Senior Analyst - Technology Consulting - Data & Analytics

Job Title: Senior Analyst

Location City: Gurgaon / Bangalore

Industry: Research and Advisory Services

The company

A research firm focused exclusively on IT, business process, and engineering services - this specialization results in a depth of expertise that our clients find invaluable when making critical, strategic decisions related to their use and delivery of sourcing services. The Global 1000 - the largest and most complex companies of the world - use our services to guide their journeys to achieve heightened operational and financial performance, accelerated value delivery, and high-impact business outcomes. Founded in 1991, we serve clients around the world.

Job overview:

- The Information Technology Services (ITS) team focuses on current and anticipated trends in present-day and next-generation global IT services across geographies, sectors, and locations. From our published reports to custom decision support, ITS team supports clients though its fact-based insights to analyze and assess market trends and topical issues, service provider capabilities, and solution characteristics across specific information technology (IT) landscapes.

- The Senior Analyst will work in the Data & Analytics (D&A) research service line to create new content assets focused on helping large global enterprises and service providers with their Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and technology/business services transformation strategies.

- The Senior Analyst is expected to contribute to the research program by delivering high quality, original research reports and custom advisory projects.

- This will require the candidate to maintain an ongoing dialog with senior industry executives on key issues, as well as help answer their queries.

- The candidate will be required to deliver custom research engagements on broader IT services themes that help our clients grow and compete better.

Key responsibilities:

- Identify areas of research, based on industry and client needs, within Data, Analytics, and AI services space

- Problem solve and structure work to manage deliverables and timelines

- Contribute significantly to the published research agenda of the ITS practice

- Lead medium sized custom research engagements

- Actively develop domain expertise, leveraging subject matter experts, and external sources

- Support business development efforts through proposal writing and other initiatives

- Participate proactively in external market communication by responding to analyst enquiries, conducting executive conversations, and maintaining/growing long-term client relationships

Skills & activities:

- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capability, and high levels of intellectual curiosity

- Strong oral and written communication skills with attention to detail

- Project management skills: self-motivated, ability to multi-task, work under pressure and successfully manage deadlines

- Ability to interact and effectively work with others in a team environment. Long term desire to contribute to business growth and build a career as a business leader

- Desire to be in a non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial environment; comfort with ambiguity

- Proficient in Microsoft office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook)

Education & experience:

- Bachelor's degree; MBA required (Tier-1 B-School)

- 1 to 3 years post-MBA work experience in technology/advisory/research/outsourcing strategy environment. Keen interest in technology and technology industry is strongly preferred

- History of excellence in academics, personal and vocational achievements

- Experience in the technology sector, especially Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, is a plus