Decision Analytics Associate
ZS Associates' Business Consulting group delivers solutions to a broad spectrum of marketing and sales challenges. We also help our clients transform their marketing and sales organizations to implement these solutions. Our solutions and recommendations are based in rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership
Job Description
Decision Analytics Associate are active participants in creating and delivering solutions for our clients and project teams. DAAs leverage their analytic skills to derive insights and solve problems. In particular, DAAs employ advanced analytic techniques in areas such as modeling, simulation and optimization.
As a Decision Analytics Associate,you will have opportunities in many areas, such as:
Job Description
Decision Analytics Associate are active participants in creating and delivering solutions for our clients and project teams. DAAs leverage their analytic skills to derive insights and solve problems. In particular, DAAs employ advanced analytic techniques in areas such as modeling, simulation and optimization.
As a Decision Analytics Associate,you will have opportunities in many areas, such as:
- Develop advanced statistical models that relate marketing or sales activities to financial results
- Simulate the impact of a client’s future marketing or sales activities on their future real- world results
- Leverage optimization techniques to guide clients and ZS teams to the best decisions Design custom analysis tools in applications such as Visual Basic, MS Excel, MS Access, SAS and ZS proprietary software
- Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams Collaborate with client and ZS teams to implement solutions Gain immediate responsibility for project deliverables
- Take initiative to advance your analytic and problem solving skills and train others at ZS
- Graduates from any engineering discipline, with not more than 2 years’ experience can apply for this role. The common denominator in an individual’s success is a strong academic record and evidence of strong process orientation with the following skills:
- Innate analytical ability and quality orientation with an eye for detail
- Excellent task management and organizational skills
- Problem solving skills and an ability to think through solutions in a structured environment
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment. Global exposure or experience of having worked in global cross office teams is preferred
- Self-motivated with a willingness to take initiatives with a strong work ethic
- Strong business acumen
Business Operations Associate
ZS’ Business Operations group helps improve clients marketing andd sales functions and reduce costs. ZS identifies improvement opportunities and challenges, and design new processes that deliver substantial improvements in effectiveness and efficiency. We also offer outsourcing solutions that operate activities more effectively and at lower cost.
Job Description
Job Description
- Business Operations Associate (BOAs) enable and support our clients' sales and marketing activities. BOAs operate and optimize business processes, perform analyses, create deliverables and respond to client requests. As a BOA, you will:
- Understand client business issues, operating business rules, data, and processes
- Incorporate process changes in response to evolving business needs
- Operate business processes for clients on a periodic basis. This includes synthesizing data, performing quality checks and creating error free deliverables
- Interact with internal or client teams to resolve any issues with process inputs
- Respond to ad hoc requests from the clients relating to the deliverables
- Identify and implement business process enhancements
- Graduates from any engineering discipline, with not more than 2 years’ experience can apply for this role. The common denominator in an individual’s success is a strong academic record and evidence of strong process orientation with the following skills:
- Innate quality orientation with an eye for detail
- Excellent task management and organizational skills
- Problem solving skills and an ability to think through solutions in a structured environment
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment. Global exposure or experience of having worked in global cross office teams is preferred
- Self-motivated with a willingness to take initiatives with a strong work ethic.
- Strong business acumen
Business Technology Analyst
Business Technology group helps companies define and execute theiir technology strategy by designing, building and operating the business intelligence (BI), cloud, data management, dashboard and analytics capabilities that are at the core of marketing and sales operations.
The Solution Delivery team is a part of the Business Technology Capability Group. It implements technology based solutions in the areas of business intelligence, analytics, information management, reporting and mobility. In addition, this team configures ZS’ proprietary software used to streamline business processes for commercial groups at client organizations. This team takes overall ownership of the delivery of the technical solution leading the design and development phases and collaborating with other teams for business requirements and system testing.Business Technology Analystsplay a crucial role on project teams in close collaboration with a team:
The Solution Delivery team is a part of the Business Technology Capability Group. It implements technology based solutions in the areas of business intelligence, analytics, information management, reporting and mobility. In addition, this team configures ZS’ proprietary software used to streamline business processes for commercial groups at client organizations. This team takes overall ownership of the delivery of the technical solution leading the design and development phases and collaborating with other teams for business requirements and system testing.Business Technology Analystsplay a crucial role on project teams in close collaboration with a team:
- Lead development phase during implementation of world-class technology solutions to solve business problems across one or more client engagements;
- Provide input to senior solutions delivery analyst and delivery lead to build comprehensive implementation project plans;
- Provide input to senior solutions delivery analyst based on past experience and understanding of requirements to design a flexible and scalable solution;
- Apply appropriate development methodologies (e.g.: agile, waterfall) and best practices (e.g.: mid-development client reviews, embedded QA procedures, unit testing) to ensure successful and timely completion;
- Collaborate with other team members (involved in the requirements gathering, testing, roll-out and operations phases) to ensure seamless transitions.
- Potential candidates should have strong academics with a minimum of 68% or an equivalent CGPA in B.E/B.Tech or 5 year integrated engineering course in disciplines such as Computer Science, Information Technology, EEE or other circuit branches.
- Up to 2.6 years of relevant consulting industry experience working on small/medium-scale technology solution delivery engagements;
- Experience working with front-end user reporting (e.g.: MSTR, Business Object, Cognos), back-end database management (e.g.: Oracle, Teradata) and/or ETL interfacing (e.g.: Informatica, SSIS, SAS) technologies.
- iv. Freshers are also welcomed at entry-level.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Ability to work within a virtual global team environment and contribute to the overall timely delivery of multiple projects
COMMENTS