Research Specialist

ESF-JLL INSSO (SEZ); Gurugram District; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Gurugram, India, invites applications for Specialist, Research to support the US Sales Enablement team. The role involves creating client reports, conducting market research, and delivering insights to country leadership for growth.

Afternoon shift (1 PM–10 PM IST) and 40 scheduled hours weekly. The candidate should have 5+ years of market research and consulting experience, preferably in real estate, with strong writing and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent report writing and attention to detail.
• Strong planning, project management and problem resolution skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Well versed with MS PPT, Excel, and Word.
• Knowledge of databases such as Real Capital Analytics, CoStar, Capital IQ, D&B Hoovers, Factiva, Pitchbook, and Sales Navigator.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed client reports and market research projects.
• Coordinate with US Sales Enablement and stakeholders to fulfill requirements.
• Mentor team and oversee quality control, grooming and training of analysts.
• Lead projects and guide scoping, timelines, content and presentation.
• Maintain Intelligence Hub and develop new tools via automation.
• Ensure SLA adherence and drive continuous improvement of research offerings.

Skills

Report writing

Planning & PM

Communication

MS Office

Real estate databases

Education

Graduate/post-graduate degree

Tools

Real Capital Analytics

CoStar

Capital IQ

D&B Hoovers

Factiva

Pitchbook

Sales Navigator

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world‑class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Location: Gurgaon, India

Location: Remote – Gurugram

What this job involves: We have an exciting role for a Specialist, Research to support the US Sales Enablement team. We are searching for a strategically minded, client‑centric and pro‑active individual who along with his/her team will be responsible for creating detailed/short client reports, generating relevant prospect client list and other market research projects. The intelligence and analysis created will be utilized by country leadership teams to build robust and research‑backed plans that drive strong and sustained profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with diverse range of teams across the United Sates to fulfil their needs on company and market level Information and analysis;
• Act as a point of contact for research support and address as well as fulfil stakeholders needs on various research requirements;
• Act as a mentor to the team and be actively involved in quality control, grooming and training of team members.
• Lead one or more projects, in addition to your individual project.
• Guide team on aspects, such as scoping, timelines, content and presentation.
• Assist in workflow management and allocation of work to team members.
• Provide regular inputs to improve the offerings in terms of structure, presentation of content and research.
• Assist in maintaining work ethics and ensure no SLA miss in the team.
• Provide inputs to improve existing research tools and help develop new tools using automation.
• Maintain the Intelligence Hub to ensure materials are easily accessible and up to date, with old materials archived as necessary.
• Promote the team to drive awareness and utilization through internal communication channels.

Preferred Experience and Essentials

• Excellent report writing skills and attention to detail.
• Strong planning, project management and problem resolution skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Well versed with working on MS PPT, Excel, and Word.
• Have knowledge of databases such as Real Capital Analytics, CoStar, Capital IQ, D&B Hoovers, Factiva, Pitchbook, and Sales Navigator.

Academics & Experience

• Relevant graduate/post‑graduate degree from a reputed institution.
• 5+ years of relevant market research & consulting experience.
• Experience in the real estate industry will be a bonus.

Stakeholder Engagement

The role will work closely with the client and sales teams across the US region to meet their research requirements. Therefore, strong interpersonal skills at all levels of management are required.

Analytical, Strategic and Creative Thinker

You will need to have a diverse range of skills to collect, analyse and present information to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Focus on Quality and Improvement

You will have a focus on continuous improvement to drive efficiency and effectiveness within the team. In addition to guiding and mentoring analysts aligned to you, the candidate would be responsible for conducting quality control checks to ensure deliverables meet stakeholder expectations.

Influencing and Teamwork

Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively to build domain knowledge within the team.

Timings

Afternoon shift (1 PM till 10 PM IST).

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – you may email us at [e-mail].