Lead Analyst - Business Research

Got a flair of the complex? Buro Happold's Knowledge and Research Centre team are looking for a Lead Analyst - Business Research to join their vibrant and friendly team in Bengaluru. Buro Happold is a global design engineering and professional services company with leading expertise in building design engineering, urban development planning and engineering, and business advisory. We combine exceptional experience and specialized skills to deliver value to clients with more than 2,500 team members across four regions. We actively champion diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Buro Happold is currently recruiting a Lead Analyst - Business Research for our newly established Research and Insights Centre (RIC), positioned as a Centre of Excellence for business research. RIC will play a pivotal role in supporting our global engineering and advisory community with research, analysis, and insights aimed at driving sales, business development, and marketing initiatives. Your key duties Undertake business research assignments independently or collaboratively within a team, at times focusing on specific sectors and service lines when aligned to them. Assume the role of a domain expert or senior resource, overseeing the work of individual contributors when necessary and also serving as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for clients. Execute business research aligned with the research assignment's scope, utilizing secondary sources, subscribed databases, and, if needed, primary sources. Provide Buro Happold's leaders and consultants with analysis, insights, recommendations, and perspectives to facilitate informed strategic decisions for both clients and the company. As an SPOC, comprehend client-provided research briefs, define requirements collaboratively, engage over the assignment lifecycle to agree on scope, manage client expectations, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, impactful, and accurate reports. Adhere to process guidelines governing assignment delivery workflow, client management, copyright, intellectual property, information security, brand guidelines, and archival of assignment artefacts. Contribute to process improvement initiatives enhancing productivity, client engagement and satisfaction, and deliverable quality. Conduct best practice sessions for RIC team members based on insights from research assignments, covering areas like research methodologies, assignment delivery, and client management. Develop and implement training for new team members to familiarize them with RIC templates, assignment delivery protocols, and standard data sources. Assist HR and senior RIC team members in the hiring process by assessing applicants through various criteria, setting and evaluating written tests, conducting interviews, and providing feedback. Assignment Deliverables This includes, but is not limited to: Analyzing client accounts through a detailed evaluation of their structure, business segments, financials, challenges, strategies, and a SWOT analysis to build stronger client relationships and promote tailored services that address specific needs or challenges. Detailed financial and statistical analysis around sustainability and ESG consulting. Conducting research and analysis to evaluate markets, sectors, or industries by examining size, trends, growth forecasts, challenges, competitive landscapes, and opportunities and risks. This would aid Buro Happold or its clients in decision-making related to strategy, resource allocation, and capturing, building, or growing their market share. Undertaking benchmarking studies to compare competitors of the firm or its clients in any market, identifying areas of improvement, best practice, and opportunities for innovation based on carefully selected criteria. Studying historical data and patterns in industries, sectors, and markets to identify recurring trends, tendencies, or shifts in market behaviour, consumer preferences, and business performance. This informs the development of strategies to mitigate anticipated risks or leverage emerging opportunities. Structured evaluation of potential risks, uncertainties, hazards, and adverse events impacting a Buro Happold or client project, and/or decision. The results are plugged into a matrix of likelihood and impact to optimize resource allocation, mitigate identified risks, and minimize adverse outcomes. Assessing locations for suitability, considering factors such as accessibility, demographics, market demand, infrastructure, competition, and the regulatory environment. This informs decisions on where to set up operations to maximize efficiency, market reach, and profitability while minimizing risks and costs. Skills Candidates with previous business research experience in services such as digital, sustainability, technology, mobility, and financial models, and sectors such as urban development, buildings, air and rail, cities and infrastructure, commercial, energy, culture, education, healthcare, science & technology, and sports & entertainment are preferred. Excellent business research skills in market, industry, sector, company, competitor, trend, risk, and location analysis, along with proficiency in advanced internet search and data mining techniques. Ability to support research teams that build thought leadership, value propositions, and go-to-market strategies. Ability to extract relevant data and information from business and professional databases. Ability to ascertain and link the factors that prompt client-provided research briefs to their intended objectives, and subsequently build qualitative-cum-quantitative frameworks for data analysis and insights that meet the requirements in the brief. Proficiency in using standard frameworks such as SWOT, PESTLE, Porter's Five Forces, BCG growth-share matrix, etc., is also preferred. Ability to devise innovative solutions to overcome challenges in research assignments, such as data scarcity, information overload, broad scope of work, scope creep, data inconsistency, confidentiality breaches in primary research, etc. Exemplary report writing and presentation skills, employing various types of graphs, tables, and diagrams, and supported by succinct text and headlines. Clear, articulate, and structured communication of intricate business insights in MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with statistical packages is an advantage. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with a positive and proactive attitude to engage productively with clients, team members, management, and support functions. Strong interpersonal skills, fostering rapport and collaboration with individuals from diverse cultures and professional backgrounds. Experience 8 -13+ years of business research experience in an off-shored captive unit of a management/strategy/research consultancy, a third-party research vendor, or a market research firm. A full-time MBA/PG DBM/equivalent from a reputable institute is preferred.

Buro Happold is a global design engineering and professional services company with leading expertise in building design engineering, urban development planning and engineering, and business advisory. We combine exceptional experience and specialized skills to deliver value to clients with more than 2,500 team members across four regions. We actively champion diversity and inclusion in everything we do.