The Company
Egon Zehnder (www.egonzehnder.com) is the world's preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We have more than 560 consultants who bring together vast industry experience and diverse insight, operating globally through 63 offices in 36 countries spanning across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. We believe that together we can transform people, organizations, and the world through leadership. Our clients range from the largest corporations to emerging growth companies, government and regulatory bodies, and major educational and cultural institutions. We collaborate as One Firm across industries and geographies, leveraging strengths of every colleague and operate as a private partnership independent of any outside interests.
Knowledge Centre India (KCI)
Knowledge Center India (KCI) is the central engine that drives the operational value for the firm. Established in 2004, KCI has evolved over the years from purely operational efficiencies into more value-added service offerings, becoming a true business partner. There are various teams based at KCI that work with Global Offices, Practice Groups, and the Management across all aspects of the firm's business life cycle. With a headcount of more than 500, the center has 5 core teams working including Experts, Research Operations, Visual Solutions, Projects/CV Capture and Digital IT, working round the clock on many mission critical elements.
Practice Groups
To meet our clients needs with precision, our Consultants and Experts work in global practices defined by industries and organizational functions in which they have significant prior executive-level experience. Our sector specialist structure helps us bring great depth to our knowledge of talent and intellectual capital.
Consultants and Researchers at Egon Zehnder are aligned to the following Functional Practices:
- Financial Officers
- Human Resources
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Professionals
- Chief Marketing Officers
- Supply Chain
- Sustainability
- Communications and Public Affairs Officers
- Chief Digital Officer
Further information may be found on our website pages:
https://www.egonzehnder.com/functions/supply-chain-operations
https://www.egonzehnder.com/functions/supply-chain-operations/insights
The Position
Senior Business Analyst/ Asscociate
The Expert will leverage his/her deep expertise and knowledge to support the development and also build an external network of industry or functional sources and experts that they can tap into to drive client solutions.
The expert autonomously coordinates the search progress and client ready documentation. He or she manages projects (assignments, pitch preparation, etc.) in partnership with the consultant, creating an effective project plan that ensures the team delivers on client expectations and timelines. Further, our new expert colleague provides candidate identification for assignments, validates, calibrates and prioritizes candidates on assignments in preparation for, and during, discussions with consultants, as well as gathers actionable information on key moves and market.
This is an individual contributor role which requires extensive collaboration and engagement with colleagues in global offices. This role will be visible to clients and will be expected to help develop key account strategies.
The Expert will work closely in collaboration with Experts and Consultant colleagues around the world as a fully integrated team member on senior-level, international projects.
Role of Research - Key Aspects of your daily tasks
There would be 3 key aspects of your role:
Assignment Execution: Supporting consultant on live search mandates.
Collaborating with different team s across EZ offices on assignments, e.g., building target list of companies, identifying potential candidates for the assignment, assisting in market mapping and market analysis
Comprehensively searching internal and external resources to identify companies and markets to be targeted for relevant candidates
Assisting in ensuring relevant information is captured effectively into our database and is up to date
Generating client deliverables e.g. status reports, mapping reports, pitch packs, long lists, candidate profiles etc.
Assisting colleagues with assignments, candidate ideas and sources
Business Development: Act as a support channel in highlighting potential business opportunities to the practice group
Proactively monitoring and tracking relevant market developments, tracking people moves, following critical company developments and disseminating the information in a targeted manner.
Proactively provide insights on industry trends and key companies
Act as a thought partner to Experts & Consulting colleagues, work on search strategy, benchmarking candidates
Assisting or leading the development of marketing presentations for the practice group
Knowledge Management - Building repository of knowledge on the sector/industry, creating org charts, managing people moves and sector movements. Develop specialist knowledge into sector trends, compensation data and characteristics of the sector.
Candidate Profile;
Role of Research - Our Expectations:
- Project Management: Time management, managing deadlines, managing multiple projects, utilizing right resources and problem solving
- Thought Partnering: Collaboration with senior consultants & partners, demonstrating conceptual thinking, defining search strategy, benchmarking candidates and appropriate target companies for the your sector
- Judgement: Identifying relevant candidates and sources based on industry knowledge, problem solving ability, insight and intuition
- Delivering Output & Documents: Producing high quality content of relevant documents
- Collaboration and Teamwork - Partnering with others on projects and contributing as a part of the team
- Communication Skills:- Confident and strong communicator, representing EZ adequately, have a professional demeanor
Requirements
Required knowledge/experience:
- Experience of working on international engagements in a professional services environment
- Openness to travelling once a year if need be
- A self-starter with learning agility, engaging remotely, thought partnering, critical thinking, eye for detail, conceptual thinking
- Superior verbal and written communication skills and expertise with MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
Benefits
Benefits which make us unique
At EZ, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Egon Zehnder can mean for you!
Benefits Highlights:
- 5 Days working in a Fast-paced work environment
- Work directly with the senior management team
- Reward and Recognition
- Employee friendly policies
- Personal development and training
- Health Benefits, Accident Insurance
Potential Growth for you!
We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will be doing regular catchups with your manager who will act as your career coach and guide you in your career goals and aspirations.
Location
The position is based at Egon Zehnder's KCI office in Gurgaon, Plot no. 29, Institutional Area Sector 32
EZ Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Egon Zehnder aims for a diverse workplace and strive to continuously lead with our firm values. We respect personal values of every individual irrespective of race, national or social origin, gender, religion, political or other opinion, disability, age and sexual orientation as warranted by basic rights enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights. We believe diversity of our firm is central to the success and enables us to deliver better solutions for our clients. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and supportive work environment, where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves and treated with dignity and respect and there is no unlawful discrimination related to employment, recruitment, training, promotion, or remuneration.
Egon Zehnder is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Egon Zehnder provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
