Research Analyst II

Kearney; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Kearney in Gurugram, India invites you to join the Research Team providing support to consultants globally. You will work across research projects with SMEs from diverse sectors such as Auto, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Telecom, Media, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Digital, etc.

Within this role you will gather information from broad sources, synthesize findings into exhibits and summaries, and build knowledge artifacts to support client work.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree with demonstrated analytical skills preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant business research experience with involvement in discrete research-type projects.
• Exposure to multiple sectors preferred.
• Concentration or advanced work in a business-related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Refine and refocus research needs with project team members.
• Determine the most appropriate, cost-effective, timely solutions.
• Gather information from a broad spectrum of sources.
• Synthesize findings into targeted, firm-formatted end products with basic financial concepts and calculations.
• Develop basic fact packs and summaries and contribute to larger documents in your area of focus.
• Contribute to knowledge artifacts and primers for Global Research career path.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Written communication

Oral communication

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Postgraduate degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Office365

Word

Outlook

Job description

Education & Experience

• Education\: A postgraduate degree from a respected institution with demonstrated analytical skills is preferred.
• Experience\: 2+ years of relevant business research experience with demonstrated involvement in discrete research-type projects.
• Exposure to multiple sectors is preferred.
• Preferably, concentration or advanced work in a business-related discipline.
• Ideally, additional languages and multicultural experience.

About Kearney

Kearney is a global management consulting firm that uses strategic insight, tailored solutions, and a collaborative working style to help clients achieve lasting impact and success. Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors on CEO-agenda issues to the worlds leading corporations across all major industries. Kearney's offices are in major business centers in 40 countries. Kearney is committed to sustainability and is carbon neutral across its global operations.

Description

Working in Gurugram, India, you will be integrated with the unit that provides research support to Kearney consultants globally. Within this, you will join the Research Team that focuses on working across research projects and initiatives along with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from different sectors like Auto, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Telecom, Media, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Digital, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with project team members to refine and refocus their research needs.
• Determine the most appropriate, cost-effective, and timely solutions.
• Gather information using a broad spectrum of sources.
• Synthesize the findings into targeted, firm-formatted end products with some interpretation of the so what of the research; end products including single exhibits, written summaries, basic fact packs, and spread-sheets, utilizing standard financial concepts, ratios and calculations.
• Build expertise by developing basic fact packs, summaries, and be assigned portions of larger documents in your area of focus.
• Solid understanding of a specific content area and its salient issues form the basis for advancement in the Global Research career path including contribution to knowledge artifacts, primers, proposals, white papers, etc.

Knowledge and Skills requirement

• Request scoping/problem solving\: Good investigative problem solving skills ability to help refine and focus project team requests and objectives.
• Source knowledge\: Solid source knowledge in area of expertise, if relevant; increasing source quality recognition and use of possible proxies.
• Industry/functional knowledge\: Understanding of basic concepts of any one or multiple sectors such as Automotive, Industrials, heavy machinery/equipment, A&D, Energy, Communication, Media and Telecom.
• Financial knowledge\: Good understating of basic financials specific to the industry and working knowledge of financial statements; ability to conduct competitive intelligence and financial benchmarking.
• Numerical skills\: Solid understanding of complex economic, financial and business terminology with ability to perform medium-complexity analyses.
• Research output\: Excellent skills in summarizing data, using conceptual frameworks and pulling out the so-whats from research.
• Expertise dissemination\: Contribution to the creation of knowledge- sharing materials to fill knowledge/learning gaps; frequent engagement in knowledge-sharing discussions.
• Communications\: Good written and oral communication skills, including appropriate style, confidence, and structure; effective listening skills.
• Service orientation\: Excellent customer focus, including proactive responses to project-team needs with thoughtfulness, commitment, and diligence.
• Team Skills\: Collaboration, cooperation, and respect.
• Relationship building/networking\: Ability to utilize network beyond the Global Research community, identifying experts both within the firm.
• Creativity\: Pursuit of out-of-the-box solutions whenever possible.
• Motivation\: The drive to learn continuously and the application of those learnings for the benefit of the firm and our clients.
• Time management skills\: Reliability, dependability, and an ability to manage workload effectively.
• IT Proficiency\: Excel, PowerPoint, Office365, Word and Outlook.
• Ethics\: Compliance with company policies at all times.
• Education\: A postgraduate degree from a respected institution with demonstrated analytical skills is preferred.
• Experience\: 2+ years of relevant business research experience with demonstrated involvement in discrete research-type projects.
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