Contify - Manager - Market Research

Market Research Manager

Position : Manager

Function/Team : Client Servicing

Location : Bhubaneshwar

Reporting to : CEO

Working Hours : 8 Hours per day with 6 days a week.

Candidate profile :

- We are looking for a candidate with exposure to handling a variety of business research projects across industries.

- The role requires a highly energetic and bright candidate with a pleasant attitude and hands-on working style. The candidate has to be strong in both, thought leadership and execution

Key requirements are :

- At-least 7+ years of experience in Business Research & Consulting with a high level of proficiency in conducting desk-based research

- 4+ years of experience in managing senior client and internal stakeholders

- Strong project management skills and hands- and multi-tasking abilities

- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills

- The candidate should be flexible to work on the various areas of research, mostly secondary; and across industries

Technical Skills :

- In-depth knowledge of analytical tools and frameworks; ability to build client-ready deliverable and identify new approaches and analytical frameworks for complex client-specific situations

- Excellent Data representation, interpretation and synthesis skills

- Significant exposure to PowerPoint work- including storyboarding

- Exposure to creative ways of data representation like Mekko charts

- Workflow management skills- managing multiple projects & deliverable simultaneously, raising flags for both under-utilization and over-utilization, etc.

- Strong business acumen- should be able to correlate market drivers, challenges with impact on client or target companies, should be able to evaluate business risks, etc.

Role and Responsibilities :

- Responsible for single-handedly executing & delivering high-quality business research solutions to global clients under minimal guidance

- Lead junior resources to deliver on ad-hoc requests which include understanding project specifications, overseeing deliverable preparation and extensive client communication

- Responsible for tracking and reporting progress on projects to senior stakeholders internally

- Firm-level responsibilities can include, knowledge management, training, recruitment & selection, and proposal development.