REF58570P-Associate Director - RNA

Position Overview:This role leverages your extensive experience in Data Analytics and AI within a consulting framework to support growth of WNS analytics

It is ideal for a professional who excels in combining top-tier analytics skills with robust problem-solving and communication abilities to craft innovative solutions for customer, commercial, sales and marketing domains

These solutions typically integrate data, technology, and analytics to address strategic, tactical, and operational business challenges

This role demands creativity, drive, and a visionary approach

Strategic Client Partnership and Solution Development: Collaborate with sales teams to forge and strengthen relationships with existing and potential clients in the data and analytics domain

Serve as the liaison between clients, sales, and analytics operations teams

Consult and upsell analytics services to existing clients, advancing them to more sophisticated offerings within the analytics value chain

Engage deeply with select clients to grow accounts and occasionally participate in discovery and delivery of Proof-of-Concept stages

Identify market opportunities, collaborate with business development teams to close sales, and contribute to the overall analytics strategy

Generate and communicate innovative ideas for new propositions, actively participating in go-to-market strategy development and lead generation tactics

Represent the company at trade shows, events, and industry associations

Expertise and Innovation: Act as the content knowledge expert in client interactions

Identify client requirements and design tailored analytics solutions and products

Collaborate with GTM proposition and Platform teams to influence the evolution of productized services with market insights

Business Travel: Engage in periodic domestic travel within India for collaboration and external meetings

Participate in international travel to the UK and US for client meetings as required

Skills and Experience: Technical Proficiency: Expertise in Predictive/Machine Learning Models, including Experiment Design, Causal Inference, Time Series, Marketing Mix Models, Bayesian Distributions, Regression, Decision Trees, Propensity models, SVMs

Strong numeracy, data literacy, and analytical skills

Programming experience in SQL, R, Python; knowledge of advanced MS Excel Working knowledge of visualization tools (eg Tableau, Power BI)

Understanding of data management systems and modern cloud data infrastructure Ability to assimilate complex data and deliver clear presentations

Storytelling ability that combines Data Analytics and Business Logic

10+ years of relevant experience

Client and Market Experience: Experience working with global clients and effective stakeholder management Extensive knowledge Applied Data Analytics, AI/ML techniques and BI Foundational understanding of Commercial Sales, Omnichannel Marketing programs and CRM analytics in sectors such as Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer and Tech, etc Preferred but not essential: Master s Degree in Business

Communication and Collaboration: Effective and credible storyteller with the ability to map client challenges to internal capabilities and link conversations to business outcomes

Excellent written, verbal, and formal presentation skills for engaging diverse client audiences

Thrive in a collaborative team environment, defining issues/hypotheses, performing complex analysis, and preparing solution recommendations

Ability to think on your feet and engage with both business and analytical communities

Comfortable with ambiguity in a cross-functional environment

Willingness to work in a geographically distributed team structure in a fast-paced and challenging environment