Egon Zehnder - Research Associate - Services Practice Group

Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder (www.egonzehnder.com) is trusted advisor to many of the world's most respected organizations and a leading Executive Search firm, with more than 400 consultants and 69 offices in 41 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our clients range from the largest corporations to emerging growth companies, government and regulatory bodies, and major educational and cultural institutions. The firm is a private partnership which allows us to operate independent of any outside interests. As a result of this unique culture, Egon Zehnder has the highest professional staff retention rate for a global firm in our profession. We have a blue chip client base across all industries and operate at the Board and senior management level.

Knowledge Centre India (KCI)

Established in January 2005, KCI in Gurgaon, works in close collaboration with the Global offices of Egon Zehnder. There are 5 teams that make up KCI: Experts, Research Operations, Visual Solutions, Projects/CV Capture and Global Technology Services.

The Experts Team is a group of experts aligned to specific Industry or Functional Practice that works on with global teams ibn solving client mandates. The Experts provide insights from internal/external databases, expert perspectives on industry trend and through their experiences. Most of the team members come with an industry specialization (working in consulting or industry or both) and deliver insights for solving critical client problems.

Practice Groups

To meet our clients' needs with precision, our Consultants and Experts work in global practices defined by industries and organizational functions in which they have significant prior executive-level experience. Our sector specialist structure helps us bring great depth to our knowledge of talent and intellectual capital.

Consultants and Experts at Egon Zehnder are aligned to the following Industry Practices:

- Consumer

- Health

- Industrial

- Financial Services

- Technology & Communications (T&C)

- Private Capital

- Services

- Public & Social Sector

Within Services, the Consultants and Experts cover the following sub sectors:

- Business Services

- Professional Services

- Real Estate Services

- Transportation & Logistics

- Travel & Hospitality

The Position

Associate, Services Practice Group

The Expert will leverage his/her deep expertise and knowledge to support the development and also build an external network of industry or functional sources and experts that they can tap into to drive client solutions.

The expert autonomously coordinates the search progress and client ready documentation. He or she manages projects (assignments, pitch preparation, etc.) in partnership with the consultant, creating an effective project plan that ensures the team delivers on client expectations and timelines. Further, our new expert colleague provides candidate identification for assignments, validates, calibrates and prioritizes candidates on assignments in preparation for, and during, discussions with consultants, as well as gathers actionable information on key moves and market.

This is an individual contributor role which requires extensive collaboration and engagement with colleagues in global offices. This role will be visible to clients and will be expected to help develop key account strategies.

The Expert will work closely in collaboration with Experts and Consultant colleagues around the world as a fully integrated team member on senior-level, international projects.

Required knowledge/experience:

- Post Graduate from an accredited academic institution

- A deep knowledge of, or clear propensity to learn about the Services Industry at large along with its competitive landscape including the very latest trends along with 9+ years of business research, consulting or advisory experience is preferred.

- Experience of working on international engagements either in a professional services environment or in an in-house/captive research environment.

- Openness to travelling once or twice a year if need be.

- A self-starter with learning agility, engaging remotely, thought partnering, critical thinking, eye for detail, conceptual thinking.

Superior verbal and written communication skills and expertise with MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).

Location

The position is based at Egon Zehnder's KCI office in Gurgaon, Plot no. 29, Institutional Area, Sector 32

Egon Zehnder is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Egon Zehnder provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.