strategic pursuit materials
• Identify actionable business development insights by analyzing market trends, M&A drivers, competitive dynamics, funding activity, valuation trends and sector-specific transaction themes
• Prepare and review PowerPoint and Word-based reports that synthesize research findings, strategic implications and opportunity areas in a clear, structured and client-ready manner
• Support global stakeholders in developing thought leadership reports, account-specific opportunity papers and capital allocation insights for strategic conversations with clients and leadership teams
• Apply an “answer-first” and structured problem-solving approach to convert unstructured business questions into clear, evidence-backed insights and recommendations
• Build strong working relationships with global stakeholders and EY sector / account teams, ensuring a high degree of stakeholder satisfaction with the engagement process and work products
• Manage multiple medium-complexity projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, timeliness and consistency of deliverables
• Guide and supervise junior team members, review their outputs, provide feedback and help them develop strong research, analytical and business writing skills
• Act as a counsellor / coach for team members where required, support goal setting, performance discussions and identify learning and development needs
• Contribute to the development of intellectual capital, reusable sector assets, templates, trackers and best-practice materials for the Pursuits KRO PE team.

Requirements

• Strategy Consulting experience with competitive firms, such as the Big 4, MBB and boutique consulting firms
• MBA / Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, commerce or a related discipline
• 8-10 years of relevant work experience in research, consulting, transaction advisory, investment banking, corporate strategy, financial analytics, equity research, business development or knowledge services
• Good understanding of the M&A deal lifecycle, including origination, screening, industry research, precedent transactions, comparative valuation analysis and preparation of opportunity materials
• Strong understanding of business development and go-to-market support, including preparation of company profiles, sector points of view, investment opportunity materials, account packs and thought leadership documents
• Ability to identify industry trends, sector themes, risks, opportunities and transaction drivers, and translate them into clear commercial insights
• Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of financial statement analysis, company benchmarking, market sizing, transaction analysis and valuation concepts
• Strong business writing and communication skills, with the ability to develop structured, concise and senior stakeholder-ready outputs
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to create high-quality presentations, analysis packs and business development materials
• Familiarity with research databases and tools such as Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Factiva, PitchBook, Mergermarket, Bloomberg, Gartner, IDC or similar platforms
• Proficiency in Gen AI and prompt engineering
• Ability to work effectively with global stakeholders across geographies, manage expectations and deliver under tight timelines.