Posting Job Title: Business Operations Associate (New Delhi, Pune)

Category: Business Operations Associate

Posting
Location:
New Delhi, India
Pune, India
Job Description: ZS Associates is a global management consulting firm specializing in sales and mareting
strateg!, operations and e"ecution# $% is recognized for its e"pertise in go&to&maret and sales
force strategies and its downstream implementation capabilities# $% helps companies achie'e
sales success b! deli'ering both issue&specific solutions and large&scale business
transformations#
(ith )* offices and more than ),+,, people worldwide, we ha'e concentrated our resources on
creating competiti'e ad'antage in sales and mareting for our clients in selected industries# Our
focus has enabled us to de'elop an unmatched depth of nowledge and base of e"perience# $%
also has a uni-ue woring en'ironment# Our wor is challenging, intense and highl! -uantitati'e,
!et our interactions are direct and informal#
Our offices in India aim to be .enters of /"cellence in selected $% practice areas (data
warehousing, incenti'e compensation administration, reporting, .01, specialized I2 tools, etc#)
in the short term, and full consulting offices for $% clients in the long term#
Business Operations Associates pla! a crucial role on pro3ect teams# 2heir role is to tae
ownership of operating business anal!tic processes to create client deli'erables# In close
collaboration with a team, Business Operations Associates4
5 6nderstand the clients7 business issues, operating business rules, data, and processes
5 Operate and enhance anal!tic&dri'en processes for the clients on a periodic basis, including
s!nthesizing the data, performing the necessar! -ualit! checs, and creating the deli'erables
5 Interact with internal or client teams to resol'e an! issues with process inputs
5 0espond to ad hoc re-uests from the clients relating to the deli'erables
2he Business Operations Associate position pro'ides !ou with immediate opportunities to tae
responsibilit! for managing business processes, and gaining e"posure to a 'ariet! of sales and
mareting issues#
8our wor on pro3ects will strengthen !our business and process management sills# $% offers
opportunities for earl! client e"posure#
At $%, pro3ect teams are t!picall! small with people drawn from all le'els of the organization and
often from different offices# 8our learning is accelerated through fre-uent interactions with
e"perts# (hile most of the wor will be done in India, there ma! be trips to the 6% or /urope for
nowledge transfer, training, and e"posure to the $% culture# As a member of a $% team, !ou will
grow o'er a period of time to help facilitate and manage client relationships#
(hile the most important learning occurs on&the&3ob, $% is dedicated to de'eloping !our
nowledge and potential through organized training#
2he focus is on enabling the de'elopment of e"pertise in
(a) sales and mareting data, processes, and tools9
(b) technical sills for enhancing anal!tic processes and s!stems9 and
(c) pharmaceutical industr! sales and mareting issues#
6pon 3oining, a New /mplo!ee Orientation pro'ides !ou with bacground on the firm and t!pical
pro3ect t!pes, as well as training on $% tools and resources# Additional training sessions are
offered continuousl! and on a 3ust&in&time basis, with content ranging from broad business topics
to specific technical instruction# $% is recognized within the consulting industr! as a leader in
in'esting in and training its associates#
At $% !ou will benefit from comprehensi'e and regular performance feedbac from pro3ect
managers and team members# 8ou will be guided b! a Professional De'elopment 1anager, but
!ou are the architect of !our career# $% has a flat organizational structure, and ad'ancement is
determined b! progression of sills and e"pertise, not tenure#
Qualifications: $% welcomes candidates for the Business Operations Associate position from an! engineering
discipline# 2he common denominator in an indi'idual7s success is a strong academic record, a
stated interest in woring with business operations, and e'idence of superior anal!tic sills#
(e see indi'iduals with4
5 Initiati'e and moti'ation
5 %trong wor ethic
5 2eamwor sills
5 Detail orientation
5 .ommunication sills
5 :eadership potential
5 Anal!tic problem sol'ing sills
5 Business sense
Candidates applying for positions in Asia ust be citi!ens of" or possess peranent #or$
aut%ori!ation for" t%e country of intended eployent &C%ina" 'ndia or Japan() *luency in
+nglis% and t%e local language of t%e office is re,uired)