Senior Analyst/Lead - Research & Consulting
About the role
This role is part of the Research & Consulting team, which focuses on conducting deep research and analytical problem-solving to generate meaningful business insights. The position supports strategy and investment-related projects by researching markets, industries, competitors, and customers, and translating complex information into actionable recommendations. Depending on experience, responsibilities may include managing research workstreams, coordinating junior team members, and contributing to client discussions. The ideal candidate will have strong research and analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate findings clearly. The team values intellectual curiosity and commercial awareness, and offers opportunities to work across diverse industries and business questions.
Must have
- A degree or equivalent qualification in business, economics, finance, analytics, social sciences, or another relevant discipline.
- Candidates from other academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate strong commercial awareness, analytical capability, and curiosity about businesses and industries.
- Strong skills with the MS Office suite of products, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Excellent research skills, including the ability to locate, assess, and synthesize information from a range of sources, and to clearly explain research methodology, findings, insights, and recommendations.
- Strong analytical capabilities with a proactive approach to solving problems and identifying information gaps.
- Ability to work confidently with both quantitative and qualitative information and to formulate hypotheses and develop evidence-based conclusions.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Strong intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in businesses, industries, markets, and investment-related questions, leading to commercial awareness and the ability to identify the business implications behind facts and data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to organize complex information into clear, logical narratives.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within short project timelines, while staying calm under pressure.
- Collaborative working style and the ability to contribute effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Adaptability and willingness to work across different industries, markets, and business questions.
- Ability to take increasing ownership of deliverables, workstreams, team coordination, and client communication based on experience and seniority.
Nice to have
- Previous experience in market research, equity research, commercial research, strategy consulting, due diligence, or a related field would be advantageous.
- Experience researching markets, industries, competitors, customers, or companies is preferred.
- Exposure to market sizing, demand analysis, financial analysis, company valuation, or other forms of business modelling would be beneficial.
- Experience working with large or complex datasets would be an advantage.
- Familiarity with analytical tools or programming languages such as VBA or Python is preferred but not mandatory.
- Experience managing workstreams, reviewing deliverables, guiding junior team members, or contributing to client engagements is preferred.
Technologies
- Data Analytics
- Excel
- Microsoft 365
- Powerpoint
- Python
- VBA
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