Senior Research Analyst

Job Title:

Strategic Business Insights Specialist (Global Corporate Domain)

Function:

Market Intelligence / Custom Market Research

Industry Focus

: Diversified global industry base

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Management: Act as a trusted insights partner for international clients; understand business context, priorities, and decision constraints
• Strategic Research Excellence:

+ Execute strong strategic research across variety of sources – public internet, subscribed databases, social media and more. Ability to conduct primary research will be an added advantage

+ Ensure data accuracy, traceability, and consistency across all deliverables

• Critical Reasoning \& Viewpoint-Led Insights (‘So What’ Thinking):

+ Build strong points of view (POVs) supported by evidence and clear reasoning; anticipate counterarguments and limitations.

+ Translate complex data into meaningful business implications and strategic recommendations

• Objective and engaging report development

+ Develop reports that score high on Readability, Visual Engagement, User Friendliness, and Consistency

+ Distill large volumes of research into prioritized, organically structured storylines.

+ Prioritize content based on relevance to the question and impact on the audience

+ Create deliverables with clear hierarchy: key takeaways, supporting insights, evidence, and appendices

Mandatory Skills (Must-Have):

• Strong secondary research expertise (global markets, competitive and industry intelligence).
• Strong analytical and critical reasoning skills; ability to develop clear, viewpoint-led insights.
• Excellent storylining and persuasive writing abilities: clear POVs, structured narratives, and decision-oriented recommendations.
• Expertise in leveraging AI and generative tools to enhance research efficiency, insight generation, and deliverable quality
• Excellent international communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to deliver high-quality, engaging, visually clear, and user-friendly outputs.

Preferred / Good-to-Have

• Experience working in following industries – TMT/Technology, Legal and Financial services
• Familiarity with consulting-style deliverables (executive decks, strategic briefs, opportunity assessments)
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments with multiple stakeholders and shifting priorities
• Experience mentoring junior researchers or setting quality standards for deliverables