Research Associate - Automotive & Transport Equipment Sector

One of the Big 5 executive search consulting firm is looking to hire research professionals in Auto sector for their Gurgaon office. They are looking for experienced professionals with sector knowledge of 6-10 years.

Crux of the role:

- As an Associate (within EZIRS- Assignment Execution team) one will be closely working with Egon Zehnder's Consulting Teams based globally on Industry specific, talent research related mandates and would be responsible for providing live research support related to mapping companies, talent pipelining etc.

- Understanding/ Experience of GLOBAL 'Automotive/ Automobile & Transportation' industry

- Should be currently involved in a Research, Analysis, Strategy, Insights generation, Consulting, Industry expert type of a role

- Comfortable in an Individual contributor role + keen on Talent Domain

Details Of the role :

- Execute Global assignment research for client projects determined by the Segment Leader and the Global Practice Specialist

- Demonstrate excellent research expertise and build in-depth knowledge of key markets and talent pools

- Leveraging firm and individual knowledge / experience to act as a thought partner in the start-up phase of the search process, including setting expectations / confirming next steps

- Recommend initial candidate profiles to calibrate with team and validate search strategies, including alternate approaches and priority target companies

- Execute search strategy to identify potential candidates through internal/external sources

- Verify and/or update candidate details on the internal database using external data sources

- Identify and prioritise target companies through market research

- Accountable for assessing and prioritizing potential candidates through database, internal network, external resources and market outreach as appropriate

- Conduct informal referencing to validate candidates

- Initial candidate outreach on appropriate mid-level assignments to obtain biographical information, gauge interest for new opportunities, develop initial assessment and warm the introduction to a consultant

- Support the assignment team throughout the search processes to drive strategy, bring forward candidate solutions and supporting client materials, such as client-ready candidate profiles and progress reports

- Ensure the real-time capture of insights on candidates and companies in the Firm's proprietary database throughout the course of the assignment