Senior Researcher

Website CareerDubai

My client a global multinational strategy consulting business, is currently looking for a Senior Researcher based in Dubai. The Research Hub team is composed of industry-aligned specialists supporting the business in the Middle East. The candidate will be responsible for the following:

  • Providing in-depth industry research and analysis services to project and proposal teams, primarily focusing on secondary research for the Financial Services, and complementing with primary research
  • Analyzing and working on cases and content pieces with a particular focus on Banking/FS space (on topics such as Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Business Transformation, Post Merger Integration- PMI, Digitization, Merger & Acquisition- M&A ).
  • Guide and provide inputs to client/team members leading to the successful strategy execution across key sectors/topics
  • Developing and maintaining a database of Financial Services sector experts per topic and reaching out to them when needed for proposal or project work
  • Developing research toolkits and knowledge products for the Financial Services team
  • Managing key relationships with the project leads /partners and setting an annual research plan (including work on viewpoints)
  • Managing vendor resources – responsible for their delivery, time/project management and growth

Qualifications:

  • 2-5 years of consulting experience in relevant Financial Institutions area; candidates with consulting experience preferred
  • Instead of consulting experience, 4-6+ years of industry experience is strongly preferred
  • CA/MBA Degree required (preferably in Finance/Banking/Digital)
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment, ; Arabic (reader and speaker) preferred
  • Familiarity of research databases related to Financial Services eg Bloomberg, Capital IQ, SNL
  • Strong analytical skills and data research capability along with strong financial acumen
  • Ability to multi-task & operate effectively in a matrix organization in a fast-paced environment