Senior Manager - Research & Solutions

Ampersand International Mobility; New Delhi; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A Sr. Research & Solutions Lead at Ampersand International Mobility will spearhead consulting and solutioning for enterprise, government, PSUs, and social sector clients from our Delhi chapter.

You will translate business challenges into scalable learning solutions and drive thought leadership in AI, digital transformation, and workforce capability building. You will collaborate with BD, Content, and Delivery teams to design innovative, commercially viable learning solutions, establish robust

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Master’s in any discipline.
• Preference for learning & development or enterprise learning solutions exposure.
• Experience in learning consulting, solution design, or R&D.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end learning and capability solutions for enterprise and government clients.
• Lead research initiatives to build differentiated offerings and IP.
• Drive proposal development, solution architecture, and client presentations.

Job description

The Sr. Research & Solutions Lead will spearhead the organization's consulting and solutioning function by designing impactful capability development interventions for enterprise, government, PSUs, and social sector clients.

The role will be responsible for:

• Understanding client business challenges and translating them into scalable learning solutions.
• Leading research and development initiatives to build differentiated offerings and intellectual property.
• Driving proposal development, capability presentations, and solution architecture.
• Establishing thought leadership in emerging areas such as AI, leadership development, digital transformation, future skills, and workforce capability building.
• Building robust solution frameworks, methodologies, and best practices that enhance organizational competitiveness.

The individual will work closely with Business Development, Content, and Delivery teams to design innovative, commercially viable, and outcome-driven learning solutions.

Solution Design & Consulting

• Design end-to-end learning and capability solutions for enterprise and government clients.
• Diagnose business challenges and translate them into impactful interventions.
• Develop learning architectures, competency frameworks, and capability journeys.
• Create differentiated, consulting-led solutions and value propositions.

Research & Thought Leadership

• Conduct research on emerging trends, AI, leadership, and future skills.
• Build proprietary frameworks, toolkits, and methodologies.
• Benchmark best practices and generate actionable insights.
• Develop whitepapers, PoVs, and thought leadership assets.

Proposal Development

• Lead strategic proposal and solution development.
• Create executive summaries, solution narratives, and implementation roadmaps.
• Develop commercial propositions and measurement frameworks.
• Support client presentations, pitches, and solution demonstrations.

Product & IP Development

• Build reusable frameworks, products, and organizational IP.
• Design capability academies, learning pathways, and assessment solutions.
• Develop scalable templates, diagnostics, and consulting tools.
• Drive innovation in AI-enabled learning solutions.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Business Development teams on solution positioning and pre-sales.
• Engage clients to understand business priorities and capability needs.
• Collaborate with SMEs, content, and delivery teams for solution execution.
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Capability Building & Knowledge Management

• Establish solution design standards and consulting frameworks.
• Mentor research analysts and solution designers.
• Build repositories of best practices and knowledge assets.
• Drive organizational capability building and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Desired Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelors / Master’s in any discipline
• Preference for candidates with exposure to learning & development, instructional design, or enterprise learning solutions.
• 10-15 years of experience in:
• Learning Consulting
• Solution Design
• Research & Development
• Organizational Development
• Capability Building
• Consulting-led Sales Support
• Experience in:
• Enterprise and Government proposals
• Leadership and workforce transformation initiatives
• Large-scale capability development programs
• Building intellectual property and solution frameworks
• Experience in consulting firms, L&D organizations, EdTech, or capability development organizations preferred.