Associate - Strategy & Transformation CoE

About us

Bain & Company is a global management consulting that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN is an integral and largest unit of (ECD) Expert Client Delivery. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bain's case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutioning across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property. The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services.

Who you will work with

Strategy and Transformation (S&T) CoE regularly collaborates with Sr. stakeholders (Sr. Partners, EVPs) from Bain’s Strategy & Transformation Practice and works with Bain case teams across the globe on strategy / transformation case requirements.

The work spans across industries with variety of analysis including but not limited to industry/sector analysis and scans, analyzing disruptive themes and evolving start-up ecosystem, Investment analysis, M&A and Corporate venture capital Scans, Digital heuristics identifying key trends/drivers/challenges, survey analysis, etc.

Additionally, the team also supports Global S&T Practice in managing CEO Forums and Podcasts that entails developing IPs / POVs / Tools and managing communication with senior Bain Stakeholders, including Partners, Practice leadership as well as Marketing team and third-party vendors.

What you’ll do

• Work in a team setup, under the guidance of Project Leader/Managers, playing a key role in project execution and driving the team’s overall answer, final materials, client communication, work planning, and team management

• Conduct deep-dive research (leveraging various internal repository tools, subscribed databases, online literature/reports, etc.) to produce high-quality, client-ready reports focusing on business insights and actionable results

• Use thought leadership and sound business judgment to drive their own and their team let's research and analysis.

• Take responsibility for assigned work streams (and work-streams of 1-2 analysts), identify relevant tools and sources, steer analysis to create powerful insights, while ensuring high quality of work.

• Leverage AI prompts and tools to generate initial hypothesis on the problem as well create solutions that help deliver faster while ensuring the accuracy of the analysis

• Wherever needed, build a solid understanding of emerging innovative themes and disruptions and their impact on business models (industry-agnostic)

• Understand client requirements and resolve complex issues across work streams, generate and screen realistic answers based on sound reality checks, and recommend actionable solutions

• May need to manage a team of 1-3 analysts and provide feedback, review support and coach them on task execution and role responsibility

• Consistently seek and provide meaningful and actionable feedback in all interactions; recognize different skills and development needs in oneself and work towards it About you

• Relevant experience of 2-5 years for undergraduates and 0-3 years for post-graduates in a global professional services firm environment with exposure to business research and consulting. Experience in leading a team of at least 1-2 members is preferable

• Identify and employ relevant research sources and analytical tools to ensure timely, high-quality and zero-defect output. Ability to quickly come up to speed on different workpieces and perform research and analysis across geographies and industries in a quick turnaround environment. The candidate should be able to provide solid business judgment to derive answers in situations where data is not easily available or explicitly published

• Strong preference for candidates with high proficiency in business communication and with an experience of working with leadership; able to interface with primary client contact i.e. Bain case teams from global offices

• Ability to structure approaches to answer complex business questions. Should be able to cross-link multiple business models and industries dynamics, using key drivers/KPIs behind operational and financial performance.

• Excellent skills in Microsoft power-point and excel are required

• Candidate should have knowledge of using GenAI to generate initial hypothesis using nuanced prompts and must have basic Knowledge of Python; experience of creating tools and solutions using AI will be an added advantage What makes us a great place to work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents.