Senior Associate / Engagement Manager - Consulting

Zenon is a global boutique consulting firm and the leading AI partner for Fortune 500 firms. We partner with clients across the globe to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises using advanced analytics, AI and automation.

In a nutshell:

Senior Associate/ Manager (Consulting) at Zenon leads the end-to-end delivery on client projects. She/he works closely with the client to design, develop and implement cutting-edge analytics solutions for a variety of business problems. She/he is responsible for overall management of the project, including client stakeholder management, managing cross-functional project team and their deliverables.

Additionally, she/he would also get the opportunity work closely with senior leaders and sales teams in business development, presales, solution design activities.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent problem-solving skills, analytical mindset and ability to understand complex machine learning solutions and effectively translate them to business solutions delivering tangible impact.

The role of a Senior Associate/ Manager (Analytics) is a critical one at Zenon; we only consider candidates with strong academic and work credentials and a track record of successfully managing projects and teams.

What will you do?

• Engage with clients to understand their business needs, define problem statement(s) and lead problem solving

• Lead a high functioning and results-driven cross-functional team to design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art analytics solutions to drive business strategy and solve challenging problems

• Responsibilities include project management; develop hypothesis, run experiments for empirical insights and validate hypothesis; generate insights and develop recommendations; create powerful storylines to communicate solutions effectively; problem structuring and problem solving

• Build deep client relationships, become a thought partner; anticipate client needs and business problem and do proactive solutioning

• Manage expectations & coordination with multiple stakeholders including clients, data scientists, software/automation engineers and account teams, ensure timely delivery and value creation

• Work with Zenon leadership on account growth and business development proposals

• Build an understanding of newest trends and incorporate in a compelling manner into new pitches and presales discussions across a variety of use cases

What are we looking for?

• 4 – 8 years of experience in management consulting/ product management/ analytical roles

• Strong academic background with a major in Engineering/Mathematics/Statistics from tier 1 institutes (top IITs/BITs) or MBA from institutes like IIMs/ISB

• Demonstrated experience of managing analytics/consulting projects, strong multi-tasking skills, keen sense of prioritization, good thought leadership and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and articulation skills

• Demonstrated experience of running detailed quantitative analysis, interpreting data and presenting findings to internal and external stakeholders at all levels • Exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills with hands-on experience on SQL/Python/R and willingness to familiarize oneself with new analytics tools and techniques when required

• Experience in managing global analytics teams in multiple locations is preferred

• Being conversant with AI and ML concepts will be a plus