Research Consultant

About Company

Our client works in the area of skilling and livelihoods for underserved youth. It is a pioneering program with a strong PPP model, an agency-led

approach to livelihoods and a vision of socio-economic transformation. The NGO runs through a public-private partnership that empowers the Government, Corporates, NGOs and Citizens to work together toward changing lives.

Responsibilities

● Design and execution of research into the impact of an agency-led approach to livelihoods.

● Design and execution of the appropriate baseline surveys in communities.

● Gaining an in-depth understanding of the impact of the NGO program at the community level.

● Identification of research partners as required.

● Building tools and systems for monitoring and evaluation of the Lighthouse program and guiding the work of the data & reporting team.

● Data quality audits for program-specific data across the organization.

Requirements

● Master’s degree in statistics or economics with a specialization in statistical methods, or social sciences with training in qualitative and quantitative research methods.

● Minimum 5 years of work experience in the social sector/ corporate sector.

● Critical thinking

● Analytical ability

● Result orientation

● Excellent written and oral communication in Hindi and English (Knowledge of Marathi

will be an added advantage)

● Creativity

What you’ll be doing:

LiteStore is seeking a dynamic and driven Management Trainee to join our passionate team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with the company's founders, contributing to the strategic initiatives that drive LiteStore's growth and success. As a Management Intern, you will gain invaluable insights into the world of innovative retail, D2C brands, digital-to-physical brand transitions, and building strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate directly with LiteStore's Strategic Initiatives Team to support their day-to-day activities and strategic priorities.
2. Conduct in-depth research and analysis on market trends, competitor landscape, and potential growth opportunities to inform decision-making.
3. Assist in preparing and refining presentations, reports, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
4. Participate in brainstorming sessions, idea generation, and strategic planning discussions.
5. Help coordinate and manage special projects, events, and initiatives that align with LiteStore's vision and goals.
6. Liaise with cross-functional teams, including Projects, Operations, Finance and Business Development, to drive efficient and effective execution of key projects.
7. Provide administrative support, including calendar management, scheduling meetings, and handling communication on behalf of the Team.
8. Maintain confidentiality and professionalism while handling sensitive information and high-level interactions.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or a related field.
• Strong passion for entrepreneurship, retail innovation, and the startup ecosystem.
• Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Highly organized with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional demeanor, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Prior internship experience in a startup, entrepreneurship, or business-related role is a plus.

About the role

We’re looking for a passionate Market Research Associate, with an analytical mindset and thrust to constantly thrive with current market trends.

As a Market Research Associate you will be responsible for providing actionable insights by conducting detailed market research to provide in-depth analysis of the current market trends, competitive analysis, market share across our line of products - Scalefusion, NuovoPay, and NovoTeam.

What will you do?

• Develop a good understanding of the SaaS industry and perform in-depth analysis to evaluate the current market trends.
• Demonstrate ability to track and analyze global market development, competitive landscape, impact of economic trends on the industry, business scenario and growth prospects
• Provide analytical interpretation of the data to conceptualize and build perspectives based on industry trends and their impact
• Identify and understand change-causing trends that impact our market, as well as industries related to our products.
• Perform valid and reliable market research on competitors’ products & services and turn into actionable insights for product and marketing managers.
• Help our sales & marketing team to generate effective strategies based on secondary market research.
• Collect data on consumers, competitors and market place and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations
• Understand target market characteristics and map its needs with the offerings
• Research, curate and build database(accounts & contacts) using lead generation tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Zoominfo, Lusha  etc to fuel sales pipeline
• Identify prospective industry events, trade shows, networking events and opportunities

About us

We are an AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform company focused on the TMT (Technology Media and Telecom) industry. Our focus is on M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) use case. We work with Investment Banks, Private Equity firms and Corporations globally. Our uniqueness is in automating research and analytics thereby releasing ~90% of the manual effort

We are looking for the best professionals in TMT available in India and outside,

Role: Senior Consultants ( TMT )

Job Overview:

You will be working on creation of many globally unique analytics assets as part of our Product and then using the outputs of the Product to provide consulting to our clients. You will experience working with some of the sharpest minds in the TMT focused M&A world.

You are either an individual contributor or managing a team in the TMT industry. You must have expertise in specific segments of the TMT industry (for example, Cybersecurity, IoT, Fintech etc.) and have a demonstrable track record of independent thinking and analytics to industry and company attractiveness.

Preferred Experience:

• 6-8 years of experience in TMT industry

• Currently in a client delivery and thought leadership position in Business Research, Consulting or part of a Corporation’s Strategy team

Primary Responsibilities:

You will have 2 primary responsibilities:

• Product management

  • Doing research on TMT industry segments and building content relating to industry and company attractiveness, company growth areas, financial performance, valuations et al.

  • Being part of a highly talented and motivated team that is pioneering new thinking on TMT industry outlook

• Consulting

  • Use the output of our product, augment it with creative thinking and create compelling presentations and models for our M&A clients

In addition, you will be expected to contribute with your ideas on all aspects of the firm so that we all succeed. There are no barriers and you should have an independent point-of-view.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Excellent business writing and verbal communication skills including presentation skills.

• Detail-oriented with high standards for written and visual presentation of information. Excellent research, analytical, and numerical skills. Logical thought process to think through a problem and develop solutions.

• Ability to develop and articulate strategic recommendations based on rigorous data analysis.

• High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel etc.)

• Strong inter-personal skills; ability to work with teams in a timeline driven high pressure environment (typical of consulting firms); self-driven with a high level of motivation and energy; a strong ‘can do’ attitude; ability and willingness to work in a small and fast growing set-up; ability to pro-actively identify ways to contribute to the firm’s goals & mission; international experience; professional appearance as well as manner of speaking.

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering/ Commerce/ Economics) from a top-tier university (such as IITs, NITs, DU, etc.); And an MBA from one of the top institutions in India / abroad
  
  
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What is a Data Prospectors day like?:

• Collecting and editing data through extensive web research, using google sheets, 

• Analyzing multiple information sources to resolve factual discrepancies in data.

• Engaging in online discussions with colleagues on best practices for getting positive results.

• Ensuring quality of data in the database.

You are an outstanding candidate if you: 

• Love to spend hours in front of your PC

•  Superb at finding information on the web

• Can type reasonably fast

• Love to work with a tech-loving cool virtual team.

• Have a webcam and mic and be available for meetings.

• Are Tech Savvy

• Can work close to UK (GMT Time Zone) working hours of 9 am - 5 pm.

• Have the ability to problem-solve and work independently - but can ask questions when needed

• Be open to training (as you will be trained by my project managers and me)

• Have  the hunger to be amazing at what you do

Educational Requirements: 

University degree or equivalent. In lieu of a degree, 2-4 years of experience working in English in a business environment. 

Work Experience at any of the following:

• Web research

• Link building

• Localization projects

• Data collection

• Research and information analysis

   

Salary and Benefits:

• The salary of this job (Once it moves to a full-time position of 40 hours per week), will be from $520 to $840 per month, depending on experience and competency. 
• The higher end of range will only be for prospectors with extensive professional experience as a high-quality link prospectors.
• But better than that, we have a set pay progression plan which means this can go up with time.
• And a performance incentive plan which means if you’re able to hit targets, you will also qualify for a quarterly bonus as well.
• And there’s even a chance of promotion - every management and senior position we have in the company has been from within.