Senior Analyst

Job Title : Senior Analyst

Location City : Gurgaon (New Delhi National Capital Region)

Industry : Research and Advisory Services

Company : Everest Group

About Everest Group

Confident decisions driven by deep expertise and tenacious research.

Everest Group is a research firm helping business leaders confidently navigate today’s market challenges, driving maximized operational and financial performance and transformative experiences. Our deep expertise and tenacious research focused on technology, business processes, and engineering through the lenses of talent, sustainability, and sourcing delivers precise and action-oriented guidance. For more information, visit www.everestgrp.com.

Job overview

A market facing position that requires advising clients on key global services decisions, providing insightful analysis on one or multiple global sourcing domains such as locations optimization, governance structures, workforce strategy, sourcing models in outsourcing / offshoring space, and cost optimization. The role requires driving actionable insights through a combination of custom advisory engagements (e.g., benchmarking, competitive intelligence) and authoring reports and white papers. The candidate must be able to analyse, communicate, work with senior executives, develop complex and compelling analytical scenarios, and work with clients solving strategic global sourcing issues. The role includes global interactions with Fortune 2000 companies, large technology and business services providers, investors, and industry associations.

Key responsibilities

Work closely with colleagues within the Commercial and Solutions Analytics (CSA) practice, other practices, and external market participants to support client engagements, develop reports

Lead medium-sized custom advisory engagements - understand client-specific requirements and conduct relevant research to provide recommendations

Interact with clients and assist them in strategic business decision making

Support business development efforts through proposals, marketing campaigns, etc. and leveraging market connect

Build visibility with clients, prospects, and overall market through blogs, whitepapers, newsletters, presentations

Develop domain knowledge and get recognized as SMEs within Everest Group as well as the wider industry

Interact with industry constituents such as global enterprises, service providers, and industry associations to form a 360-degree view

Drive structuring and gathering of relevant subject-area data and information through primary and secondary research

Lead detailed numerical analysis of data combined with domain knowledge to identify as well as predict key trends affecting markets

Own select work streams for project deliverables

Proactively deliver and manage practice agenda for published research reports

Publish best-in-class industry reports and cutting-edge thought papers through original research and blue-sky problem solving

Identify areas of research based on industry and client needs, and proactively develop new content in identified work-streams

Ensure quality of products and adherence to Everest Group standards

Skills & activities

Strong problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and analytical capability

Strong oral and written communication skills, including attention to detail

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

Self-motivated, strong organization skills (able to manage own time and prioritize), and work independently

Ability to interact and effectively work with others in a global team environment

Comfort with ambiguity of an entrepreneurial environment

Motivated to excel in business

Comfort with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Solid business judgment, professional in appearance

Long term desire to contribute to business growth and build a career as a business leader

Education & experience

Bachelor’s degree from a reputed college; MBA strongly preferred (from Tier-1 B-School)

2 – 4 years of work experience in consulting / research / outsourcing strategy environment is strongly preferred

History of excellence in academics, personal and vocational achievements

Interest in GCC, outsourcing space and services sourcing trends