Business Analyst, Research & Benchmarking

Alexander Group • Full-time • Chicago, IL, US • $90k - $100k / year • 1d ago

Alexander Group: Decades of experience growing revenue for global companies

Alexander Group provides management consulting services to the world’s leading organizations. When clients need to grow revenue, they look to Alexander Group for data-driven insights, actionable recommendations, and most importantly, results.

Founded in 1985, we’ve served more than 3,000 companies around the world, across all industries. This experience gives us not only a highly sophisticated set of best practices to grow revenue — we also have a rich repository of industry data that informs all of our recommendations.

Our dedication to revenue growth and sales strategy has led to:

More than 70% of our clients being Fortune 500 corporations
Project work in more than 25 countries
Extensive industry experience in B2B markets

We are seeking a Business Analyst to join our Research & Benchmarking practice. The practice’s primary charter is to provide data-driven insights that enhance the firm’s revenue growth consulting services. This team assists with consulting and benchmarking engagements, industry research and data analysis, providing a wide variety of data and insights.

You will work with clients and consulting teams to collect, analyze and report on client financial, operational, customer and organization data with the goal of generating client-ready insights.

The Business Analyst career track includes promotion to Associate Consultant to Management Consultant, and beyond for individuals looking to develop a rewarding, long-term career in consulting with Alexander Group.

Responsibilities:

Serve as a subject matter expert on Alexander Group’s go-to-market analytics and benchmarking data and its use
Work directly with clients and research participants to gather and analyze key data and present findings
Use Excel to cleanse and analyze data, and build models and dashboards that generate key insights
Create compelling PowerPoint charts and data-driven stories based on client data and industry benchmarks/trends
Attend client readouts to present benchmark comparisons and data analysis findings
Compile secondary research to develop perspectives on key industries and go-to-market trends
Manage regular surveys on topics such as go-to-market strategy, revenue and growth expectations, headcount changes, technology investments and compensation trends
Assist with content development by providing salient insights for podcasts, articles, whitepapers, roundtables and conferences

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree with strong academic achievement
Coursework in business administration, finance, economics or statistics a strong plus
Intermediate to advanced experience with MS Excel. You will be working with data in MS Excel on a daily basis
Strong business acumen and awareness of business trends
Experience working with clients collecting and analyzing data a plus
Strong interpersonal and team working skills with a high degree of motivation, positive attitude, and willingness to learn from mentors and peers
Ability to work across multiple teams and interact fluidly in a fast-paced environment
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work with uncertainty and to learn quickly
Desire to learn about management consulting and go-to-market strategy

Salary Range: $90,000 – $100,000; bonus eligible

EEO Employer. Work Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in the U.S. at the time of application with no current or future restrictions or sponsorship necessary. TN visa accepted.