Strategic Data Analyst
for large scale human transformation projects
FULL-TIME | MUMBAI-BASED | MIN. 2 YRS EXPERIENCE
The Opportunity:
As a Strategic Analyst, you will play a critical role in improving the effectiveness of Illumine’s human transformation projects on the ground.
ILLUMINE is a design & actualization lab that works on large-scale business & cultural transformation projects with leading corporations, and educational institutions in India. Illumine also works on nation-building projects with the Government to build customer/ citizen-centric services.
Working with Illumine will open up a wide range of possibilities to leverage data, technology & digital tools to ensure large-scale human transformation projects can become more scalable, seamless and highly value creating for clients and beneficiaries.
Key roles and responsibilities:
1. Owning the successful implementation of interventions on the ground by providing strategic insightsThis involves –
- Leveraging data to identify hotspots/ areas where early decisions/ remedial action needs to be taken.
- Identifying issues early (based on patterns) and flagging off for proactive action.
- Working with the engagement & deployment teams to take the right strategic decision to improve implementation on ground
2. Enabling internal teams to improve their product/ outcomes with data.
This involves –
- Interfacing with multiple teams (e.g. facilitators/ trainers, learning architects, assessment designers, intervention leaders, tech platform owners) to translate practice-level requirements into meaningful insights.
- Identifying interdependencies between different products and generating insights that can improve the overall effectiveness of the intervention.
You will succeed in this role if you have:
- the desire to make a difference to the nation and the lives of citizens
- the excitement to generate new possibilities with data
- rigor in your thinking and an attention to detail
- a good understanding of business and strategy
- a keen interest to understand & impact how people / institutions think, perform and change
- proven capabilities in taking products to completion (e.g. from conceptualizing the analytical model to building reports, dashboards, presentations)
- focus on meeting goals & outcomes – doing everything possible to make the outcome happen rather than focusing on only ‘your part’ or ‘your existing skillset’
Preferred Experience/expertise:
- at least 2 years of overall work experience with data that could include – Analytics, Engineering / Technology, Strategic Consulting, Social Science Research, Cognitive Science, HR / Learning & Organizational Development, Performance / Sports Science, etc.
- ability to engage with clients/ stakeholders
- good written and verbal communication skills
Explore further before applying
- The https://illumine.in/">Illumine Labs Website
- Explore our ideas on https://www.youtube.com/c/illuminelabs">YouTube Channel.
- A glimpse into our theory of work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10oA732y-Ws">here.

About Illumine Knowledge Resources Pvt. Ltd.
About Illumine
Illumine has three faces – Illumine Lab, Illumine Consulting and Illumine Foundation.
Illumine Lab works on developing new ideas, methods in the Knowledge and Cognitive Sciences and leverages this expertise to solve wicked problems facing society.
Illumine Consulting works on the specialized area of large-scale transformations of large organizations to help them design their future in a continuously changing world. Through our projects we have worked on enabling industry-leaders across sectors – banking, financial services, IT, FMCG, Retail, etc.
Illumine Foundation works on two nation-wide education missions to build next generation citizens in India. Through these missions 10 lakh school children and 7 lakh graduates have been impacted so far.
Illumine has, thus far, impacted 4 million people across India and across sectors.
WORKING AT ILLUMINE
- The team at Illumine is like a football team– we have no hierarchy, working dynamically with high degrees of collaboration, with multiple people taking on multiple roles to meet the outcome, and team members enabling & helping each other to achieve their individual goals as well as collective goals.
The most important aspect of envisioning Illumine as a football team is that the burden of deadlines, the glory of success and the pain of failure (if any) is shared collectively by the team and not individuals.
- Illumine has a multi-disciplinary team with people from diverse backgrounds and diverse age groups– Engineering, Management, Social Sciences and Psychology, Architects, Ethnographers, etc. Diversity of educational backgrounds and thought is deeply valued at Illumine.
About the work culture
People join Illumine with the purpose of self-actualization and making deep, long lasting contributions to society. Each person needs to integrate certain apparent dichotomies to successfully grow and contribute at Illumine. https://careers.illumine.in/consulting/work-culture/">Know more on our work culture
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5. Speaking to customers to collect feedback
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1. Good communication skills.
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Role Business
Industry Type IT
Functional Area Sales & Business Development
Employment Type Full Time, Permanent
Role Category BD / Pre Sales
Education
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PG : Any Postgraduate
Doctorate: Doctorate Not Required
Key Skills
Communication Skills Data Analysis Business Development
Competitor Analysis BD Account Mining Execution Project Management Digital Marketing New Business
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