Job Description

Job Title: Department/Business Unit (IT/Systems, etc.):

Analyst/Senior Analyst Business Analytics Business Intelligence & Decision Support

Location:

Bangalore

Date Updated:

20/03/2008

Overview: FMR India Business Analytics & Research FMR India, an organization of 3500+ people performs processing, IT development, production support, analytical and other activities in conjunction with various Fidelity US businesses based in the US. Business Analytics & Research (BA&R) provides 3 main capabilities: Investment Research & Analysis, Database Modeling & Marketing Sciences and Business Intelligence & Decision Support (BI&DS). This position is part of the BI&DS capability. BI&DS includes a range of capabilities from research and analysis to consulting and decision support.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Supporting senior management of Fidelitys onshore businesses with primary market research expertise (research & questionnaire design, sampling, data analysis & reporting, insights generation) and developing subject-matter expertise across sectors, domains and functions, in which Fidelity operates Conducting analysis based on research data independently (with minimal supervision), by applying various statistical concepts/ techniques like multiple regression, factor, cluster analysis, etc with the help of tools like SPSS Participating in & actively providing inputs by interacting with Fidelity senior management Supervising & mentoring analysts on research concepts, deliverables & and quality, as & when required

Education and Experience

Bachelors and post-graduate qualification from top-tier institutions. MBA degree required.

3-5 years of relevant work experience in a research & insights role, either in an analytics function/ KPO of a MNC or with a reputed research agency Very sound knowledge of key analysis/ statistical concepts & hands on experience with tools like SPSS Meaningful experience in handling various kinds of research projects, client servicing, data interpretation & insights generation Prior Experience in financial services is also valued. Skills/Knowledge Comfort/ exposure to either all or some of the various techniques of primary research such as customer satisfaction, segmentation, brand & advertising research, pricing & product related research Demonstrated analytical ability Flair for quantitative and qualitative data analyses and interpretation Ability to process data to draw insights, answering so what questions about data

Able to synthesize large volumes of data into comprehensible and insightful information Comfort with unstructured data and niche industries Comfort with making intelligent assumptions to estimate not-so-easily available data points Comfort with making conclusions based on limited data, as available Excellent English written and verbal communication skills Comfort with Word, Excel and PowerPoint Comfort with statistical tools like SPSS, SAS, etc High level of intellectual curiosity Professional attitude on service quality

 Attention to detail, especially in all aspects of report making from research to preparation of presentation and client interaction Strong work ethic in terms of time management, ownership of project and clients objective