Primary Responsibility and Key Tasks

Work with the Pod Leader, a seasoned senior analyst and Client Sales Team to provide research & analysis on (amongst other things):

• Understand the client brief, and generate insightful reports through research and analysis
• Analyze industry trends and market developments and present meaningful insights
• Create in-depth, relevant research reports on potential targets
• Develop deep-rooted knowledge of and expertise in the vertical and cloud solutions
• Assist in research in other verticals as needed
• Mentoring new analysts with research requests, established process to bring them to scale.

People Interactions 

• Client Sales Teams
• Fellow Analysts
• Client Subject Matter Experts

Professional Qualifications & Skills

• A graduate or an MBA (preferred) with 1-2  years’ experience in a research role, preferably in a financial, market research or management consulting firm (mandatory)
• Hands-on experience in the chosen research vertical (BFS, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology etc.)
• Fluency in English + Any of the following languages: German, Dutch, Swedish, French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese

The individual is expected to demonstrate:

• Analytical and inquisitive mindset, with enthusiasm and willingness to learn
• Should be able to work under general supervision, with limited review of work needed
• Strong written and oral communication skills and presentation capabilities
• Excellent presentation skills – PowerPoint and Google Slides (gSuite) experience
• Experience creating pitch decks for cloud services across multiple industry verticals is highly desirable
• Knowledge of cloud products is highly desired

Competencies Required in role

• Ability to demonstrate some of the following behaviours in the context of the deliverables outlined as the Key Tasks for the Role.
• Assimilates information quickly to get to the key facts
• Recognizes clear trends within data
• Applies lessons learnt from previous experiences
• Applies a logical approach to the analysis of information and data
• Understands the information needed and finds ways of obtaining it
• Maintains confidentiality of information used and exchanged during research

Planning & Organizing:

• Determines best use of time and assigns activities appropriately
• Establishes priorities and plans for own work
• Ensures urgent and important tasks are completed first
• Identifies resources needed for own assignments: Uses simple tools and systems to structure personal activities (e.g. .to do. Lists, follow up procedures)
• Escalates issues quickly if they can’t be managed or resolved within agreed time-scales
• Quickly and accurately reports on the status of work
• Meets deadlines by managing time effectively