The Research Analyst will provide research support to Kearney consultants globally, working on projects, proposals and other business development efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Work with project team members to understand, refine and prioritize their research needs.
Identify and determine the most appropriate, cost-effective and timely research solutions to meet needs.
Gather information using a broad spectrum of sources.
Organize, analyze and synthesize the findings into targeted, firm-formatted end products including single exhibits, written summaries, basic fact packs, and spreadsheets, utilizing standard financial concepts, ratios and calculations.
Begin to build and develop knowledge in one or more “spikes” (e.g. industry, function, or geography) and tap into the firm-wide network, where available.
Solid understanding of a specific content area and its salient issues form the basis for advancement at more senior levels of the Global Research career path.
Begins to develop basic fact packs and summaries to build your expertise and be assigned portions of larger documents in your area of focus.
Who you are
After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people. That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.
Key Qualifications:
Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent 4-year degree required (preferably in business, engineering or related research-focused degree).
Preferably have up to 1-2 years of experience in research-related roles.
Are able to come into the Mexico City office 2x per week.
Good investigative problem-solving skills – ability to help refine and focus project team requests and objectives.
Understanding of standard financial calculations, ratios, and concepts and general business concepts and terminology.
Excellent skills in synthesizing data into Firm-accepted formats to produce structured exhibits and spreadsheets and extracting key points from research.
Proactiveness in sharing knowledge with co-workers and project teams, based on opportunities.
Solid source knowledge in area of expertise, if relevant; understanding of source quality, and use of possible proxies.
Understanding of the landscape of area of expertise (market shares, major players).
Good written and oral communication skills, including appropriate style, confidence, and structure; effective listening skills.
Excellent customer focus, including proactive responses to project-team needs with thoughtfulness, commitment, and diligence.
Collaboration, cooperation, and respect.
Proactive utilization of network within the Global Research community and beginning of identification of experts in the wider firm community.
Pursuit of out-of-the-box solutions whenever possible.
The drive to learn continuously and the application of those learnings for the benefit of the firm and our clients.
Reliability, dependability, and an ability to manage workload effectively.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
Compliance with company policies at all times.
What we can offer you
Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them to make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:
Generous retirement/pension savings contributions.
Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families.
Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities.
Personalized opportunities to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission-critical problems.
Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply.
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