Associate Manager - Industrial Goods & Services

About us:

1Lattice™ is a 360-degree business decision support partner with a tech-enabled services stack of data, people network, and custom research. Powered by advanced tech tools and unique data-gathering approaches, 1Lattice is an integrated product suite to make decisions smartly, right from Inputs to Validation to Execution to Measurement. 1Lattice works with clients and partners globally, helping clients solving a wide variety of organizational and business challenges through actionable research-led insights.

About the role:

The primary role of this position is to project manage 1Lattice projects.

As a Senior Associate/Associate Manager, you will be required to lead the project management end to end. Associate Managers typically lead 1-2 projects at a time within the Industrial Goods & Services (IGS) practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management
• Ownership of entire project report and output
• Ownership of analysis on Excel and be comfortable with handling data to derive meaningful insights
• Managing entire project life cycle scoping, problem structuring / hypotheses definition, research analysis, presentation storyboarding, delivery communication, project closure, knowledge management
• Work collaboratively with 1Lattice Analysts, Research Associates and cross-functional data science and technology teams
• Mentoring and guiding fellow team members, managing work teams as well
• Be extremely focused on outcomes; be flexible to deal with ambiguous and dynamic environment, morph as required
• Present to clients in meetings / updates
• Innovate on frameworks / tools and help record learnings to expand 1Lattice knowledge base
• Be updated with the current trends in the Industrial Goods & Services industry and continuously track market developments, competitive landscape, and emerging themes
• Leverage AI tools and demonstrate AI readiness to improve research quality, productivity, and project delivery efficiency
• Play an active part in business development and client engagement and get more business for 1Lattice primarily through farming in existing client relationships
  
  

Desired background:

• Minimum 3+ years of research / consulting, advisory or market research experience
• Prior work in relevant fields like management consulting, business research, market research, equity research, or other similar backgrounds
• Prior experience covering Industrial Goods & Services sectors such as industrial manufacturing, capital goods, engineering services, industrial automation, logistics, chemicals, or related industries would be preferred
  
  

Desired Competencies:

• Strong research skills and past experience in research
• Strong understanding of the Industrial Goods & Services industry, including key market trends, competitive dynamics, and value chains
• Analytical ability to derive patterns from data and push for insights
• Resourcefulness and tactfulness in getting market inputs and client requirements
• Ability to work and influence in client settings
• Work collaboratively with counterparts in business partner teams to drive an impact together
• Strong levels of ownership and should demonstrate pride in output
• High focus on outcomes and must enjoy driving clients to action
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is a must - very critical for this role
• Strong client management and presentation skills
• Demonstrated AI readiness with the ability to leverage AI-powered tools to enhance research, analysis, and project delivery