Job Description

The team

Global Strategic Insights Center (GSIC) provides secondary research and analysis services to global Deloitte member firms supporting pursuit, business development, practice development, and client engagements. The team uses exclusive sources, specialized research skills, and industry expertise to develop insightful research reports, delivering significant value to customers across Deloitte’s global network.

Your key responsibilities

• Design and deliver decision-ready research and insights across topics including growth strategies, competition, innovation, industry disruptions within ER&I sectors – using secondary research tools, techniques and databases.

• Author actionable insights and recommendations using strong business writing, storyboarding and visualization skills, with an acute focus on “so-what” for Deloitte's clients and businesses.

• Scope research requests — comprehend stakeholders’ insights requirements, assess feasibility, estimate timelines, and present bespoke research solutions to internal stakeholders across Deloitte's global network.
• Lead project delivery end-to-end: develop research plans, manage timelines, maintain quality standards, consolidate and review findings from junior team members.
• Review and provide feedback on team outputs against Deloitte's brand and quality benchmarks, taking ownership of final deliverable quality.
• Engage directly with Deloitte practitioners and leadership across global offices to drive consultative conversations and manage expectations and priorities.
• Mentor and train junior analysts and contribute to team initiatives.

Core Skills Required:

• Secondary Research Expertise: Extensive knowledge of secondary research databases, public/industry-specific sources, and research methodologies to efficiently source and validate relevant information.
• Financial Analysis: Experience reading financial statements, interpreting key ratios, and contextualizing company/industry performance data.
• Compelling Presentation: Ability to translate complex research findings into visually compelling, executive-ready presentations by content as a logical narrative, supported by well-designed charts, infographics, and data visualizations.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong exposure to at least one ER&I sector (Oil & Gas, Renewables, Low Carbon Solutions, Metals & Mining, Aerospace & Defense, Industrial Production, Construction) with deep understanding of its key performance indicators (KPIs), macroeconomic factors, operating structures, business models, value chains, regulations, and key trends.
• Strong Business Writing Skills: Ability to communicate complex research ideas compellingly and succinctly through exceptional business writing and storyboarding.
• Exceptional Verbal Communication: Ability to articulate ideas confidently in client calls with senior Deloitte leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree from a recognized university.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business research in client service or internal setup, with exposure to Energy, Resources, and Industrials sectors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Solid research skills and familiarity with various research databases (Refinitiv, Capital IQ, Factiva, etc.).
• Experience working in a global or multi-geography stakeholder environment is an added advantage.
• Exposure to Gen AI tools and hands-on experience working on prompt engineering is an advantage.

Due to volume of applications, we regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Candidates will only be contacted by authorised Deloitte Recruiters via firm’s business contact number or business email address.
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