Director - Business Research - Consulting Firm - CFA

GLooking for candidate who has extensive Research experience into Business research, secondary research, strategies etc.

- candidate should have 14-18 years of relevant experience,

- tenured Senior Manager from Big 4 /consulting Organisation

- strong in client management, stake holder management, people management

- should have experience into handling Global clients, global geographies,

- should be responsible for bringing business. BD activities.

- MBA from premier institutes.

Skills and attributes for success :

1. Experience of having worked in the following types of firms and the following types of service offerings:

- Experience of having worked in a similar research organization, consulting major like the Big 4 or financial Research firms, investment banking, or a management consulting firm

- Large Indian corporates with exposure in planning & strategy, corporate finance, business development role

- Equity research role in KPOs/Captives

2. Required understanding of business development including:

- Affinity towards one or two sectors

- Strong communication and business writing skills

- Good understanding of corporate transactions and funding mechanisms

- Ability to ascertain risks and opportunity areas, assess findings and communicate insights

- Experience in undertaking sector studies and analyzing merger and acquisition (M&A) drivers for a given sector or transaction

3. Experience in interacting with senior management of clients

4. Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills

5. Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience in developing final presentations

To qualify for the role, you must have

- Master's degree OR MBA OR Master's in business administration or CFA

- 15+ years of work experience in research firms, Big 4s, consulting firms, Investment Banking, etc.

- A demonstrated ability to build and manage a dynamic and highly motivated team

- The demonstrated ability to work within a given budget and schedule, ensuring top-quality results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Ideally, you'll also have

- Project management skills

- Exposure to Digital Technologies and understanding of AI / ML leverage within sectors

- Exposure to tools like Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx etc.

What we look for

- A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment

- An opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 2000 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.

- Opportunities to work with practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industries