Lead-Research
Job Description: Roles & Responsibilities
• Provide support on research assignments to address stakeholder needs.
o Understand data requirement for the engagement and determine effective data sources for the deliverable.
o Preparing insightful Industry, Company, Competitive Intelligence/Benchmarking, reports
o Ability to Identify issues, pain-points, growth opportunities for a client
• Designing and preparing deliverables (in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint formats)
o Conduct in-depth secondary and research, based on requirement.
o Synthesize and analyze the research findings to come up with strategic solutions/insights for the client.
o Prepare final deliverable(s)
• Build strong and relevant professional relationships internally.
• Use research tools and frameworks to develop high-impact deliverables
• Ensure the quality, timeliness, accuracy, and accountability of the assigned research projects.
• Work with moderate supervision on client deliverables and other research initiatives
• The internal research support team at Sutherland specializes in undertaking analysis, insight generation and final reporting
Qualifications: Experience/ Skills Education: MBA (Marketing / Finance / Strategy / etc.) (Preferably from Tier-I/II B-School)
• 4+ years of experience in market research and consulting projects, with 2+ years of experience in delivering projects such as market entry, market opportunity assessment, market expansion strategy, new product development etc.
• Should have good customer facing capabilities.
• Strong analytical mindset
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to understand client requirements, and the drive to go beyond stated requirements deliver best possible solutions that fulfil clients’ objectives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High problem-solving skills
• Strong numerical, analytical and strategic thinking skills - able to demonstrate how one supports the other - and sound commercial acumen
• Be comfortable working to tight deadlines and demanding requirements
• Driven and ability to work independently
• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of different engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.