Description & Requirements

ABOUT US

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 61 offices in 39 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN plays a critical role in supporting Bain's case teams globally to help with analytics and research across all industries, for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property. The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

This role is based in the Vector Center of Excellence (Vector CoE), part of Bain's broader "Data & Technology" umbrella within the BCN. The Vector CoE provides specialized support on Tech Strategy, Transformation, and Roadmap projects for Bain clients across industries. The Vector CoE team acts as the analytical and delivery arm of Bain's Vector Practice, providing expertise in:

• Building and deploying Enterprise Technology diagnostics
• Delivering core technology products for consulting teams
• Working directly with clients to support technology transformations
• Integrating new and emerging technologies such as AI and automation into diagnostics

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Competitive Intelligence & Tracking
  
  • Monitor and synthesize analyst reports, rankings, and market commentary (Gartner, Forrester, IDC, etc.) to assess Bain's standing relative to competitors
  • Build and maintain a competitive intelligence dashboard tracking analyst positioning across competitors - surfacing gaps, threats, and opportunities for Bain
  • Extract and circulate actionable insights from the analyst community to inform RFPs, sharpen Bain's market positioning, and support client development conversations
  • Map emerging technology and industry themes being tracked by analysts and flag implications for Bain
  • Identify patterns across analyst feedback cycles to inform recommendation to practice teams on areas for strengthening evidence and positioning
  
  Automation & Repository Management
  
  
  • Support the build-out of AI-powered submission tools, including a "best answer" bot trained on historical analyst reports and a "synthetic analyst" bot to stress-test responses against scoring criteria
  • Develop and maintain a centralized library of prior submissions, model answers, and evidence frameworks - ensuring institutional knowledge accumulates across cycles and is not lost between evaluations
  • Explore and operationalize Gen-AI-based tools to enhance the quality, speed, and consistency of submission drafting and competitive tracking workflows
  • Track and report on performance metrics - analyst ranking trends, submission quality scores, engagement cadence - to support continuous improvement
  
  Stakeholder Collaboration
  
  
  • Work closely with the Analyst Relations Lead and Bain leadership to coordinate cross-practice submission efforts and maintain consistent Bain positioning
  • Collaborate with practice teams and senior stakeholders to identify compelling case studies, differentiators, and proof points for each evaluation
  
  
  • Lead end-to-end drafting of Bain's analyst evaluation submissions (RFIs/RFPs) across Vector and other priority practices, translating complex capabilities into structured, scorable evidence for analyst evaluators
  • Convert high-level, narrative content into analyst-ready formats emphasizing concrete capabilities, proprietary tools, delivery models, and verifiable client outcomes
  • Prepare clear, professional materials for analyst briefings, including executive summaries, capability decks, and structured Q&A documents

ABOUT YOU

• Education & Experience
  
  • Candidates should be graduates / post-graduates with a strong academic record
  • 2-5 years of relevant experience in market research, competitive intelligence, data analytics, research consulting or analyst relations
  • Prior exposure to analyst firms (Gartner, Forrester, IDC, etc.) or experience writing for analyst evaluation processes is a strong plus
  
  Skills & Competencies
  
  
  • Strong research and synthesis skills - ability to distill large volumes of unstructured information into clear, structured, evidence-driven content
  • Curious and analytical mindset - able to spot patterns, synthesize competitive signals, and translate findings into actionable recommendations
  • Excellent written communication skills; adept at converting complex, technical, or strategic content into crisp, audience-appropriate narratives
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint is required; experience in building structured frameworks, trackers, or dashboards is a plus
  • Exposure to advanced analytics or data visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI, SQL, Python) along with Exposure to Gen-AI-based tools and technologies (e.g., LLMs, prompt engineering, AI-powered search) would be an advantage
  • Collaborative and effective in virtual, cross-functional team environments; proficient in agile ways of working
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced setting

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents .