Research Specialist - Technology Sector

The requirement is for Technology Research Specialist-L9 (preferable)/Associate Manager role-L8

- The candidate should have experience in driving high impact thought leadership, especially in the technology domain such as Cloud, AI, IoT, Edge.

- The position requires a deep interest in and understanding of quantitative and qualitative research skills, with ability to synthesize findings from case studies, analysis of survey data, regression analysis, expert interviews etc.

- It will require writing reports, points of views, articles in journals, blogs etc., with the possibility to co-author them with practice and research leads.

- The role will also require assessment of white spaces for thought leadership work, working on client research engagements, and market and competitive intelligence when required.

- This role is in our Bangalore-based Accenture Research India team, which is a team of 60+ researchers covering all our industries and business lines globally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES : 

- Perform primary and secondary research on key technology thought leadership topics, especially on Cloud, with an understanding of data, AI, IoT and Edge technologies.

- Utilize different sources and advanced secondary research techniques for in-depth research on Cloud/technology, business strategy, white space analysis (relative to competitors), and other relevant technology topics.

- Conduct in-depth expert interviews with internal and external SMEs.

- Develop insightful case studies.

- Design questionnaires, analyze data, run regressions and time series analysis (in partnership with the Economic Value Modelling team) and analyze company performance.

- Write reports, papers, articles and blogs.

- Provide support to consultants and local research team in the use of internal and external resources, information sources and services.

- Develop relationships and credibility with Accenture executives and key stakeholders.

- Actively participate in general cross-team responsibilities e.g. participating in Accenture Research workgroups at local, regional or global level etc.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS : 

- A Degree from a good college/university.

- A full-time post-graduate degree/qualification in MBA, Economics or Statistics is a must

- Need to be fluent in business English (spoken and written)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : 

- For Research Specialist - 5 to 9 years of research experience in a consulting, IT services or analyst firm, think tank, KPO or academic organization.

- To be considered for Associate Manager, 9 to 12 years of research experience in a consulting, IT services, analyst firm and/or think tank, KPO and academic organization.

- Work experience collaborating in a team of research professionals.

- Understanding of business and economics issues at large.

- Working with senior executive customers

- Experience of writing reports, and presentation to internal and external audience.

- Experience with alternative modes of research delivery/data visualization tools also a plus (e.g., Power BI etc.).

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