Senior Specialist - Corporate Strategy

Overview

Support JLL's Global Corporate Strategy team by researching and analyzing competitors, disrupters and industry trends in commercial real estate, and synthesizing findings into executive-level recommendations.

What you'll do

• Conduct research, using traditional and unconventional sources, on the activity of JLL's core and peripheral competitors across all business lines, markets and adjacent markets
• Design questionnaires and interview guides for expert interviews and primary research initiatives
• Synthesize company and competitor research and implications into executive-level deliverables using strategic frameworks and analysis
• Ask good questions to further understanding of how competitive analysis relates to the bigger picture
• Build relationships, collaborate, and communicate effectively with stakeholders in the Corporate Strategy team and across JLL
• Piece together information to tackle complex problems and drive quantitative rigor in decision-making
• Support modules of broader strategy team projects that involve competitive and industry research
• Support the competitive intelligence lead on primary research and interviews
• Participate in Corporate Strategy and broader JLL team check-ins and learning opportunities
• Identify potential M&A targets and strategic partners in a specific service line or geography, and analyze the impact of an announced acquisition or partnership by JLL's competitors on their business
• Build long lists of peers or competitors in a market through desk research, expert interviews and databases

What you'll need

• At least 7 to 10 years of experience in strategy, market research, competitive intelligence, or consulting at a top-tier firm
• Proficiency in market sizing, trend analysis, sector studies, white space analysis, competitive intelligence, value chain analysis, business model development, M&A, product or service benchmarking, market mapping, GTM strategy and business case studies
• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, computer science or a related field
• Well-versed with majority of leading research databases including PitchBook, D&B Hoovers, Cap IQ, Preqin, AlphaSense and Factiva
• Excellent research, problem-solving and analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Demonstrable ability to interpret and synthesize large amounts of data from multiple sources into meaningful, action-oriented recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, including presentation skills
• Organized and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and independently while maintaining high quality deliverables
• Comfort with and capability to work with a globally distributed team, with remote management
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), including telling a story at an executive level with visual elements in PowerPoint
• Experience in Excel modelling
• Strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure to meet fixed deadlines
• Ability to remain agile with frequently changing priorities
• Competitive team player, patient and bold, curious, humble, creative and fact-based

Nice to have

• Expertise, experience, and/or strong interest in the real estate and technology industries
• Experience working in multinationals or with global business
• Familiarity with real estate specific databases such as MSCI RCA, Oxford Economics Construction and Verdantix
• MBA or Master's degree in a similar field

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram, Haryana, India
• Shift: 11 am to 8 pm IST, with flexibility to take calls late in the evening based on project or team requirements
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40