Client is a leading strategy consulting firm focused on India's consumer and digital economy. Since 2009, we've been the trusted advisor to India's most dynamic startups, investors, and new-age businesses - playing a key role in major IPOs and high-stakes private deals. They are known for combining deep market research with sharp strategic thinking. Our industry reports, proprietary benchmarks, and data-driven insights shape investment decisions, guide business growth, and influence ecosystem narratives. Three core verticals: • Transactions Advisory: Market leader in IPO and private deal support, contributing ~1/3 of revenue. Advised 90%+ of new-age IPO capital in India. Global reach via OC&C (25+ offices). • Benchmarking & Analytics: Subscription-led, AI-enabled insights platform serving top clients like Flipkart and Uber. Contributes ~1/3 of revenue. • Strategy Consulting: Focused on growth and transformation strategies, backed by a deep research to-recommendation model. What Defines You (Aligned to Values) • Focused & Driven: Strive to be best-in-class in everything you pursue. • Nimble & Hustling: Quick to respond, solution-first, and relentless in pursuit of outcomes. • Get it Done: Outcome-oriented, hands-on, and always closing loops. • Collaborative & Empathetic: A team player who brings people along and builds trust. • Audacious Yet Reflective: Takes smart risks, learns fast, and grows from every challenge. Summary: Want to be at the forefront of solving real-world business challenges? As an Associate Consultant, you'll be a vital force on client projects, taking ownership of key deliverables and building towards leading your own initiatives. You'll collaborate with experienced leaders and have the opportunity to present your innovative solutions directly to clients. Expect to roll up your sleeves – digging into data, engaging with clients and their customers, facilitating dynamic sessions, turning insights into clear recommendations, and building towards meaningful strategic contributions Key Responsibilities: • Work with a team of Business Analyst(s) as per the engagement or self-drive Primary research: Conduct / Moderate Expert/Industry ecosystem / Consumer interviews to collect the required information. This will require creating holistic questionnaire(s) as per the key hypothesis areas, and then reaching out / guiding the team to reach out to the interviewees through internal / external sources • For Customer surveys, work with the related internal stakeholders to make sure that things are moving as per plan • Effective Collaboration with Team Members: Proactively collaborate with Senior Consultants, Engagement Managers and other team members to ensure seamless project execution and knowledge sharing • Consulting Frame of Reference: Work with founders and CXOs directly to help address business problems through research involving competitive intelligence, GTM strategy inputs, market sizing, pitchbook support etc. • Secondary Research: Supplement the findings with adequate secondary research as required through usage of online market research / internal IP. • Analysis: Ability to analyze data to come up with recommendations on the workstream as allocated. Usage of tools (e.g. knowledge of advanced excel, any other analytical tools to fast track the analysis, appetite for any tech tools to fast track the analysis will be a plus). • Report Writing: Develop excel models including business models, market sizing frameworks, and financial models, to support hypothesis-driven problem solving • Create structured, insight-driven client presentations, ensuring clear storyline development and good horizontal and vertical logic in deck flow • Client Interaction as required: Present findings for your workstream to the client and manage the client on small / integrated projects for your pieces. In addition, contribute to: • Contribute / Drive thought leadership pieces working with senior stakeholders in the organization. • Work with senior management on sales collaterals / pitches as per requirements. • Persuade internal and external stakeholders of the benefits of new technology or strategies. - Share industry trends with senior leadership on an ongoing basis • Provide inputs and insights to marketing team as per requirements. • Contribute to media interactions as per requirements in a structured manner. Candidate requirements: • Tier-1 B-school with 1-3 years of experience • Previous consulting/ strategy role is a plus • Excellent time management and organization skills • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills conducive to people management and team development. • Ability to lead small project teams of BAs with experience - Driven/Motivated about working in an entrepreneurial set up. • General awareness is a must.