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3.8

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8 Bain & Company Project Lead Jobs

Project Lead (Data Expert) - Retail

Bain Company India Pvt. Ltd.

3.8

based on 275 Reviews

5-8 years

₹ 20 - 35L/yr (AmbitionBox estimate)

New Delhi

1 vacancy

Project Lead (Data Expert) - Retail

Bain & Company

posted 4mon ago

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Flexible timing

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Job Description

ABOUT US:

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world s most ambitious change-makers define the future. Across 61 offices in 39 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. Expert Client Delivery (ECD) is an integral unit of BCN. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bains case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutions across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence, and Bain intellectual property.

WHO YOU LL WORK WITH:

The Retail Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain s global Retail Practice leadership, client-facing Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on the development and delivery of Bain s proprietary Retail products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain s Retail clients relating to category management, COGS optimization, pricing & promotion analytics, space optimization, and customer analytics.

As part of the Retail Center of Expertise, you will work in teams comprising a mix of Directors, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates, and Analysts, on projects ranging from 3 weeks to 6 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or working directly with end clients.

WHAT YOU LL DO:

Contribute as a lead of the team to develop product data/ ETL pipelines within Retail domain (Grocery, Apparel, General Merchandise, e-commerce, B2B retail, etc.)
Integrate with databases, ensuring efficient and optimized database interactions; ETL processing and Data warehousing
Write reusable and sustainable code, following best practices and coding standards
Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software defects and issues promptly
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Stay informed about industry trends and best practices to consistently enhance development processes
Assist in recruiting, marketing and training

ABOUT YOU:

Bachelor s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is preferred
5-8 years of relevant experience in a backend engineering (Data Heavy), creating data pipelines or similar role
Experience in designing solutions & being able to draft the technical architecture for those
Strong proficiency in programming languages like Python, SQL
Proficiency in designing and architecting scalable Big Data solutions platforms Hadoop, Snowflake etc
Experience with distributed computing, parallel processing, and cluster management
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Working knowledge of data mining using ETL, data warehouse
Solid understanding of relational databases; hands-on experience in database design and optimization
Expert Knowledge of VCS system like BitBucket or Github
Strong hands-on experience on Integrating GENAI Based Applications with Frontend
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team
Must have strong communications skills, should be able to drive discussion/presentations with senior stakeholders and client maps
Good to have knowledge of key data sources and metrics about the Retail industry with experience in one or more sub-sectors within Retail
Knowledge in One of the Backend Frameworks Like FastAPI (Preferred),Flask , Django or ExpressJS is preferred

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK:

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the worlds best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor s Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoors list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents .

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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3.2

Rating based on 28 Project Lead reviews

Anonymous · Product Management in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Likes

The people are all polite and supportive. Relative to the level of work extracted from you, the payment is very good and the perks are pretty good too.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

The work is boring, repetitive and often adds little in terms of skill and expertise. This leads to little growth and difficulty when trying to switch.