Senior Research Analyst (Aerospace and Defense)

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases, providing both quick solutions and in-depth research for the business.
• Synthesize information and glean key concepts and trends from the information, provide own point of view and basic insights into the deliverables. The ability to think critically and develop the most efficient solutions to information requirements is key in this role.
• Collaborate with consultants engaged in client service, business development or intellectual capital building by delivering highly relevant and well-synthesized research.
• Directly engage in strategic projects, together with our research specialists and consultants, contribute to updates and maintenance of customized knowledge products
• Develop strong trusted relationships with practice members and research colleagues to promote effective knowledge sharing and a positive work environment.
• Independently manage the pipeline of industry-specific tasks, set priorities, and collaborate with a team of international colleagues to meet client demands. You will be required to exercise independent judgment to solve internal client demands. This will involve prioritizing your own work to satisfy competing needs and building excellent task management and time management skills
• Use MS Office tools to produce graphical portrayal of research findings, customized to project needs

Experience and Skills Required

• We require a minimum of a graduate degree or an MBA with at least 3-5 years of research experience in TAI, especially in aerospace and defence preferably in a management consulting or research firm. Additional exposure to aviation, maritime, surface transport and logistics would be a plus
• Excellent English skills - proficiency is a must
• Experience of working with specialised data resources such as IATA, BMI Fitch, CAPA, Cirium, Janes, MEEDS, IJGlobal, PlaneStats, and Transport Intelligence (GSCi)
• Experience of working with generalist databases such as Capital IQ Pro, Refinitiv, Factiva and MergerMarket
• Excellent research synthesis skills with ability draw key insights from data and to provide basic analysis of findings
• Strong grasp of industry taxonomy and credible working knowledge of market models, including their analysis.
• Excellent Excel skills. Proficiency with rest of MS Office suite. Familiarity with tools such Power BI, SQL, etc. would be an advantage
• Demonstrate flexibility in catering to research demands of other sectors, if needed to address a heavy pipeline
• Ability to operate under pressure with tight deadlines to meet the needs of a high paced globally focused.
• Creative problem-solving skills and inquisitive nature with tenacious drive to solve complex research challenges
• Strong desire to be a part of a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with willingness to suggest and test new ideas / ways of working
• The enthusiasm and ability to apply Generative AI tools to enhance efficiency and quality of research deliverables