Associate Director - Deals Strategy - IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI/XLRI

Roles and Responsibilities

Designation: Associate Director - Deals Strategy

Desired Experience:

- 8-10 years of management consulting experience with a research / consulting firm

- Experience in delivery of at least 7-10 commercial due diligence engagements (PE CDD experience is mandatory)

- Specific consulting / industry experience in the financial services, logistics or consumer sectors (higher priority) or other sectors like media, entertainment, real estate, healthcare or renewables (lower priority)

- Personal client relationships and market connect will be an advantage

Desired Educational Background MBA from a Tier 1 institute

Location: Mumbai/Delhi

Role Description:

Delivery (60% focus)

- Lead client engagements independently, with very limited senior supervision

- Guide and develop junior team members in preparing analysis plans (for example, hypothesis / issue trees), conducting research and preparing findings

- Conduct quality control of client deliverables

- Manage engagement and firm risk compliance processes

- Lead client discussions

Business Development (30% focus)

- Lead conversations with PE and corporate clients, in the sector of expertise

- Lead proposal development

- Bring in new business for the practice

People & Practice (10% focus)

- Manage, motivate and train junior team members

- Support in practice priorities such as hiring, knowledge management, risk management, training and scheduling

Candidate requirements:

- Very strong analytical skills and structured problem-solving abilities

- Impeccable oral and written communication skills

- Willingness and ability to frequently work under tight timelines and pressure

- Sales and business development skills

- Team leadership skills