Participate in business discussions with businesses to understand their location needs focused on talent, cost, risks, scalability as well as understanding the businesses core strategy drivers
Collaborate and build relationships with leaders, business partners and peers to offer guidance on location recommendations
Stay abreast on industry talent, BPO, GCC, competitor trends and intelligence and translate to strategic insights
Complete independent research through multiple resources in order to conduct comparative analysis of locations
Lead and conduct data analysis using business requirements coupled with internal data and independent research to recommend locations
Ensure consistency and accuracy of data and insights. Synthesize data and research into management presentations, using PowerPoint and Excel to organize the findings and insight and showcase innovative data visualization techniques that enable key stakeholders to understand strategic locations better, and more efficiently
3-8 years relevant experience
Required skills include project management, quantitative aptitude, and the ability to effectively synthesize and communicate location insights and recommendations through concise presentation skills.
Good interpersonal skills to oversee cross disciplinary work streams.
Extensive project management and strategic analysis experience.
Interest and experience in the financial services or consulting industry, in particular in the areas of research, data analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and more
Highly analytical and proven expertise in analyzing data and identifying data sources
Prior experience with site research and market data to evaluate talent, competitor footprint and operating practices
Prior experience with process improvement and Lean methodology
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. Research and Data Analytics Skill Set:
Research background to determine most effective research methodology and data sources
Ability to evaluate both qualitative and quantitative data sets
Strong Excel skills, understanding of analytics, deductive reasoning and the ability to analyze large sets of data
Skilled at articulating a business problem and context, defining analysis objectives/plan, and providing simple and compelling business recommendations
Understands how to leverage different internal and external sources of data
Strong attention to detail and with a focus on data integrity and quality control