RocSearch - Manager - Strategic Business Research

Role : Manager - Strategic Business Research

Location : Noida

Experience : 6-10 years

About the role :

This is an excellent job opportunity for candidates who aspire to work in an analytical, dynamic and fast paced strategic research role. The role will provide opportunities to work and interact with strategy teams of large-and mid-sized corporates and partners / senior consultants at large and boutique strategy and M&A advisory firms in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. The selected candidate/s will play a pivotal role in managing multiple client relationships and delivering high quality business and strategic research across niche sectors to global clients.

Responsibilities and Performance Objectives :

- Build an in-depth understanding of the business and research requirements of multiple strategic research clients.

- Prepare in-depth proposals for new strategic research engagements clearly outlining the Client's objectives, scope, approach, preliminary findings, key considerations, timelines and fee.

- Plan, lead and manage multiple strategic research projects, including in-depth market sizing, market opportunity assessment, go-to-market strategy support, organic-and-inorganic growth assessment, competitive benchmarking, industry best practices assessment and thematic sector / economic reports.

- Devise best approaches and methodology to address client queries. Plan for proxies and data triangulation for niche sectors, topics and geographies to provide - so-what- analysis.

- Lead and participate in expert consultations, both free and paid, to gather relevant insights on topics with negligible information in secondary domain.

- Manage and review outputs of junior team members and deliver error free client ready outputs under tight deadlines.

- Present key findings to the Client and address questions and objections with clarity and confidence.

- Be responsible for professional development, coaching and evaluation of 3-4 team members.

- Contribute to firm-level responsibilities which can include knowledge management, training, recruitment, new product development, internal process development, expanding business capabilities, etc.

Candidate Profile :

- MBA / CFA / Graduates from leading B-Schools and Colleges.

- 6+ years of experience in strategic research and consulting.

- At least 4 years of experience in managing teams and leading strategic research projects.

- Strong project and client relationship management skills.

- Ability to coach, guide and inspire team members during crisis situations.

- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills.

- Extensive experience in conducting in-depth secondary and primary research.

- Strong understanding of financial concepts and strategy frameworks.

About RocSearch :

RocSearch is a world leader in delivering actionable business intelligence solutions and insights to companies around the world. We have been providing customised business and financial research solutions to corporates, consulting/advisory and investment firms for over 18 years driven by our deep domain knowledge and a functional understanding of our clients- requirements. Our core competency is our exceptional expertise in building and managing dedicated teams to meet each client's unique requirements.

For more information, please visit www.rocsearch.com.