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Ankush Mehra

Ankush Mehra

Research Associate
Gurugram

Summary

Research Associate with over 8 years of experience with leading Management consulting firm. Having expertise in Data Quality, Research Analyst, Market Researcher, Industry Researcher, Company Profiling, Excel Reports, Power point Presentations, Data Researcher, Social Media, Publishing and Team Management.

Competent with searching relevant information/data for Corporate/Government Database. Doing Name Generation / Talent mapping for specific title and background with the help of Google, LinkedIn, Zoom info, and search engines to locate both active and passive candidates.

Sound knowledge of research tools i.e Capital IQ, Factiva, D&B Hoovers, LinkedIn recruiter, LinkedIn Sales,OneSource, Zoominfo, Lusha etc.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Research Data Associate

Sheffield Haworth
Gurugram
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Creating and updating candidate profiles and shortlist candidates to approach for a role
  • Help team in research and mapping for search on board new resources
  • Experience in data entry, maintenance, investigation and reporting in an information management system and complex data base
  • Analyzed the data mapping and develop scenarios to verify the data migration from efficient data sources
  • Prepare analysis reports and be responsible to answer queries, complaints or suggestions for data quality
  • Analyse existing issue records to identify the root cause contributing to the failure
  • Answered data questions for company leaders as subject matter expert to enhance decision making

Data Quality Analyst

Egon Zehnder International Pvt. Ltd
Gurugram
03.2016 - 10.2021

• Profile: Associate: Data Quality Analyst

• Duration: Mar 2016 to Oct 2021

Key Responsibility Areas

Company De-Duplication Process (Mar'16-June'17)

  • Secondary Research into events such as Mergers and Acquisitions, C Suite Hiring and reporting the same to the Research Division
  • Worked on representation of complex Merger/Acquisition, rebranding and spin-offs like Willis Tower Watson Merger, Endemol Shine Group Merger, spin-offs of HP's Enterprises Business, GE Power & Water and Alstom Power Merger etc.
  • Expertise in conducting secondary business research to ensure and effective representation of contemporary organizational structure of fortune 500 and fortune 1000 clients
  • Involved in training new team members, maintaining team trackers, monitoring work flow, quality management and coordinating with global stakeholders Managed resources, schedules, risk and issues for obtaining client satisfaction
  • Answered data questions for company leaders as subject matter expert to enhance decision making
  • Trained new team members on various reports and secondary research mechanism

Closed Assignment Audit (Jul'17-Oct'21)

  • Key Performance Matrix was built at the knowledge center which was used to report to various offices on their qualitative and quantitative performance
  • Ensure all the necessary documents are available at the time of closing contacted researchers and executive regularly to make sure the necessary documents are uploaded timely
  • Worked with Data Quality team to maintain and improve the quality of global database while working closely with research leads & PG leads
  • Handling all the critical request from client and also contacted them when required

Newsletter for German Offices (Sep 2019- Oct 2021)

  • Prepare Newsletter for all German offices on weekly basis wherein reporting the details of all new leads generated
  • Assignment opened for all the closed positive leads
  • The details for all the assignments successfully closed during the week Analysis
  • Assignments with highest fees closed with the fastest search assignments
  • Analysis female diversity on overall hiring

Research Associate

Unimrkt Research
Gurugram , Gurugram
07.2022 - Current
  • Monitored progress against project timelines, ensuring timely completion of deliverables while maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Conducted primary and secondary research to identify potential market opportunities for new product launches or expansions.
  • Enhanced market intelligence by conducting thorough research and analysis of industry trends.
  • Identified emerging markets by analyzing demographic data, enabling targeted marketing efforts for increased revenue growth.
  • Assisted in the development of consumer personas by gathering qualitative data through interviews and focus groups, enhancing brand positioning efforts.
  • Created and managed database of information gathered from research.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement market research strategies.
  • Implemented and supervised market research projects from start to finish with focus groups, surveys and interviews.
  • Developed questionnaires and facilitated focus group discussions.
  • Enhanced team productivity with regular performance evaluations and targeted training programs.
  • Mentored junior staff members in effective resource management techniques, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
  • Enhanced team productivity by streamlining resource allocation processes.
  • Improved project delivery times with strategic resource scheduling and allocation.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Zakir Hussain College, Delhi University
New Delhi
07.2011 - 07.2015

Skills

    Strong analytical and problem solving skills

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Timeline

Research Associate

Unimrkt Research
07.2022 - Current

Research Data Associate

Sheffield Haworth
10.2021 - 05.2022

Data Quality Analyst

Egon Zehnder International Pvt. Ltd
03.2016 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Zakir Hussain College, Delhi University
07.2011 - 07.2015

Technical Skills

  • Management Consulting
  • Microsoft Office
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Cleansing and Mining
  • Quantitative and Qualitative analytical skills
  • Problem Solving

Technical Skills

  • Management Consulting
  • Microsoft Office
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Cleansing and Mining
  • Quantitative and Qualitative analytical skills
  • Problem Solving
Ankush MehraResearch Associate