Decision Analytics Consultant - Advanced Analytics

Role Description

Insights & Analytics 

ZS's Insights & Analytics group partners with clients to design and deliver solutions to help them tackle a broad range of business challenges. Our teams work on multiple projects simultaneously, leveraging advanced data analytics and problem-solving techniques. Our recommendations and solutions are based on rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership.    

 

What You’ll Do  

• Leverage quantitative skills to derive answers to clients' ongoing business analytics and reporting questions. 
• Work collaboratively with clients to ascertain the client’s specific business information needs. 
• Execute a specific plan for analyzing the data necessary to secure solutions to clients’ particular business information need(s). 
• Discuss and determine with clients which specific data may be best utilized in order to perform the necessary analysis. 
• Evaluate, assess and analyze the data necessary to provide solutions to the client’s particular business information needs. 
• Communicate the data results to the client, with an emphasis on answering the business question as opposed to the analytical and reporting processes used. 
• Gain immediate familiarity with client’s internal processes. 
• Develop expertise within a client analytics area. 
• Be available for clients during regular working hours. 

  

What You’ll Bring 

• MBA with a bachelor's (and often graduate) degree in a quantitative, analytical discipline, such as Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Management Science, Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, or Engineering. Alternately, candidates may possess a PhD in marketing, economics, decision sciences or related field with a business application. In lieu of an MBA or PhD, 5-8 years of relevant work experience may substitute.  
• Up to 3 years of post-MBA relevant work experience, and 3-5 years of pre-MBA relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work (including use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, SAS, Tableau, or VBA  
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative  
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, leading and managing teams.  
• Effective oral and written communication skills that enable personal impact with senior-level decision makers.  
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset  
• Analytic problem-solving skills, with a creative and innovative outlook  
• Client service orientation
• Fluency in English
• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

 

How you’ll grow:

• Cross-functional skills development & custom learning pathways
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution and role expansions

 

Hybrid working model: 

ZS is committed to a Flexible and Connected way of working. ZSers are onsite at clients or ZS offices three days a week. Combined flexibility to work remotely two days a week is also available. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.