Quantitative Research Consultant

CEB, now Gartner, is a leading member-based advisory company that equips more than 10,000 organizations around
the globe with insights, tools and actionable solutions to transform enterprise performance. By combining advanced
research and analytics with best practices from member companies, we help leaders realize outsized returns by
more effectively managing talent, information, customers and risk.

Position: Quantitative Research Consultant – Strategy, Operations & Procurement Practice

The Strategy, Operations & Procurement (S&OP) Practice aims to hire Quantitative Research Consultant, which is a
managerial position in the FLORS division (Finance, Legal, Operations, and Risk & Strategy). The selected incumbent
will be part of the S&OP Quant team managing researchers addressing cutting-edge strategic issues facing today’s
senior-most functional executives at leading global corporations. The role provides excellent exposure to a full range
of topics related to the management of strategy, procurement, finance quality, and operations functions, as well as
the opportunity to apply and further develop financial and statistical concepts.

This position is for experienced researchers interested in conducting quantitative research, analysis and reporting
using proprietary benchmarking and survey data. Quantitative team members enjoy exposure to the full array of
data related work: data management and quality; benchmarking and norming surveys; quant modeling; quantitative
insight generation and some exposure to advanced data management tools and techniques focused on peeling apart
ideas in search of insight.

Overall Job Purpose and Responsibilities

You will lead a team of 4 to 5 quantitative researchers responsible for conducting surveys, collecting and analyzing
data, creating data-based reports for clients, and generating data-based insights. The content you and your team
creates will serve the needs of CXO’s and their teams operating globally.

Specific responsibilities include:

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION (30%)

 Own end-to-end creation, development and analysis of large, complex, disparate data sets to identify
actionable insights for senior executives
 Manage large-scale data collection efforts through administration of multi-national panel or member facing
surveys targeted to CXOs, their teams, or their business partners
 Build standardized data reports for members that help them understand internal gaps as well as allow them
to benchmark themselves against their peers
 Employ analytical tools, such as root cause analysis and basic statistical principles to validate data, conduct
analysis and identify underlying drivers of members' business problems and create hypotheses regarding
solutions
 Communicate and present analytical insights to internal stakeholders that include senior practice leaders,
subject matter experts and advisors
 Contribute to whitepapers and other content types highlighting quantitative insights

TEAM MANAGEMENT (70%)

 Train and develop a team of quantitative analysts
 Help team dissect problems using qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, inductive and
deductive reasoning, abstract thinking and root-cause analysis
 Coach junior team members to distill insights into high-level, strategic recommendations for the entire
memberships of executives
 Manage quality and productivity of the teams projects, triage requests as appropriate, and manage day-to-
day operations of the central team
  Provide thought leadership and mentorship to junior team members related to all aspects of quantitative
research including survey design, administration, member walkthroughs, and insight generation
 Over time build and grow the team and provide growth opportunities and learning environment to the
quantitative team

Qualifications:
 MBA or a Postgraduate Degree from a recognized premier Institute in disciplines with a strong analytics
component, including Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics
 Proficiency with statistical concepts and in at least one statistical software package (R, Stata, SPSS, etc.)
 Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Power Point

Experience:
 Minimum 6 years of experience at a leading survey based research or consulting firm or as a practitioner
who has played significant role in finance, operations or procurement
 At least 18 months managerial experience with direct or indirect supervision responsibilities
 Experience working with survey based data including management of surveys, benchmarking data and or
panel surveys, conducting quantitative analysis, managing benchmarking surveys
 Should have experience leading short term and long term projects and ability to manage the work of junior
staff on project teams

Skills required:
 Desire and ability to assume a leadership role in a collaborative, fast-paced multi-cultural environment
 Passion for research, analysis and insight generation
 Should have strong project management experience demonstrating the ability to manage multiple projects
simultaneously
 Ability to distill quantitative and qualitative data into important, relevant ''so what's'' for a CXO-level
audience
 Self-starter, capable of taking the initiative and managing own pieces of work
 Strong ability and orientation towards meeting deadlines and managing multiple projects under time
pressure
 Original and creative thinking and superior problem solving abilities
 People management skills – Managing teams in a matrix reporting environment
 Good oral and written communication skills a must for this role