Accordion - Formerly Merilytics - Business Director - Analytics & Consulting - IIT/NIT/BITS (5-8 yrs)

Accordion (Formerly Merilytics) - Business Director - Analytics & Consulting - IIT/NIT/BITS

Company Overview:

Accordion works at the intersection of sponsors and management teams throughout every stage of the investment lifecycle, providing hands-on, execution-focused support to elevate data and analytics capabilities. So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,000+ analytics, data science, finance & technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment while transforming how portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion's future-by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

Headquartered in New York City with 10 offices worldwide, Accordion invites you to join our journey.

Data & Analytics (Accordion | Data & Analytics):

- Accordion's Data & Analytics (D&A) team delivers cutting-edge, intelligent solutions to a global clientele, leveraging a blend of domain knowledge, sophisticated technology tools, and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.

- We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors, including Retail, CPG, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, and Logistics.

- D&A team delivers data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Customer Strategies, and more.

https://www.accordion.com/solutions/data-and-analytics/

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Role Overview:

The Business Director at Accordion will own multiple client relationships and provide analytics- oriented thought partnership. (S)he will oversee multiple project teams to facilitate delivery of high-quality analytics services and identify opportunities for deeper client engagement.

What You will do:

- Develop a thorough understanding of client's business challenges to proactively recommend analyses that can deliver results for the client.

- Facilitate value addition to the client's business by driving the problem-solving process and bringing an independent perspective based on domain knowledge and past experience.

- Regularly engage in peer level discussions with the C-Suite of client companies, to partner with them as a trusted analytics advisor.

- Develop a robust knowledge of functional areas (Marketing, Finance, Pricing, Supply Chain etc.) across a diverse set of industries to provide relevant and actionable insights backed by robust analytics.

- Facilitate people development and proactively ensure that development agenda is fulfilled for all.

- Think from a company point-of-view and take up additional responsibilities outside of regular client projects to support the growth of the company.

Ideally, you have:

- Undergraduate degree (B.E/B.Tech.) from tier-1/tier-2 colleges.

- MBA degree from top tier colleges is preferred

- Should have minimum of 5 years of experience

- Strong analytical reasoning & problem-solving capabilities to identify patterns, draw insights and recommend solutions live

- Ability to share complex thoughts and tailor written and verbal communication based on the context

- Strong multi-tasking skills to manage multiple projects across diverse industries

- Experience in client facing/professional services environment.

Why Explore a Career at Accordion:

- High growth environment: Semi-annual performance management and promotion cycles coupled with a strong meritocratic culture, enables fast track to leadership responsibility

- Cross Domain Exposure: Interesting and challenging work streams across industries and domains that always keep you excited, motivated, and on your toes.

- Entrepreneurial Environment: Intellectual freedom to make decisions and own them. We expect you to spread your wings and assume larger responsibilities.

- Fun culture and peer group: Non-bureaucratic and fun working environment; Strong peer environment that will challenge you and accelerate your learning curve.

Other benefits for full time employees:

- Health and wellness programs that include employee health insurance covering immediate family members and parents, term life insurance for employees, free health camps for employees, discounted health services (including vision, dental) for employee and family members, free doctor's consultations, counsellors, etc

- Corporate Meal card options for ease of use and tax benefits

- Work dinners, team lunches, company sponsored team outings and celebrations

- Reimbursement support for travel to office, as and when promulgated by the Company.

- Cab reimbursement for women employees beyond a certain time of the day

- Robust leave policy to support work-life balance. Specially designed leave structure to support woman employees for maternity and related requests.

- Reward and recognition platform to celebrate professional and personal milestones.

- A positive & transparent work environment including various employee engagement and employee benefit initiatives to support personal and professional learning and development