Manager – Growth Advisory

Aranca US Inc; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Aranca US Inc. seeks a senior leader to manage a fast-growing research and advisory practice from its Mumbai base. You will architect strategic client engagements, guide complex research/consulting assignments, and drive operational excellence across teams and processes.

You will work with senior management to explore new business lines, manage growth, and coordinate global clients, including overseas travel as needed.

Qualifications

• MBA from top institutes.
• 8–10 years in research, consulting or analytics.
• Strong finance knowledge and valuation modeling.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work on various projects.
• Strong project, client and people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a fast-growing research and advisory practice.
• Structure and guide research/consulting assignments with clients.
• Ensure smooth project execution and operations management.
• Groom talent, build teams, refine training and processes.
• Collaborate with senior management on new business lines and growth.
• Oversee global client base with potential overseas travel.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team management

Client management

Project management

Writing & presentation

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Growth strategy

Education

MBA from top institutes

Job description

• This is a leadership position where the individual will be responsible for managing a fast growing practice in the areas of business research and advisory practice. He/she would directly report to AVP, Business Research.
• Such a person should possess a strong blend of strategic and analytical thinking and operations execution. Analytical thinking is required to enable him / her to structure and guide research / consulting assignments with clients, and manage the project internally.
• To ensure smooth execution of all projects and business, he /she will need to possess excellent operations management capabilities.
• Operational responsibility will include grooming talent, managing large and growing teams, developing internal methodologies and continuously refining training modules and ongoing process improvement, ensuring high scores on customer satisfaction surveys.
• He / she will work closely with senior management team in developing and implementing strategies for new business lines, in business development support and in managing the company’s growth
• This role involves the responsibility of managing multiple clients across the world and this may also involve overseas travel.

POSITION REQUIREMENT:

• MBA’s from top tier institutes.
• 8-10 years of top notch experience, preferably in research, or related areas such as consulting or analytics-oriented jobs
• Strong finance knowledge, valuation modeling capabilities, writing skills, ability to identify key growth driver challenges, regulatory issues, future trends, technology changes, manufacturing strategies etc.- Self starter and highly motivated.
  
  Key Skills:
  Given above set of responsibilities, this individual:
• Is expected to display strong theoretical grounding and possess the ability to multi-task and work on several types of projects / areas.
• Needs to possess exceptional writing / presentation skills (writing samples required) and be extremely detailed oriented.
• Needs to possess strong project management, client management, leadership and people management skills.
• Should have an attitude to “do what it takes to fulfill client requirements” – which could include working to aggressive deadlines, managing team issues etc.

About Company

Founded in 2003, Aranca is a global research and advisory firm empowering decision makers from Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, Private Equity and high potential start-ups with intelligence and insights to make better business decisions.

We enable this by bringing to play the right mix of the best data, the best methodologies, and the best talent to deliver value to our clients.