Associate / Project Leader (AMS - Advanced Manufacturing Services)

Location

Delhi | India

Job description

• This is an opportunity to be a part of Bain s Middle East Centre of Expertise (ME CoE) team, based out of Gurugram office, and specifically support Bain Middle East case teams on live cases, client development and proposal support

• The ME CoE consists of 60+ team members, organized into 15 teams, working across various sectors such as Public, Advanced Manufacturing Services, Financial Services, etc
• You will work on AMS projects and get exposed to various BCN products ranging from company profiles, industry analysis, and competitive benchmarking to excel models, survey analysis, and ad-hoc studies, on live client cases as well as for business/client development
• Project Leaders lead teams of analysts and associates to produce client-ready research and analysis, generating strong business insights and providing implications.
• Project Leaders work under the guidance of a Manager / Sr. Manager, playing a key role in driving the team's overall answer and final materials, client communication, work planning, and team management.
• As a Project Leader, the individual would mostly be working on AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, etc) .
• An Associate works as a team member/contributor on BCN cases, driving the analysis on complex cases with some direction from a Project Leader and occasionally leading simple cases independently.
• In addition, associates help mentor and coach analysts providing feedback.
• The expectation is to eventually provide significant direction and support to resolve complex issues and effectively manage client and team meetings.
• As an Associate, the individual would mostly be working on AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, etc)

What you'll do

PROJECT LEADER:

• Project management responsibility that involves leading a team of Analysts and Associates to execute a case
• Understand client needs and situations and adapt to case expectations; show ability to resolve discrete issues and/or drive consensus
• Take responsibility for assigning work streams, monitoring and managing workload, and resolving overloads
• Provide thought leadership and sound business judgment to drive research and analysis
• Ensure timely, high quality, zero-defect research, analysis and output
• Identify and apply the relevant analytical tools
• Communicate data, knowledge and insight to the entire team; generate and screen realistic solutions based on sound reality checks and recommend actionable solutions
• Effectively manage client and team meetings, and deliver effective presentation to the team, team leaders and managers/partners across the Bain system
• Consistently seek and provide responsible feedback; recognize team s developmental needs and provide feedback towards their constant improvement and write reviews for appraisal
• Assist on office management roles (eg, recruitment, training, etc)

ASSOCIATE:

• May have first-level team management responsibility, which involves allocating and reviewing work to a small team of analysts and conducting performance / feedback discussions
• Provide content thought leadership & may manage simple cases independently
• Candidate should be currently working in strategy consulting/research-oriented set-up and possess acumen to solve open-ended problems
• Proficient in research and analysis, as well as able to provide solid business judgment to derive answers in situations where data is not easily available or explicitly published
• Able to interface with primary client contact (Bain case teams from ME offices)
• May have first-level team management responsibility, which involves allocating and reviewing work to a small team of analysts and conducting performance / feedback discussions
• Provide content thought leadership & may manage simple cases independently

About you

PROJECT LEADER :

• Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies - 5-8 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands on experience in AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up etc). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - 3-6 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands on experience in AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up etc). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Incumbent should be a graduate or post-graduate from top-tier institute or have pursued a commerce/statistical/analytical course from a tier 1 university.
• Exceptional analytical & technical skills and knowledge of market research tools and Exceptional interpersonal and communication skill.
• Proven self-starter with demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills
• Play a bigger role on long-term AMS cases typically 3-12 months duration, with frequent interactions with the case team (and potentially end clients whenever opportunity persists)
• Display independent secondary research, analytical, and story lining skills
• Think out-of-the-box to solve for niche case scenarios, through baselining and benchmarking of global best practices
• Open for intermittent travel to Middle East region (Riyadh, Dubai, etc) on live case
• Exposure to Middle East market is an added advantage

ASSOCIATE:

• Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies - 2-5 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands on experience in AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up etc). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - 0-3 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands on experience in AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing - primarily airports/airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up etc). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Incumbent should be a graduate or post-graduate from top-tier institute or have pursued a commerce/statistical/analytical course from a tier 1 university.
• Candidate should be currently working in strategy consulting/research-oriented set-up and possess acumen to solve open-ended problems
• Proficient in research and analysis, as well as able to provide solid business judgment to derive answers in situations where data is not easily available or explicitly published
• Able to interface with primary client contact (Bain case teams from ME offices)
• Play a bigger role on long-term AMS cases typically 3-12 months duration, with frequent interactions with the case team (and potentially end clients whenever opportunity persists)
• Display independent secondary research, analytical, and story lining skills
• Think out-of-the-box to solve for niche case scenarios, through baselining and benchmarking of global best practices
• Open for intermittent travel to Middle East region (Riyadh, Dubai, etc) on live case
• Exposure to Middle East market is an added advantage

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