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Senior Analyst – Intelligence & Advisory

AHEAD· Digital Solutions Group / Advisory
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GurugramFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Analyst – Intelligence & Advisory at AHEAD, working at the intersection of technology, AI and business to translate ambiguous questions into structured research, insights and actionable recommendations for CXO audiences. Remote-friendly role based in Gurugram, Haryana.

Responsibilities

  • Translate pursuit, account and client questions into structured problem statements, hypotheses, issue trees and research plans; clarify scope, success criteria and timelines with stakeholders up front.
  • Apply consulting frameworks and structured thinking to break down complex problems, test hypotheses and arrive at defensible answers.
  • Exercise sound judgement when data is incomplete — triangulate across sources, state assumptions, size the opportunity and flag confidence levels, and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Prioritize what matters, assess source/data reliability, challenge assumptions, and call out risks, trade-offs and confidence levels in every recommendation.
  • Advisory Engagements: Deliver market insights, competitive benchmarking and strategic guidance that shape deal strategy and client conversations.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of Market Size & Outlook, Industry/Technology POVs, Account Intelligence Packs, Competitive Profiles & Battlecards, Buying Behaviour Analysis, market trend briefs, Capability Heatmaps, Benchmark Reports and other custom research products.
  • Synthesize intelligence from primary and secondary sources into executive-ready narratives.
  • Track competitor strategies, partnerships, offerings and deal signals into actionable pursuit positioning.
  • Analyze market dynamics across AI, cloud, applications, data & AI, cybersecurity, digital workplace, platform engineering, automation and emerging technologies.
  • Build account-level intelligence for strategic planning, CXO engagement and opportunity identification.
  • Validate sources for currency, credibility and relevance; maintain high accuracy and referencing across deliverables.
  • Design, build and maintain dashboards and reports in Power BI and lightweight HTML dashboards for self-serve insights.
  • Clean, model and visualize data from multiple sources; ensure metric definitions and version control.
  • Use AI tools to automate research workflows with human validation of outputs; ensure accuracy, bias checks and source traceability.
  • Build reusable prompts and agent workflows; share best practices with the team.
  • Convert research findings into CXO-ready storytelling and polished decks using brand templates.
  • Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders and handle questions confidently.
  • Partner with consulting, sales, practice and deal teams to translate needs into hypothesis-led research.
  • Manage multiple concurrent requests while balancing standard reports with urgent bespoke work.
  • Anticipate intelligence needs across pursuit lifecycle and incorporate stakeholder feedback into future work.
  • Collaborate with SMEs across practices to deliver aligned research.
  • Present concise narratives linking business strategy with AHEAD solutions.
  • Contribute to reusable assets, research templates, libraries and frameworks; shape CoE agenda and improvements.
  • Track delivery metrics and contribute to win/loss learnings.
  • Mentor and review work of junior analysts; share domain knowledge and quality standards.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 5–8 years in research, market/competitive intelligence, deal advisory and strategy/management consulting in IT services/consulting firms or leading research & advisory firms (Candidates from BPO industry / BPO services companies need not apply)
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in management preferred
  • Domain Expertise: Good understanding of IT services and enterprise technology landscape (enterprise applications, cloud, infrastructure, digital transformation, data & AI, GenAI, cybersecurity) plus one or two vertical domains
  • Exceptional Problem Solving & Structured Thinking
  • Consulting Skills: scoping, framing, storytelling and advisory question handling
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with tools like Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, Knime, Qualtrics a plus
  • AI & Agents: hands-on experience with generative AI tools in research workflows with responsible-use mindset
  • Judgment & Analytical Skills: ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into actionable insights
  • Reporting & Dashboarding: Power BI and advanced Excel; ability to build interactive dashboards and HTML dashboards
  • Communication: excellent written and verbal communication; executive summaries and presentations ready for senior audiences
  • Presentation Skills: PowerPoint proficiency for polished consulting-grade slides
  • Research Proficiency: experience with tier-1 analyst platforms and secondary research for competitive/ account intelligence and market sizing
  • Curiosity & Ownership: comfort with ambiguity and drive to uncover impactful insights
  • Organizational Rigour: ability to manage multiple deliverables with tight timelines
  • Collaboration: collaborative, consultative mindset with global cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to RFP support, proposal intelligence or pursuit enablement in a consulting/tech firm

Skills

Required:Problem solving & structured thinkingResearch & analysisDashboarding & data visualizationCommunication & storytellingConsulting skills & client storytelling

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents
  • Paid time off and company holidays, with additional leave benefits as per policy
  • Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance
  • Learning and development opportunities for continuous growth and upskilling
  • Employee wellness initiatives focusing on physical and mental well-being
  • Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations
  • Inclusive, people-first culture
  • AI-assisted recruitment tools as part of the process (not a replacement for human judgment)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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