US Strategy — Senior Analyst (USI)

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with strong analytical and research skills to be part of the Deloitte US Strategy team in India. The role provides an opportunity to work on strategy and competitive intelligence projects leveraging strategic frameworks and the latest research methodologies to support executive leaders of the US member firm in charting the firm’s growth plan

About the team

The US Strategy team is part of the Businesses, Global, and Strategic Services (BGS) group within Deloitte US. The team helps shape the strategic direction of Deloitte by exploring the impact of the next big client markets and guiding the development and use of market-ready solutions. It provides strategic services to analyze the competitive landscape, market trends, and growth opportunities to support the development of the internal strategy for the US firm.

The team plays a crucial role in supporting the US firm leadership in charting the strategic direction, considering the emerging growth opportunities, competition, internal capabilities, and broad market trends.

Work you’ll do

You’ll act as a team player with a primary focus on research and analysis that facilitates business decision-making. As a member of US Strategy in India (USI), you would provide support by conducting market research and competitive analysis on relevant Deloitte’s businesses. The role requires the incumbent to conduct research, analyze, and prepare reports on new and existing competitor developments, technologies, disruptive innovation, and key market trends that impact the demand for professional services, and as a result, Deloitte’s businesses.

Your other responsibilities will include:

·       Gathering competitor data and information using internal and external research resources such as industry journals, analyst reports, stakeholder interviews, and information databases

·       Tracking competitor business developments such as financial reporting, leadership changes, services, and alliances introductions, strategic initiatives

·       Synthesizing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data on the competitive landscape to draw meaningful insights

·       Applying strategy frameworks to summarize findings and build compelling narratives for  senior executives

·       Demonstrating ownership of workstreams and independent delivery without compromising the team’s quality guidelines and principles

·       Bringing a strategic mindset and critical thinking skills with the ability to execute on  details while remaining flexible in an evolving and ambiguous environment

·       Collaborating with team members on projects

·       Reviewing own and team members work for consistency, clarity, relevance, and credibility

·       Building relationships with onshore colleagues and help build consensus and achieve goals through influence

Specific Skills and Qualifications

·       MBA or master’s degree from a reputed school

·       3-5 years of work experience, preferably in a research and analysis role

·       Good understanding of business issues (knowledge of professional services industry will be an added advantage)

·       Experience in secondary research and utilizing tools and databases such as Factiva, Hoovers, CapitalIQ, Gartner, Forrester, and others researching solutions, frameworks

·       Excellent knowledge of databases, public sources of information, and/or industry-specific sources, databases related to the professional service industry

·       Strong technical skills, especially in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and MS Access

·       Knowledge of analytical tools (e.g., R, Tableau) would be an added advantage

·       Excellent writing skills and ability to present complex ideas succinctly for senior executives

·       Having fluency in spoken and written English, with excellent executive presence specific to interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

·       Attention to detail

·       Self-motivated and a good team player