Insights & Strategy Associate

Azurite Consulting; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Azurite Consulting is seeking a data-driven professional to drive high-impact insights and lead client-facing engagements in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You will conduct bespoke survey studies, craft data-driven narratives, and guide C-suite decisions and investor strategies.

As a boutique primary research consultancy, Azurite leverages rigorous methodologies to deliver actionable recommendations for private equity firms, hedge funds, and global corporations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 2–3 years of experience in a consulting, insights, research, and/or analytics, insights role.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, including developing client-ready presentations, data visualizations, pivot tables, and analytical models.
• Foundational understanding of statistical concepts and research methodologies.
• Strong conceptual, analytical and quantitative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and interest in primary research and survey-based senior executive insights.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop capabilities across the full research process, from translating client business challenges into structured research questions through synthesizing findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Build strong problem-solving skills by partnering with team members to frame business questions, identify key decisions research should inform, and contribute thoughtful perspectives to project discussions.
• Learn and apply Azurite’s unique research methodologies to support the design and development of surveys, discussion guides, and other research instruments, including defining objectives and drafting questionnaires.
• Support the design and execution of research engagements by independently managing defined workstreams and project components with guidance from senior team members.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using Excel and other tools, synthesizing findings into clear narratives, business implications, and strategic recommendations for Azurite’s clients.
• Create client-ready presentations and research deliverables in PowerPoint ensuring accuracy, clarity, and strategic relevance.
• Conduct quality assurance activities across the project lifecycle, including survey testing, data validation, deliverable reviews, and final client-ready checks.
• Support day-to-day project management and coordination activities, including maintaining timelines, communicating with internal and client stakeholders, and helping ensure successful project execution.
• Participate in senior client meetings, presentations, workshops, and debrief sessions, with opportunities to present findings and recommendations and lead select portions of discussions as experience grows.
• Develop trusted client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and a consultative approach to addressing client needs and challenges.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Client-facing

Communication

Research design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Salary (depending on experience): $65,000 - $85,000

NOTE: Please do not apply if you are not able to work without any restrictions of work permits now or in the future, as this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

About the job

If you are ready to drive high-impact insights and lead client-facing engagements in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, then this role at Azurite Consulting may be the right next step for you, as you aim to cut through the noise to deliver sharp, decision-ready insights. You’ll bring best practice and unique perspective, run bespoke survey and expert interview studies, and craft data-driven narratives that guide C-suite decisions and investor strategies.

Azurite Consulting is a boutique primary research consultancy led by former McKinsey consultants. We work with leading private equity firms, hedge funds, and global corporations to uncover the market signals that matter—and turn them into actionable strategies.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation to be in the Jersey City office 2-3 days per week to collaborate and work side-by-side with the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop capabilities across the full research process, from translating client business challenges into structured research questions through synthesizing findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Build strong problem-solving skills by partnering with team members to frame business questions, identify key decisions research should inform, and contribute thoughtful perspectives to project discussions.
• Learn and apply Azurite’s unique research methodologies to support the design and development of surveys, discussion guides, and other research instruments, including defining objectives and drafting questionnaires.
• Support the design and execution of research engagements by independently managing defined workstreams and project components with guidance from senior team members.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using Excel and other tools, synthesizing findings into clear narratives, business implications, and strategic recommendations for Azurite’s clients.
• Create client-ready presentations and research deliverables in PowerPoint ensuring accuracy, clarity, and strategic relevance.
• Conduct quality assurance activities across the project lifecycle, including survey testing, data validation, deliverable reviews, and final client-ready checks.
• Support day-to-day project management and coordination activities, including maintaining timelines, communicating with internal and client stakeholders, and helping ensure successful project execution.
• Participate in senior client meetings, presentations, workshops, and debrief sessions, with opportunities to present findings and recommendations and lead select portions of discussions as experience grows.
• Develop trusted client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and a consultative approach to addressing client needs and challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve team processes, best practices, and ways of working, including the appropriate and effective use of AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Balance multiple projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong organization, adaptability, and ownership of deliverables.
• Take responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and integrity of assigned work while operating with increasing independence and demonstrating strong potential for future leadership and client management responsibilities.

What Success Looks Like

• Produces high-quality analyses and deliverables with attention to detail.
• Demonstrates curiosity and sound judgment when solving business and research challenges.
• Synthesizes data into meaningful insights rather than simply reporting findings.
• Communicates effectively across all levels of the firm and client teams.
• Takes ownership of assigned workstream components and follows through with limited supervision.
• Collaborates in an innovative team environment and focuses on continuous improvement.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Strong interest in joining a boutique research and consulting firm with an entrepreneurial mindset and growth-oriented culture.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in a consulting, insights, research, and / or analytics, insights role.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, synthesize, and translate data into clear, actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, including developing client-ready presentations, data visualizations, pivot tables, and analytical models.
• Foundational understanding of statistical concepts and research methodologies.
• Strong conceptual, analytical and quantitative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and interest in primary research and survey-based senior executive insights.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
• Strong business acumen and a consultative, problem-solving mindset.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative team player who demonstrates initiative, accountability, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work with professionalism and integrity.

Azurite Consulting is a research and insights firm that partners with major corporations and investors to inform complex business and investment decisions. By recruiting participants directly from targeted industries and markets, the firm delivers specialized perspectives from professionals with relevant experience and expertise.

Founded by former McKinsey consultants, Azurite Consulting emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking, and high-quality execution. Team members work across all stages of the project lifecycle, gaining exposure to research design, data analysis, strategic decision-making and stakeholder communication.

Disclaimer

Azurite Consulting is an equal employment opportunity employer. The company strictly prohibits its employees, recruiters, affiliates, and other stakeholders from discriminating or harassing any employee, contractor, or other stakeholder in either the application process or any other point in time whether this because of actual or perceived age, race, sex, color, ancestry, gender, national origin, marital or partnership status, familial or caregiver status, military and veteran status, domestic partnership status, physical or mental disability (including genetic information and characteristics), alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation or activity, religion (including religious dress attire and grooming), creed, personal appearance (including hair texture and hairstyles), pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, breastfeeding or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, sex offense or other crime, arrest or conviction record, need for pre-employment marijuana testing, unemployment status, credit history, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The company also strictly prohibits any form of retaliation against anyone who makes or supports a formal or informal complaint regarding discriminatory or harassing behavior.

The essential functions of this position may require physical travel, pushing, lifting, and pulling moderately heavy objects (up to 40 pounds), as well as sitting, standing, communicating, operating a computer, and/or being present in an office or public environment for long periods of time. Necessary reasonable accommodations based on disability, pregnancy, gender identity, religious beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law will be provided so that applicants may fulfill the application process and employees can perform the essential functions of their jobs, so long as such accommodations are reasonable and do not pose an undue hardship. Please contact us at any time during the application process or, if hired, during employment if you require a reasonable accommodation.