Research Associate

Position name - Research Associate

Job location - Hinjewadi Pune

Work from Office

Assist our senior experts in creating high-quality reports and client-facing deliverables related to consulting and events.

Research

· Support vendor report production including:

· Help develop project plans

· Collect, analyze, and evaluate facts on key industry players and trends

· Send, track and manage RFIs (Request for Information) sent to vendors

· Use AI to draft vendor profiles from publicly available information or from RFIs

· Create charts and tables, build report structure using templates

· Manage publication timelines and submissions

• Use AI to help write initial drafts of reports. Examples include vendor profiles, Fintech Spotlight, award case studies
• Prepare the data output for data analysis and client presentations

Consulting

· Map out project timelines

· Stage and edit deliverables, adding information from reference materials, discovery, and client documents

· When possible, attend discovery and other meetings with clients and take high-quality notes

· Manage team members to hit project deadlines

Events

· As needed, coordinate with the Events team on event promotion, invites/outreach, registration and meeting materials

Role requirements: -

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• History of excellence in academics, personal, and vocational achievements
• Tech savy with strong Microsoft office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Well versed in AI tools such as Claudie.ai
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• The ability to learn new subject matter quickly
• Strong written & verbal communication
• Excellent project management skills: ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and successfully manage deadlines
• The ability to work collaboratively and / or independently while managing multiple project and deadlines
• Interest/experience in financial services industry

Competencies/Personality traits

• Easy to collaborate with, able to collaborate across a global team
• Good with timelines and prioritization of task
• Clear communicator
• Natural problem solver
• Self-motivated, able to manage own time and work independently
• Ability to interact and effectively work with others in global team environment
• Comfort with ambiguity of an entrepreneurial environment
• Solid business judgement

Prior experience

• 1-3 years’ work experience in professional service environment (management/consulting/business research/advisory)
• Some background in financial services or insurance industry preferred, but not required.