Senior Research Analyst - Transportation & Services

Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 50+ cities across 26 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Our 4700+ professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman’s thought leadership is evident in our agenda-setting books, white papers, research reports, and articles in the business press. Our clients are the CEOs and executive teams of the top Global 1000 companies.

Job specification

Job title:

Transportation & Services (T&S) Researcher

Department:

Knowledge Services – Research

Office/region:

Dubai

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced research professional to join the Oliver Wyman Knowledge Services department. The professional will work closely with partners and consultants in the India, Middle East & Africa Region on the Transport & Services team in areas such as: aerospace & defense, aviation, rail, postal, logistics, travel and leisure.

The global Knowledge Services Research Team supports our consultants by sourcing and synthesizing market data, industry developments and company information necessary for the successful execution of client projects and business development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct ad-hoc and programmatic research, synthesized research and analysis, contribute to more comprehensive types of analysis (market/competitor/key business drivers' analysis etc.). To be able to provide own point of view and expert insights in the deliverables
• Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases, providing both quick solutions and in-depth research for the business. Be able to think critically and develop the most efficient solutions
• Produce graphical portrayal of research findings - compiling research results into a presentation and/or formatting into desired format, customized to project needs
• 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
• 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
• Building expertise in the IMEA market related Practices topics and resources to support data analysis
• Develop strong trusted relationships with IMEA practice members and work within the framework of the European and Dubai based research team dedicated to IMEA, sharing work and experience and helping to build the research function in the region
• Use MS Office tools to produce graphical portrayal of research findings, customized to project needs
• Development of own research tools for processing, analysis and visualization of large data amounts
• Produce curated newsletters (advanced, and automated where possible) and provide support and sometimes take a lead for internal research projects​
• Support in delivering trainings / intro sessions to new joiners and junior staff (both SP and consultants).

Experience and Skills required:

• Graduate with at least 3 to 5 years of research experience in any of the following sectors: aviation, rail and logistics - preferably in management consulting or research firm
• Knowledge of the Middle East business and economic context
• Excellent English and Arabic language skills
• Knowledge of general resources such as Eikon or Factiva and T&S industry specific resources such as IATA, BMI Fitch
• Inquisitive by nature, enjoy solving complex problems
• Excellent communication skills and research synthesis skills allowing to draw out key insights and to provide basic data analysis
• Team player who enjoys working as part of an international and remote team
• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Enthusiastic, collaborative and flexible team member who is able to empathize with clients and peers. This is a key attribute we are seeking