Product Excellence Analyst — Insight & Impact

Kearney Italia, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous retirement savings

Comprehensive medical insurance

Structured on-the-job learning

Talent mobility & flexible programs

Job summary

Kearney invites a Business Analyst to join the Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab), where honest advice shapes client growth. You will conduct market, product and competitor research; build market-sizing models; and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.

You will collaborate with experts across functions, participate in client meetings, develop concise presentations, and test hypotheses with structured problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, analytics, CS or related discipline.
• Ability to understand complex products, services, processes and translate into insights.
• Experience or interest in analytical, research-oriented work through internships, projects or case competitions.
• Evidence of initiative, teamwork, humility and willingness to learn from feedback.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on markets, customers, competitors, products, services, technologies, suppliers and business models.
• Support analyses of products, services, operations, costs, value chains and competitive positioning.
• Build market-sizing models, business cases, analytical exhibits and structured fact bases.
• Work with subject-matter experts to understand technical, operational and market analyses and identify commercial and strategic implications.
• Participate in interviews, team problem-solving sessions and client meetings.
• Develop concise presentations and communicate findings clearly to a range of audiences.
• Build context proactively, test hypotheses, identify inconsistencies and attempt a structured solution before relying on detailed instructions.
• Use feedback and AI as learning accelerators while verifying important outputs and being explicit about what remains uncertain.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Curiosity

Research ability

Communication skills

Self-directed learning

Ownership

Teamwork

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, economics, analytics, computer science or a related discipline

Job description

Kearney invites a Business Analyst to join the Product Excellence and Renewal Lab (PERLab), where honest advice shapes client growth. You will conduct market, product and competitor research; build market-sizing models; and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.

You will collaborate with experts across functions, participate in client meetings, develop concise presentations, and test hypotheses with structured problem solving.