Analyst/ Senior Business Analyst, Industrial Practice Group

EgonZehnder Egon Zehnder (www.egonzehnder.com) is trusted advisor to many of the world’s most respected organizations and a leading Executive Search firm, with more than 400 consultants and 69 offices in 41 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our clients range from the largest corporations to emerging growth companies, government and regulatory bodies, and major educational and cultural institutions. The firm is a private partnership which allows us to operate independent of any outside interests. As a result of this unique culture, Egon Zehnder has the highest professional staff retention rate for a global firm in our profession. We have a blue chip client base across all industries and operate at the Board and senior management level.

Egon Zehnder Knowledge Centre India (KCI) Established in January 2005, KCI in Gurgaon, works in close collaboration with the Global offices of Egon Zehnder. There are 5 teams that make up KCI: Experts, Research Operations, Visual Solutions, Projects/CV Capture and Global Technology Services. The Experts Team is a group of experts aligned to specific Industry or Functional Practice that works on with global teams ibn solving client mandates. The Experts provide insights from internal/external databases, expert perspectives on industry trend and through their experiences. Most of the team members come with an industry specialization (working in consulting or industry or both) and deliver insights for solving critical client problems. To know more about the teams, our culture CLICK HERE

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 Experts at EgonZehnder are aligned to the following Industry Practices:

• Consumer

• Health

• Industrial

• Financial Services

• Technology & Communications (T&C)

• Private Capital • Services

• Public & Social Sector Within the Industrial Group, we have further segment specialization for:

• Automotive and Transportation Equipment

• Building Components • Chemical and Process Industries

• Energy and CleanTech

• Machinery & Industrial Technology

• Mining & Metals

Further information may be found on our website pages: https://www.egonzehnder.com/our-services/industry-practices/industrial.html

Research at EgonZehnder

The research community at EgonZehnder is a highly valued and integral part of the business and is unique in the search industry for a number of reasons:

• The role is broad based covering business development, search and knowledge management.

• Experts accompany a project from the beginning to the end, working very closely with consultants. Experts see the whole context and are expected to contribute to discussions on search strategy and the suitability of candidates.

• Aligned by industry or functional practice group, experts can leverage their industry/domain expertise and grow as knowledge experts and knowledge managers

• We offer international training programmes and the ability to collaborate with colleagues globally.

What you will learn at Experts at EgonZehnder

One can learn a great deal at Egon Zehnder. We are a mid-sized organization with almost no organizational barriers to interact and learn from each other. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture since we were founded in 1964. Our structure is flat and informal and information therefore flows freely. We are also very close to the real problems of our clients, with whom we interact at the highest levels. Hearing our clients directly speak about their companies, their industries and their strategic talent issues is a real privilege that many experts will be privy to. The deep insights that we develop at Egon Zehnder originate directly from the senior leaders at our clients, and are not filtered by PR, marketing departments etc.

As Egon Zehnder is a world leading consulting firm specialized in the area of Human Resources Solutions. Working at Egon Zehnder will allow experts to develop a deep understanding of that human capital element. Many experts already know how to understand companies, products and industries. Learning the very difficult skill of identifying and assessing senior managers and how talent pools and careers move will bring a major new perspective to understanding businesses. This experience will enrich the expert’s portfolio tremendously. Please note that the unique insights developed at Egon Zehnder can also be applied to one’s own career and wider personal life.

The Position Senior Business Analyst – Chemical and Process Industries Segment, Industrial Practice Group The Expert will leverage his/her deep domain knowledge and external network to drive C-level/senior candidate recommendations and/or mid-level candidate development.

The Expert is expected to function autonomously as required. However, the Segment and Practice experts and consultants work collectively as a team for candidate idea generation, references and client assignment work. This role will be visible to clients and will be expected to help develop key account strategies.

This is an individual contributor role however there will be extensive collaboration with global colleagues on projects. 4 Egon Zehnder The Expert will work closely in collaboration with Experts and Consultant colleagues at US office 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:
1. Assignment Execution: Supporting consultant on live search mandates
- Collaborating with different teams 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

2. 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

3. 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

Requirements

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

Required knowledge/experience

• Post Graduate from an accredited academic institution

• 5+ years of professional experience in Industry, Consulting or Research with deep knowledge of the Chemicals and Process Industry at large, its competitive landscape including the very latest

• A self-starter with learning agility, engaging remotely, thought partnering, critical thinking, eye for detail, conceptual thinking

• Experience of working on international engagements either in a professional services environment or in an in-house/captive research environment.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills and expertise with MS-Office (Word, PowerPoint & Excel)

Location: The position is based at Egon Zehnder's KCI office in Gurgaon, Plot no. 29, Institutional Area Sector 32.

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.

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.