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Job Title: Manager - Research Analyst

Company: A Leading client of Pylon Management Consulting Pvt Ltd.

Industry Sector: Retail Banking

Department: Financial Institutions Group (FIG)

Location: Gurgaon

About Client:

Our client is a leading international management consulting firm with 90 office locations in 51 countries. It is one of the most respected and renowned organisations in the world and has been consistently ranked as the leading employer of choice at MBA schools across the world.
It advises top management of the world’s leading companies on issues of strategy, organization and operations. Their Knowledge Centre based at Gurgaon is the biggest hub of firm’s global Knowledge Management capability. It provides support to consulting teams across the globe. The Centre has grown into the largest research unit, comprising of more than 300 Knowledge Management professionals.

Financial Institutions Group (FIG) forms the largest share in terms of projects/ engagements in the Firm globally. The FIG team is the largest in the practice research group. This team focuses on Research & knowledge development in domains like Corporate & Investment banking, Retail baking, Asset Management and Insurance.

Role Description:

The primary job responsibilities of FIG Research Analyst (RA) would fall into three categories: (1) collecting, analyzing and synthesizing information that serve as critical inputs to client service teams; (2) developing expertise in the banking domain, to partner and lead knowledge and (3) staffing on client engagements as a knowledge professional either remote or on-site. Such on-site staffing could be domestic or global in nature.
As a RA you will be expected to possess a reasonably good understanding of industry trends/issues in the areas of retail banking & asset management and should have an inclination to build distinctive expertise in the areas of retail banking. You will work with consultants and fellow researchers on analysis that requires in-depth research, data modeling and client-ready presentation material.

Qualifications:

• MBAs from reputed business schools having specialisation in Finance, with 1-2 years of work experience in retail banking sector in the field of Relationship management or in credit operations and having a strong academic record.
• Strong understanding of banking concepts and in-depth knowledge of financial products and/or banking operations and sound knowledge of industry issues and competitive trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English)
• Professional attitude and service orientation
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Superior problem-solving, analytical, and quantitative skills
• Willing to work in a highly demanding and result-oriented team environment

Candidates for this role should be entrepreneurial and self-starters who enjoy the challenges and rewards of research work in a dynamic environment.

Compensation: Commensurate with work experience

Contact Information:

Ravi Shankar

Contact No: - 9886394381

Email: - [1] ravi@pylonmc.com