Market Research | 9 to 12 Years| Bengaluru

Job Description

• Knowledge of the Sector of Expertise:Strong understanding about industry structure/classification; key trends of global markets; value chain; supply chain and manufacturing; key players and ecosystem; customer segments, key drivers for the customer adoption; critical metrics for evaluating company performance; competitive landscape; cost drivers; company business models and functions (back office functions and processes, technologies). The candidate must be comfortable to present viewpoints comfortably in client presentation or industry events with peers and executives. The positions primary research focus will be any of the above-mentioned related sectors.
• Innovation and ThoughtPaper Creation:Brainstorming with the Capgemini SMEs (tech/sector/solution) about the key industry trends and come up with key topics on sector/technology, which can be turned into ThoughtPaper, research papers, which should help to create Capgeminis Industry leadership among the customer segments
• Research skills:Be able to take an issue and turn it into a researchable question, create an hypothesis; able to scope the research effort and plan it accurately; able to use research techniques, such as primary research methodologies and secondary database searching, company analysis, market analysis, strategic analysis frameworks, interview-based research and financial analysis. Candidate must have a sound knowledge of industry sources and be able to critique them.
• Presentation and Analytica Ability:We are looking for researchers who can draw out the implications of the research they do and tell a compelling, business-focused story about the data that is relevant to Capgeminis business and clients; very comfortable with PPT presentation, advanced XLS skills, and MS word skills
• People/ leadership Skills:As a sector manager for our Strategic Research CoE, one needs excellent leadership and people management skills, including the ability to develop and motivate researchers in a team that is truly global and virtual workplace. Passion for quality and efficiency and a strong "can-do" attitude
• Relationship and credibility:to be successful in this role, you need to be able to build a strong working relationship with senior executives, advisory teams, industry leaders in Capgemini and hold your own with them in discussions about the industry. Candidate will be confident, outgoing, able to talk knowledgeably about his/her area of SME subject in the industry forums, client presentations, etc. You also need to be able to build relationships within research team and work with others in person and remotely on projects.

Primary Skills

• 10+ years business/strategy research experience, preferably in a consulting environment, third party research organization for above sector/industry or demonstrated equivalent skill
• Understanding of business and economics issues at large
• Sector/Industry knowledge about one/more of the industries (from listed above)
• Secondary & primary research (Industry & company analysis-financial, strategy; competition intelligence)
• Thought Paper and Whitepaper writing; Sector/Industry Knowledge.