Senior Manager - Research - Strategy Consulting Firm

Senior Manager - Research - Strategy Consulting Firm

About our client :

- Our client is a consulting firm that is working with internet startups and investment funds in India, SE Asia & Middle East, to fundamentally shape the way the entire ecosystem evolves. We are changing how clients in data-deficient markets (aka internet) conduct their business.

- Our DNA is that we collect our own data and build layers of IP & advisory to add differentiated value to clients.

- Our client is the primary research engine focusing on collecting, analyzing & synthesizing information in data deficient markets. To paraphrase Captain James Kirk: "we collect data where no man has gone before."

Key Responsibilities :

- Recommend and explain research methods and techniques appropriate for projects focused on topics such as customer segmentation, customer experience mapping, value chain mapping, market sizing and go-to-market

- Lead the execution of client projects while guiding and developing individual team members (Design research approach, collect market information, perform analysis, and deliver actionable insights to client executive teams)

- Develop relationships with external research vendors and interact with as needed.

- Support business development (proposal solutioning & writing, support new product ideation and development)

- Support thought leadership (contribute to creating content such as newsletters, white papers that are circulated via official communication channels)

- Help and train team on project delivery to develop future team leads

Requirements :

- 4-year B. Tech / 5-year Integrated Dual Degree from a Tier- 1 / 2 college

- MBA degree preferred (not mandatory)

- 4-5 years of relevant work experience in research

- Experience in leading projects and client communication

- Strong quantitative / analytical background

- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing

- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization

- Lifelong learning mindset

- Willingness to travel

- Location : Gurugram