Sandya Kattimani
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Senior Research Analyst with over 10 years in market research and consulting across diverse sectors. Expertise in secondary research with databases such as IDC and Euromonitor, alongside AI platforms for efficient data synthesis. Specialises in vendor analysis, benchmarking, and digital landscape studies, producing insights that align technical details with business objectives. Manages complete project lifecycles and crafts presentations that inform strategic decisions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Research Analyst
ISG
06.2021 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive primary and secondary research through tailored surveys, B2B/client discussions, syndicated databases, public sources, AI tools, and web-scraping workflows to generate actionable market intelligence.
- Led multi-regional custom research engagements, overseeing questionnaire design, methodology definition, data quality checks, stakeholder coordination, and final deliverable ownership to ensure impactful insights.
- Author quadrant reports across Lifesciences, Contact Center, MarTech and Oracle ecosystems, translating complex market and provider data into executive-ready insights.
- Delivered vendor analysis, benchmarking, company profiling, and digital landscape studies, informing competitive intelligence and supporting strategic market decisions.
- Respond to ad-hoc research requests with concise, evidence-led outputs while maintaining precision, flexibility and on-time delivery standards.
Process Lead
Capgemini
05.2020 - 12.2020
- Applied AI-assisted tools and automation techniques to enhance trend identification and improve reporting efficiency and research consistency.
- Scoped research projects, allocated resources, and tracked delivery milestones to ensure timely project completion and adherence to quality standards.
- Prepared Technology Radars, whitepapers and CTIO reports by analysing emerging technology trends and converting findings into actionable insights for leadership.
Technology Research Analyst
Accenture
03.2017 - 03.2020
- Supported research-led advisory and sales enablement initiatives, contributing to documented sales impact of $20M+ through actionable market and account insights.
- Delivered IT transformation, benchmarking, market entry and competitive intelligence projects that informed strategic decisions for business and technology stakeholders.
- Created comprehensive company profiles, financial analyses, and competitive assessments to support data-driven decision-making using Hoovers, Factiva, Capital IQ and other secondary research sources.
- Introduced automation workflows that streamlined repetitive research processes, reducing turnaround time for recurring deliverables.
Research Analyst
Course5
03.2015 - 02.2017
- Conducted SWOT, go-to-market, and market landscape assessments, informing client development and strategy decisions.
- Synthesised multi-source qualitative and quantitative data into executive-ready reports and presentations, enhancing client insights and marketing collateral.
Education
MBA - Marketing
Alliance University
Bangalore01-2015
B.B.A - Marketing
J.S.S College Dharwad
Dharwad01-2011
PUC - Science
KCD College Dharwad
Dharwad01-2008
Skills
- Research design
- Methodology design
- Data synthesis
- Market analysis
- Competitive intelligence
- Vendor profiling
- Research strategy
- Research automation
- Microsoft Office Suite (advanced)
- SPSS (beginner)
- Project management
- Stakeholder communication
- B2B and client discussions
- Business development
- AI-driven automation platforms
Custom
- IDC
- Strategy Analytics
- Euromonitor
- Hoovers
- Capital IQ
- Factiva
- Perplexity.AI Copilot
- Web-scraping automation
- MS Office Suite (advanced)
- SPSS (beginner)
- AI-driven automation platforms
- Copilot
- Perplexity.AI
Timeline
Senior Research Analyst
ISG
06.2021 - Current
Process Lead
Capgemini
05.2020 - 12.2020
Technology Research Analyst
Accenture
03.2017 - 03.2020
Research Analyst
Course5
03.2015 - 02.2017
MBA - Marketing
Alliance University
B.B.A - Marketing
J.S.S College Dharwad
PUC - Science
KCD College Dharwad