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  • Manager – Data Engineer

    India

    What job we expect you to do:

    • Connecting, designing, scheduling, and deploying data warehouse systems
    • Developing data pipelines and enable dash boards for stakeholders and
    • Develop, construct, test and maintain system architectures
    • Create best practices for data loading and extraction
    • Doing quick POCs for any data eccentric development task

    What skills we expect you to bring:

    • Strong programing skills, being well versed in Object-Oriented Programming system (OOPS), data structures, and algorithms
    • Should be comfortable in executing ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) processes which include data ingestion, data cleaning and curation into a data warehouse, database, or data platform
    • Should be comfortable with schema designing
    • Experience in distributed computing environment
    • Experience in structured/unstructured data and batch processing/real-time processing (good to have)
    • Be comfortable with SQL (mandatory), Python(mandatory), Scala (good to have) to manipulate and prepare data and conduct various analysis as needed
    • Reading\writing data to\from various sources – APIs, cloud storage, databases, big data platforms
    • Experience of working with Big Data environment such as Hadoop and the ecosystem
    • Data transformations and applying ML models
    • Creating web services to allow create, read, update and delete (CRUD) operations
    • Competent in project management framework such as Agile
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

     

    What expertise will bring added advantage?

    • Machine learning
    • Statistical Modelling
    • Natural Language Processing

    What Tools and Technologies we expect you to know?  We understand one cannot be master of all.

    • Python – pandas, django\flask, sklearn, scikit
    • SQL, BigQuery
    • Hadoop ecosystems (HDFS, HIVE, Mapreduce, Pig, Spark, Hadoop etc.)
    • Kafka
    • Apache Spark
    • Linux
    • Airflow

     How many years of experience you need?

    Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

    Where will be the job location?

    We are ready to welcome you at Noida and Gurgaon and also open for any other location in India

    Apply

  • Senior Manager - Data Analytics

    India

    Roles and responsibilities

    Specifically, Senior Managers should –

    • Understand the client objectives, and work with the Project Lead (PL) to design the analytical solution/framework. Be able to translate the client objectives / analytical plan into clear deliverables with associated priorities and constraints
    • Organize/Prepare/Manage data and conduct quality checks to ensure that the analysis dataset is ready
    • Explore and implement various statistical and analytical techniques (including machine learning) like linear/non-linear Regression, Decision Trees, Segmentation, time series forecasting as well as machine learning algorithms like Random Forest, SVM, ANN, etc.
    • Conduct sanity checks of the analysis output based on reasoning and common sense, and be able to do a rigorous self QC, as well as of the work assigned to junior analysts to ensure an error free output
    • Interpret the output in context of the client’s business and industry to identify trends and actionable insights
    • Be able to succinctly visualize the findings through a PPT, a BI dashboard (Tableau, Qlikview, etc.) and highlight the key takeaways from a business perspective
    • Be able to take client calls relatively independently, and interact with onsite leads (if applicable) on a daily basis
    • Discuss queries/certain sections of deliverable report over client calls or video conferences

    Client Management

    • Act as client lead and maintain client relationship; make independent key decisions related to client management
    • Be a part of deliverable discussions with clients over telephonic calls, and guide the project team on the next steps and way forward

    Most Important Requirements:

    • Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Solution orientation and self-drive

    Ideal Candidate

    • 8-10 years of relevant advanced analytics experience in Marketing, CRM, Pricing in either Retail, or CPG industries. Other B2C domains can be considered
    • Experience in managing, cleaning and analyzing large datasets using tools like Python, R or SAS
    • Experience in using multiple advanced analytics techniques or machine learning algorithms
    • Experience in handling client calls and working independently with clients
    • Understanding of consumer businesses such as Retail, CPG or Telecom
    • Knowledge of working across multiple data types and files like flat files, RDBMS files; multiple data platforms (SQL Server, Teradata, Hadoop, Spark); on premise or on the cloud
    • Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques like Decision trees, different types of regressions, clustering, Forecasting (ARIMA/X), ML, etc.

     Other Skills

    • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
    • Ability to create client ready deliverables in Excel and PowerPoint
    • Optimization techniques (linear, non-linear), and knowledge of supply chain
    • VBA, Excel Macro programming, Tableau, Qlikview

    Education 

    • Engineers from top tier institutes (IITs, DCE/NSIT, NITs) or Post Graduates in Maths/Statistics/OR from top Tier Colleges/Universities
    • MBA from top tier B-schools
    Apply

  • Senior Associate - Credit Research

    Noida

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Candidate will be working as Fixed Income Research analyst for the securities across the spectrum including Investment Grade, High-Yield, Municipal and distress debt. Should have strong written and verbal communications.
    • Preparing comprehensive financial models with forecasting based on in-depth study of operating statistics
    • Detailed debt structure, maturity schedule and liquidity analysis
    • Good understanding of financial covenants
    • Writing credit research notes / profiles on corporates
    • Relative Valuation and Industry research reports
    • Municipal issuers credit review report for general obligation and revenue bonds
    • Working on pilot projects with stringent timelines

    Ideal Candidate

    • Candidate should have relevant experience of at least 2-5 years
    • Candidate should have done MBA (finance) or CFA
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Motivated, fast thinking, dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Mature individual with a professional work ethic, and high degree of ownership and accountability
    Apply

  • Senior Associate - Equity Research

    Noida

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Candidate will be supporting buy-side/sell-side analysts focused on equity research projects such as building/maintaining financial models, writing investment thesis and conducting valuation (based on DCF, Relative Valuation, SoTP, etc.)
    • Preparing comprehensive financial models with forecasting and valuation based on understanding of company KPIs and industry drivers
    • Performing data-intensive tasks such as maintaining sector-specific databases, and preparing custom dashboards and database-driven screeners
    • Contributing to various kinds of equity reports including earnings notes, initiating coverage notes, sector notes, thematic notes
    • Supporting the client on ad-hoc research tasks relating to companies, sectors or theme s
    • Supporting the client in various product and process development projects
    • Relating latest developments in the capital market and sector to valuation of the coverage stocks
    • Communicating with the client team independently for daily tasks and ad-hoc requests
    • Contributing to or working on challenging pilot projects

    Ideal Candidate

    • Candidate should have relevant experience of at least 1-4 years in financial and/or investment research in a KPO or advisory Firm
    • The person should have completed MBA (Finance) or CFA or CA
    • Strong grasp of financial concepts and accounting and their application in financial analysis and valuation
    • Should possess experience in financial modelling, forecasting, valuation and writing investment research
    • Must possess expertise in using financial research databases (Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson ONE)
    • Expert understanding of MS-Office tools particularly advanced Excel
    • Strong business acumen and problem solving skills
    • Excellent communication (both written and oral) and presentation skills
    • Aware of latest macroeconomic trends and their impact on global capital markets
    • Able to quickly develop understanding on new sectors and identify key drivers or risk factors
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment
    • Mature individual with a professional work ethic, and high degree of ownership and accountability

     

    Apply

  • Assistant Manager - Lifesciences

    Noida

    Roles and responsibilities

    Project Management

    • Independently manage and collaboratively execute customized business research projects focused on procurement and business strategies, for numerous clients including large–midsized life sciences corporations and professional service firms
    • Lead one or more project teams, guiding team(s) on all aspects including scoping, timelines, content structuring, research methodologies, and client communication
    • Deliver high-quality, client-ready outputs consistently
    • Conduct continuous quality management of the outputs to ensure consistency and timeline adherence
    • Be pragmatic in deciding required involvement and contribution in projects to ascertain efficient project execution and meet client commitments
    • Serve as a mentor to the project team members imparting experiential- and knowledge-based guidance, and providing constructive feedback (verbal and written); counsel analysts on technical and business skills to elevate their performance

    Client Engagement

    • Interact with key client stakeholders to understand project requests and business needs, and communicate project progress/challenges
    • Serve as the primary POC for project-related communication to discuss/decide project timelines/scope and collect feedback
    • Undertake teleconference-based project kick-off calls and review meetings
    • Identify risks /issues and escalate to the reporting manager (RM) and/or Client Lead (CL)
    • Identify up-selling/cross-selling opportunities in conjunction with the CL/RM
    • Participate in business proposals and new client pitch-decks to attract new business prospects and enhance business growth

    Team and Career Management

    • Display exceptional project/team management skills maintaining high levels of motivation and work ethic among team members
    • Handle difficult situations such as dissatisfaction/disagreement among team members and escalate to RM, when essential
    • Function as the performance appraiser of 2–5 junior team members and be responsible for their overall career management

    Training and Organisational Initiatives

    • Contribute to different organisational tasks such as hiring, training, and other organisational initiatives

    Ideal Candidate

    • Market research and/or consulting experience of 4–7 years; experience in procurement and commercial research/strategies is preferred
    • Good understanding and knowledge of the Life Sciences industry and dynamics; educational qualification in life sciences will be preferred, but not essential
    • Through knowledge of various secondary and primary research methodologies (including databases such as Nexis, Thomson, Factiva and Bloomberg)
    • Through knowledge of various secondary and primary research methodologies (including databases such as Thomson, Factiva, and LexisNexis)
    • Understanding of industry dynamics such as KPIs and frameworks such as SWOT analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, and GE-McKinsey Matrix
    • Potential of handling a large team of 10-15 employees as a single point of contact for their daily operational needs as well as overall needs related to career aspiration, performance, expectations, team building etc.
    • Team player
    • Motivated, fast thinking, dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Motivated and dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Work in demanding and high-pressure situations without compromising on work quality and timelines
    • Result oriented, self-driven, and solution seeker
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Ability to do multitasking with ease
    • Ability to take tough/difficult decisions with reason and logic
    • Patient, calm, and composed demeanour
    • Quick grasp and ability to think on the feet
    • Quick learner with the ability to think outside the box
    • Strong people management skills
    • High value system, and fair and judicious in decision-making
    • Perseverant and ‘can do’ attitude
    • Proactive in reaching out to others beyond his immediate area of responsibility to help/assist
    • Proactive collaborator
    • Able to lead by example
    • Subject-matter-expert who can indulge in unprompted knowledge-sharing
    • Efficient in handling difficult client and people situations
    Apply

  • Inside Sales - Procurement & CSM

    Noida

    Roles and responsibilities

    The Inside Sales Specialist will be a key member of the Sales Development team at TSC. Candidate would assist in building the sales pipeline and contributing to the sales effort. The job involves identifying, organizing and qualifying leads that will later become prospects and
    eventually customers. The understanding of research and/or analytics services is vital. This is a challenging and interesting role and will require the candidate to be alert to the business realities in global markets and carry out the functions accordingly.

    • Understand the market dynamics, including client requirement, business models, key players, competition and our value proposition across segments.
    • Identify new customers/ opportunities within a given sales territory.
    • Study buying behaviour/ patterns of target companies
    • Leverage TSC’s standard solutions, packaged offerings, collateral and credentials to open conversations with targeted companies and send customized emails and compose relevant messages
    • Conduct effective cold call campaigns. Speak to C level executives and decision makers and be comfortable handling this.
    • Will be the first point of contact with clients – engage meaningfully, provide necessary information on our solution and help convert the lead into a prospect.
    • Will need to prepare and maintain a database of suspects. This will include research from the net, storing this information on spread-sheets etc. and timely updation into the Salesforce CRM.
    • “Adhere to GDPR as well as other prevailing company policies and procedures while delivering the duties”.
    • Must- have prior experience selling to the Procurement /or CSM vertical.

    Ideal Candidate

    • 2-4 years of total experience, with a minimum of 2 years of inside sales with an analytics and/or Research services for North American, APAC or European markets.
    • Excellent sales skills with very strong verbal and written communication ability.
    • Excellent skills with LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Salesforce or similar prospecting tools
    • Familiarity with cold calling campaigns and follow up techniques.
    • Perseverant, with the ability to establish ‘contact’ quickly
    Apply

  • Senior Analyst - Research - CPG

    Noida

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Execute business research projects in the area of strategy, procurement and/or marketing for various clients – including large corporations operating in the industrials space globally
    • Contribute to the entire project lifecycle through exhaustive research, data interpretation, insight generation/analysis and report preparation
    • Understand research objectives based on client requirements and accordingly build a work approach; interpret and analyse information for accuracy, exhaustiveness and applicability
    • Conduct exhaustive secondary research on a variety of topics across sources such as company websites, industry reports, market studies, general news articles as well as databases, and other relevant sources
    • Synthesise analytical and actionable insights – through qualitative and quantitative methods – which provide solutions to client’s business problem, and present this information in a structured manner
    • Deliver high-quality, client-ready output with minimal supervision; identify risks/issues and escalate those to project leads in a timely manner

    Ideal Candidate

    • 1 to 3.5 years of experience in business research ; extensive experience in utilizing those skills in research environment
    • Experience of direct interaction with clients, both through emails and conference calls
    • Experience of working in teams
    • Creative outlook and ability to think of multiple approaches to address a problem
    • Analytical bend of mind, to seek the why, how and so-what of a problem statement
    • Motivated, quick thinker, dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Demonstrate perseverance and ‘can do’ attitude
    • Go getter with quick grasping ability
    • Proactive and ready to take initiative
    • Strong team player with a zeal to learn
    • Any specialisation/background in the Industrials sub-sectors , MBA : Desirable
    • Experience of supervising/managing the work of a relatively junior analyst
    • Experience in manufacturing/industrials space (added advantage)
    • Superior analytical skills to analyse and interpret both qualitative and quantitative information
    • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
    • Ability to maintain quality levels across studies and manage projects with minimum direction
    • Ability to write reports (headlines, summary and recommendations) with no grammatical or data interpretation errors
    • Ability to conduct open ended primary research to garner industry specific insights
    • Knowledge of analytical frameworks like Porter’s 5 forces, BCG matrix, and understanding of business dynamics of various industries and basic economics
    • Proficiency in Power Point, Excel and Word to deliver the desired output in a creative and aesthetically appealing format
    • Knowledge of one’s educational background with clear understanding of fundamentals and concepts
    • Knowledge of various databases such as Lexis, Thomson, Factiva and ProFound
    Apply

  • Assistant Manager - Presales

    India

    Overview

    The pre-sales lead will be a key member of the Sales Development team at TSC. He/She would be a
    part of the team that:

    • Right scopes adhoc research/analytics/technology-based proposal requests from new clients
    • Prepares solution and accompanying collateral as The Smart Cube’s response to all RFIs, RFPs and RFQs pertaining to research and/or analytics work
    • Supports bids by sharing the right pitch material before client meetings

    This is a challenging and interesting role and will require the candidate to be alert to business realities
    in global markets while being equally well-versed with the firm’s capabilities across research and
    analytics-based work. The candidate can look forward to a very healthy growth path as the company
    is one of the fastest emerging in this space and this function, an important backbone.

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Understand market dynamics, including client requirements, business models, key players, competition and our value proposition across segments
    • Understand business problems across our industries and functions
    • Manage solution design independently with a sound proposal that addresses the client’s problems
    • Convey the solution design through a compelling visual narrative and take complete ownership of the proposal
    • Independent in all aspects related to decision-making, including asking the right questions to clients/sales folks to build the optimal solution
    • Proactively communicates with internal and external stakeholders (including independently liaising with all internal stakeholders and SMEs)
    • Ensure that the business development support material is kept current and that it conveys our value proposition and strong capabilities in the best possible manner
    • Can work on short turnaround proposals and ensures all internal and external client timelines are met
    • Follows all organisational policies and values in spirit

    Ideal Candidate

    • 3-5 years of total experience, with a minimum of 2 years of working on proposals and RFPs for North American, APAC and/or European markets
    • Strong understanding of business in general and in-depth understanding of business functions such as procurement and supply chain, strategy, marketing, and pricing and promotions
    • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the comfort and confidence of dealing with VP+ level executives in the US and Europe (internal and external stakeholders)
    • Ability to don the ‘solution hat’ and look at the big picture
    • Strong ability to convey the solution through a compelling story
    • Perseverant and collaborative, able to prioritize and multi-task, and dynamic/energetic
    • Should be good at organizing information
    Apply

  • Manager - Lifesciences

    India

    Roles and responsibilities

    Project Management

    • Independently manage and collaboratively execute customized business research projects focused on procurement and business strategies, for numerous clients including large–midsized life sciences corporations and professional service firms
      • Lead one or more project teams, guiding team(s) on all aspects including scoping, timelines, content structuring, research methodologies, and client communication
      •  Deliver high-quality, client-ready outputs consistently
    • Conduct continuous quality management of the outputs to ensure consistency and timeline adherence
    • Be pragmatic in deciding required involvement and contribution in projects to ascertain efficient project execution and meet client commitments
    • Serve as a mentor to the project team members imparting experiential- and knowledge-based guidance, and providing constructive feedback (verbal and written); counsel analysts on technical and business skills to elevate their performance

    Client Engagement

    • Interact with key client stakeholders to understand project requests and business needs, and communicate project progress/challenges
      • Serve as the primary POC for project-related communication to discuss/decide project timelines/scope and collect feedback
      • Undertake teleconference-based project kick-off calls and review meetings
      • Identify risks /issues and escalate to the reporting manager (RM) and/or Client Lead (CL)
      • Identify up-selling/cross-selling opportunities in conjunction with the CL/RM
    • Participate in business proposals and new client pitch-decks to attract new business prospects and enhance business growth

    Team and Career Management

    • Display exceptional project/team management skills maintaining high levels of motivation and work ethic among team members
      • Handle difficult situations such as dissatisfaction/disagreement among team members
        and escalate to RM, when essential
    • Function as the performance appraiser of 2–5 junior team members and be responsible for their overall career management

    Training and Organisational Initiatives

    • Contribute to different organisational tasks such as hiring, training, and other organisational initiatives

    Ideal Candidate

    • Market research and/or consulting experience of 7–10 years; experience in procurement and commercial research/strategies is preferred
    • Good understanding and knowledge of the Life Sciences industry and dynamics; educational qualification in life sciences will be preferred, but not essential
    • Through knowledge of various secondary and primary research methodologies (including databases such as Nexis, Thomson, Factiva and Bloomberg)
    • Through knowledge of various secondary and primary research methodologies (including databases such as Thomson, Factiva, and LexisNexis)
    • Understanding of industry dynamics such as KPIs and frameworks such as SWOT analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, and GE-McKinsey Matrix
    • Potential of handling a large team of 10-15 employees as a single point of contact for their daily operational needs as well as overall needs related to career aspiration, performance, expectations, team building etc.
    • Team player
    • Motivated, fast thinking, dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Motivated and dynamic person with strong business acumen
    • Work in demanding and high-pressure situations without compromising on work quality and timelines
    • Result oriented, self-driven, and solution seeker
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Ability to do multitasking with ease
    • Ability to take tough/difficult decisions with reason and logic
    • Patient, calm, and composed demeanour
    • Quick grasp and ability to think on the feet
    • Quick learner with the ability to think outside the box
    • Strong people management skills
    • High value system, and fair and judicious in decision-making
    • Perseverant and ‘can do’ attitude
    • Proactive in reaching out to others beyond his immediate area of responsibility to help/assist
    • Proactive collaborator
    • Able to lead by example
    • Subject-matter-expert who can indulge in unprompted knowledge-sharing
    • Efficient in handling difficult client and people situations
    Apply

  • Bid and Business Proposal Manager

    India

    Overview

    The pre-sales lead will be a key member of the Sales Development team at TSC. He/She would be a part of the team that:

    • Right scopes ad-hoc research/analytics/technology-based proposal requests from new clients
    • Prepares solution and accompanying collateral as The Smart Cube’s response to all RFIs, RFPs and RFQs pertaining to research and/or analytics work
    • Supports bids by sharing the right pitch material before client meetings

    This is a challenging and interesting role and will require the candidate to be alert to business realities in global markets while being equally well-versed with the firm’s capabilities across research and analytics-based work. The candidate can look forward to a very healthy growth path as the company is one of the fastest emerging in this space and this function, an important backbone.

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Understand market dynamics, including client requirements, business models, key players, competition and our value proposition across segments
    • Understand business problems across our industries and functions
    • Manage solution design independently with a sound proposal that addresses the client’s problems
    • Convey the solution design through a compelling visual narrative and take complete ownership of the proposal
    • Independent in all aspects related to decision-making, including asking the right questions to clients/sales folks to build the optimal solution
    • Proactively communicates with internal and external stakeholders (including independently liaising with all internal stakeholders and SMEs)
    • Ensure that the business development support material is kept current and that it conveys our value proposition and strong capabilities in the best possible manner
    • Can work on short turnaround proposals and ensures all internal and external client timelines are met
    • Follows all organisational policies and values in spirit

    Ideal Candidate

    • 3-5 years of total experience, with a minimum of 2 years of working on proposals and RFPs for North American, APAC and/or European markets
    • Strong understanding of business in general and in-depth understanding of business functions such as procurement and supply chain, strategy, marketing, and pricing and promotions
    • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the comfort and confidence of dealing with VP+ level executives in the US and Europe (internal and external stakeholders)
    • Ability to don the ‘solution hat’ and look at the big picture
    • Strong ability to convey the solution through a compelling story
    • Perseverant and collaborative, able to prioritize and multi-task, and dynamic/energetic
    • Should be good at organizing information

     

    Apply

  • Assistant Manager - Data Engineer

    India

    Roles and Responsibilities 

    • Connecting, designing, scheduling, and deploying data warehouse systems
    • Developing data pipelines and enable dash boards for stakeholders and
    • Develop, construct, test and maintain system architectures
    • Create best practices for data loading and extraction
    • Doing quick POCs for any data eccentric development task

     

    Ideal candidate:

    • Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
    • Strong programing skills, being well versed in Object-Oriented Programming system (OOPS), data structures, and algorithms
    • Should be comfortable in executing ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) processes which include data ingestion, data cleaning and curation into a data warehouse, database, or data platform
    • Should be comfortable with schema designing
    • Experience in distributed computing environment
    • Experience in structured/unstructured data and batch processing/real-time processing (good to have)
    • Be comfortable with SQL (mandatory), Python(mandatory), Scala (good to have) to manipulate and prepare data and conduct various analysis as needed
    • Reading\writing data to\from various sources – APIs, cloud storage, databases, big data platforms
    • Experience of working with Big Data environment such as Hadoop and the ecosystem
    • Data transformations and applying ML models
    • Creating web services to allow create, read, update and delete (CRUD) operations
    • Competent in project management framework such as Agile
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

     

    What expertise will bring added advantage?

    • Machine learning
    • Statistical Modelling
    • Natural Language Processing

     

    What Tools and Technologies we expect you to know?  

    • Python – pandas, django\flask, sklearn, scikit
    • SQL, BigQuery
    • Hadoop ecosystems (HDFS, HIVE, Mapreduce, Pig, Spark, Hadoop etc.)
    • Kafka
    • Apache Spark
    • Linux
    • Airflow
    Apply

  • Senior Analyst - Spend Analytics

    India

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Being a part of the team working on various spend analysis projects aiding strategic decision making for Fortune 500 / FTSE 100 companies, Blue Chip Consulting Firms and Global Financial Services companies
    • Understanding client objectives, and working with the PL to understand, and/or aid the designing of analytical solutions
    • Collecting/Organizing/Preparing/Managing data for analysis, and conducting quality checks
    • Being able to use tools such as VBA/Python/R/Excel to aid machine learning and increase automation, in order to support various steps involved in delivering a robust spend analysis solution
    • Conduct sanity and logical checks on data and understanding business models of various public, private and not-for-profit companies, by conducting exhaustive  research on company websites and other sources of company specific information
    • Providing recommendations to clients via right category sourcing strategies, in order  to achieve spend savings
    • Making straightforward decisions basis pre-defined options using clear criteria/procedures
    • Developing complete sections of final client reports in PowerPoint; identifying trends and evaluating insights in terms of logic and reasoning, and succinctly present them in terms of an executive summary/taglines
    • Discussing queries/certain sections of deliverable reports over client calls or video conferences

     

    Ideal Candidate

    • Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking and aptitude for data collection
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to drive effective conversations with internal and external stakeholder
    • Good interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work in teams
    • A positive individual with an urge to learn new tools and techniques
    • Mature individual with a professional work ethic, and high degree of ownership and accountability
    • Ability to multi-task and be effective in solving problems to pace up with the nature of the project
    Apply

  • Senior Analyst - Data Analytics

    India

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Act as a lead analyst on various data analytics projects aiding strategic decision-making for Fortune 500/FTSE 100 companies, Blue Chip Consulting Firms and Global Financial Services companies
    • Understand the client objectives, and work with the PL to design the analytical solution/framework. Be able to translate the client objectives/analytical plan into clear deliverables with associated priorities and constraints
    • Collect/Organize/Prepare/Manage data for the analysis and conduct quality checks
    • Use and implement basic and advanced statistical techniques like frequencies, cross-tabs, correlation, Regression, Decision Trees, and Cluster Analysis to identify key actionable insights from the data
    • Develop complete sections of final client report in Power Point. Identify trends and evaluate insights in terms of logic and reasoning, and be able to succinctly present them in terms of an executive summary/taglines
    • Conduct sanity checks of the analysis output based on reasoning and common sense, and be able to do a rigorous self QC, as well as of the work assigned to analysts to ensure an error free output
    • Aid in decision-making related to client management, and also be able to take client calls relatively independently
    • Support the project leads in managing small teams of 2-3 analysts, independently set targets and communicate to team members
    • Discuss queries/certain sections of deliverable report over client calls or video conferences


    Technical Skills:

    • Hands on experience of one or more statistical tools such as SAS, R and Python
    • Working knowledge or experience in using SQL Server (or other RDBMS tools) would be an advantage


    Other Skills:

    • Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

     

    Ideal Candidate

    • 2-4 years of relevant experience in Advanced Analytics
    • Experience in using multiple advanced analytics techniques or machine learning algorithms
    • Experience in managing, cleaning and analysis of large datasets using statistical packages like R, Python, etc.
    • Experience in data management using SQL queries on tools like Access/ SQL Server
    • Understanding of consumer businesses such as Retail or CPG
    • Experience of handling small teams of 2-3 analysts
    • Experience in handling client calls and client management


    Knowledge:

    • Knowledge of basic statistical tools and techniques like cross-tabulations, correlation, regression, segmentation, etc.
    • Knowledge of working across multiple data platforms and files like flat files, RDBMS, Excel datasheets,


    Skills

    • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
    • Project management
    • MS Excel, R and Python
    • SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, VB/VBA, Excel Macro Programming


    Education

    • Engineers from top tier institutes (IITs, DCE/NSIT, NITs) or Post Graduates in Maths/Statistics/OR from top Tier Colleges/Universities
    • MBA from top tier B-schools
    Apply

  • Assistant Manager - Data Analytics

    India

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Understand the client objectives, and work with the Project Lead (PL) to design the analytical solution/framework. Be able to translate the client objectives / analytical plan into clear deliverables with associated priorities and constraints
    • Organise/Prepare/Manage data and conduct quality checks to ensure that the analysis dataset is ready
    • Explore and implement various statistical and analytical techniques (including machine learning) like linear/non-linear Regression, Decision Trees, Segmentation, time series forecasting as well as machine learning algorithms like Random Forest, SVM, ANN, etc.
    • Conduct sanity checks of the analysis output based on reasoning and common sense, and be able to do a rigorous self QC, as well as of the work assigned to junior analysts to ensure an error free output
    • Interpret the output in context of the client’s business and industry to identify trends and actionable insights
    • Be able to succinctly visualise the findings through a PPT, a BI dashboard (Tableau, Qlikview, etc.) and highlight the key takeaways from a business perspective
    • Be able to take client calls relatively independently, and interact with onsite leads (if applicable) on a daily basis
    • Discuss queries/certain sections of deliverable report over client calls or video conferences

     

    Client Management

    • Act as client lead and maintain client relationship; make independent key decisions related to client management
    • Be a part of deliverable discussions with clients over telephonic calls, and guide the project team on the next steps and way forward

     

    Most Important Requirements

    • Superior problem solving abilities and strong analytical thinking
    • Desire to work in a fast paced, challenging environment where you need to push yourself all the time
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
    • Solution orientation and self-drive

     

    Ideal Candidate

    • 4–7 years of relevant advanced analytics experience in Marketing, CRM, Pricing in either Retail, or CPG industries. Other B2C domains can be considered
    • Experience in managing, cleaning and analysing large datasets using tools like Python, R or SAS
    • Experience in using multiple advanced analytics techniques or machine learning algorithms
    • Experience in handling client calls and working independently with clients
    • Understanding of consumer businesses such as Retail, CPG or Telecom
    • Knowledge of working across multiple data types and files like flat files, RDBMS files; multiple data platforms (SQL Server, Teradata, Hadoop, Spark); on premise or on the cloud
    • Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques like Decision trees, different types of regressions, clustering, Forecasting (ARIMA/X), ML, etc.

     

    Other Skills

    • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
    • Ability to create client ready deliverables in Excel and PowerPoint
    • Optimisation techniques (linear, non-linear), and knowledge of supply chain
    • VBA, Excel Macro programming, Tableau, Qlikview

     

    Education

    • Engineers from top tier institutes (IITs, DCE/NSIT, NITs) or Post Graduates in Maths/Statistics/OR from top Tier Colleges/Universities
    • MBA from top tier B-schools
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