Business Research Associate

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About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting structured market and industry research, analyzing financial and business data, preparing insight-driven reports, and supporting strategic initiatives for senior stakeholders. You will collaborate with senior managers, analysts, and cross-functional teams to deliver intelligence that strengthens business strategy, market entry plans, competitive positioning, and operational improvement.

Depending on project priorities, you may also support a range of essential activities required for seamless execution of ongoing work and leadership deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

1. Actionable Business Research

• Research multiple business segments every week.
• Decode business models: revenue, cost structure, customer flow, operations, pricing, unit economics, and scalability.
• Identify ideas that can be copied, adapted, improved, or built upon.

2. Testing New Business Opportunities

• Conduct quick feasibility checks: demand, competition, profitability, ROI.
• Prepare “copy-modify-launch” strategy outlines.
• Assist in building pilot models for launching or testing concepts.

3. AI-Based Research (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)

• Use AI tools for data extraction, global insights, trends, and rapid research.
• Build AI-assisted comparative reports and opportunity mapping frameworks.

4. Market Mapping & Competitor Analysis

• Study market trends, innovations, and emerging opportunities.
• Benchmark competitors on pricing, offerings, branding, and service delivery.
• Identify actionable gaps and areas of advantage.

5. Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare clean and structured reports, presentations, summaries, and analysis sheets.
• Present weekly recommendations backed by logic, data, and clear reasoning.

Required Skills

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to simplify complex insights.
• Confidence while presenting findings to leadership.

Tools & Work Efficiency

Hands-on experience with:

• Excel:

  editing, formatting, basic analysis, charts

• Word:

  structuring & formatting documents

• PowerPoint:

  corporate-style presentations
• Ability to use AI tools and online research platforms

Personal Attributes

• Punctual, disciplined, and dependable.
• Curious, fast learner with strong analytical mindset.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work independently and deliver weekly outputs consistently.

Eligibility Criteria

• Graduate or MBA in any stream
• Non-technical background
• 1–3 years of experience in research, business analysis, consulting, audit, finance, or similar
• Freshers with exceptional research ability may be considered for a junior role

Why Should You Apply for This Role?

This role is ideal for someone who is:

• Curious about how businesses really operate
• Strong with numbers and analytical problem-solving
• Skilled in writing, documentation, and structured thinking
• Detail-oriented and process-driven

What You Gain

• Direct contribution to

  new business launches

• Exposure to

  multiple industries

  and modern business frameworks
• Daily learning using

  AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)

• High-impact, founder-facing role

• Fast growth

  , steep learning curve, and strong visibility