Associate Consultant Strategy Consulting, Technology Practice

This opening is for our office in Gurgaon, India.

Job Objective:

Collaborate with consultants, senior consultants and engagement managers to provide data-driven and analysis-rich research deliverables deriving strategic insights as per the client requirements. Associate Consultants are also required to assist in business development activities.

Job Overview:

Associate Consultants provide the first line of analysis that helps BA provide fact-based strategic and tactical insights to its clients. Associate Consultants are required to conduct in-depth secondary research and primary research, apply analysis techniques and derive insights for our clients. Associate Consultants may be required to travel for primary research.

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Delivery
 Support project/ module lead with understanding the client requirements, problem definition, designing the project approach, recommendations, etc.
 Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the practice area (technology)
 Conduct extensive primary and/or secondary research
 Analyse data to extract insights and identify patterns (qualitative as well as qualitative)
 Develop proxies and triangulations for difficult-to-get data points such as revenue forecast data, market size numbers for niche industry segments, etc.
 Analyse findings for relevant trends, patterns and insights and apply them to help the team arrive at solutions/ recommendations
 Interact seamlessly with team members to ensure we deliver high-quality strategy consulting assignments that exceed client expectations
 Take complete ownership of the work assigned
 Produce output in the form of Power Point, Excel, Word, etc
 Manage vendor relationships and undertake business development activities by assisting in providing proposals, capability documents, etc.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes:
 Good business writing and verbal communication skills
 Detail-oriented with high standards for written and visual presentation of information
 Good research, analytical, and numerical skills
 Logical thought process to think through a problem and develop solutions
 Ability to develop and articulate strategic recommendations based on data analysis
 High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel etc.)
 Strong inter-personal skills, ability to work with teams in a time-line driven high pressure environment (typical of consulting firms)
 Self-driven with a high level of motivation and energy; a strong can do attitude; ability and willingness to work in a small and fast growing set-up
 Ability to pro-actively identify ways to contribute to firms goals & mission
 International experience will be an added advantage

Preferred Experience:
 1-3years of experience, in either of the following profiles -
 Consultant for technology clients OR
 Corporate Strategy professional in large technology company OR
 Research Analyst covering technology sector OR
 Equity Analyst covering technology sector OR
 Market Intelligence/ Competitor Intelligence professional in large technology company.
 The candidate should have reasonable experience in 
 Studying evolving technology trends and business model shifts in the industry
 Following large technology companies and their product/ solution strategies
 Following Mergers & Acquisition activity in technology industry and understanding its implications
 Advising on product/ services strategy or go-to-market strategy or business model design etc. for technology companies
 Understanding changing customer needs and its implications on technology industry

Educational Background:
 Bachelors degree (Engineering/ Commerce/ Economics) from a top-tier university (such as IITs, NITs, DU, etc.); MBA from a top-tier B-School preferred,