Principal Consultant

Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets; an ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work Institute and recognized as a Cool Vendor and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner.

Position Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Develop data science/analytics frameworks that add value to addressing client needs, Interface with the client on a regular basis to understand and address their business problems through these frameworks
• Use problem solving methodologies to propose creative solutions to solve business problem. Recommend design and develop state-of-the-art data driven analysis using statistical & advanced analytics methodologies to solve business problems.
• Lead client engagement managers and guide to execute end to end client engagements.
• Build deep client relationship, network & be a thought partner. Anticipate business problems & deliver par excellence.
• Responsible for managing multiple consulting and analytics engagements with a team
• Proactively review client deliverables prior to sharing with client - they are expected to confirm approach, insights and results.
• Team management to ensure appropriate people staffing, utilization and quality assurance
• Define standard metrics and KPIs for clients and establish processes to measure them
• Generate insights and present findings and deliverable to client that meets business requirements
• Provide high-end consulting and thought leadership to clients at the business heads level and help them sharpen their business strategies by way of implementing analytical models to realize the business objectives
• Job Duties (Indicative time split):
• Recommend, design, and develop state-of-the-art data driven analysis using statistical and advanced analytics methodologies to solve business problems (10%)
• Provide analytics and data driven consulting solutions to clients across verticals (5%)
• Develop models and recommend insights (10%)
• Form hypotheses and run experiments to gain empirical insights and validate these hypotheses (10%)
• Identify and mitigate possible risks and identify alternative creative solutions (10%)
• Lead client engagements independently; and execute end to end client engagements; ensure regular client updates and meetings, perform stakeholder management and risk analysis for the project, track and monitor status of success metrics and ensure that they are implemented effectively and efficiently (15%)
• Build deep client relationships, network, and be a thought partner; understand and translate client business problems to data driven solutions (5%)
• Anticipate business problems, develop domain expertise to deliver solutions that solve current and future client problems; and communicate results and the value of the results to business leaders (5%)
• Support the development of proposals and pitches for new business development; focus on opportunities to grow the client base along with the client partner, while supporting the sales team as required for RFPs and regular sales pitches (10%)
• Leverage the professional network to create opportunities to grow business at Fractal; develop his own brand and Fractal's brand as a thought leader in the area of analytics by publishing papers, contributing to blogs, and speaking at industry events (10%)
• Contribute to firm growth by participating and conducting training sessions; and participate in other activities that make Fractal an employer of choice (10%)

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant Data Science / Analytics experience with a Bachelors / Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics/ Statistics or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience in Technology, Media and Entertainment domain
• Possess strong marketing, customer analytics/ logical thinking skills and clarity of thought
• Ability to communicate clearly and present to senior leadership/executives
• Enable and demonstrate innovative thinking and inspire innovative action
• Leverage communication to inspire others. Exhibit a commitment to being a team player with a flexible “can do” attitude and strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities concerning global business fundamentals, business models, ethics, competitive analysis and cross-cultural/geographical sensitivities