Assistant Manager - Business Analysis and Research

RAJAN MISHRA

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Assistant Manager – Business Analysis & Research (International)

Career Capsule

Business Analyst with over 2 years of research and analysis experience in Telecom, Media and Emerging Technologies domain.

Organized and disciplined team player with the ability to excel in independent positions requiring minimal supervision, the ability to

simultaneously handle multiple tasks and achieve high degree of prolificacy in output.

Hands-on experience in data gathering and analysis, workflow diagrams, document writing and PowerPoint presentations.

Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate with personnel across managerial hierarchy.

Ability to easily work with numbers and analyze complex data.

Core Competencies

Business Analysis Relationship Management Problem Solving

Executive Presentations Documentation and Report Writing Market Research

Campaign Management Requirement Gathering and Analysis Meeting timelines

MS Office Suite Strong communication (written and oral) Negotiations

Professional Experience

April 2012 to present

Organization: T imes Internet Limited

Designation: Business Unit: Telecom

Assistant Manager – Business Analysis & Research (International)

Responsibilities: Market Research

Conduct research using primary and secondary information sources, and provide insight on industry trends,

industry drivers, key players and competitive environment.

o Primary research through telephonic, email and face-to-face interviews.

o Secondary research through business directories, press releases, industry events, annual reports,

market reports, etc.

Identify target market, identify and filter prospective partners basis various parameters, competition mapping

and analysis.

o Parameters consist of market demographics, Press Freedom Index (PFI) ranking, circulation and

readership levels of publications, smartphone and data penetration, consumer buying behavior,

addressed and addressable market, advertisement spends (with emphasis on digital spends), etc.

o Analysis of competitors’ products, their features, roadmap, associations with targeted companies,

management history, etc.

GAP analysis, research report and presentation

o Analyze competition offerings, addressed market and emerging technological trends and conduct GAP

analysis.

o Prepare research report based on research findings and submit to the management.

o Participate in management briefings to present research findings .

Business Analysis

Liaise between business team and partner to gather requirements related to produ ct and campaigns, and

document the same in a manner which is comprehensive yet easy-to-understand.

Design process flow for IVR applications. Coordinate with engineering and service delivery teams for

deployment on test servers for UAT and live deployment post successful testing.

Create wire-frames for campaigns as per business team’s requirement. End-to-end campaign management to

ensure project is executed smoothly and effectively.

Design MIS template for recording every possible relevant data from the campaign.

Coordinate with internal teams to get the deliverables released on time and ensure service delivery is 100% bug

free.

Generate MIS reports and share with all stakeholders in a presentable manner.

Use analytical tools like MS Excel to generate insights from the data and prepare small to medium range plans

for the business stating action points, deliverables, alternatives, etc.

Study agreements, term sheets, NDAs, LOIs, etc. for proposed engagements and participate in negotiations on

terms on the basis of data analysis and market research.

Academic Profile

Qualification Board/Un ive rsity College/ School Year Pe rce ntage

M.B.A Symbiosis International University Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management, 2012 64. 10

Pune

(Marketing & Finance)

B.C om (Accountancy) University of Rajasthan University Commerce College, Jaipur 2008 61. 05

HSC C.B.S.E. Tagore Public School, Jaipur 2005 80. 40

SSC C.B.S.E. Saint Soldier Public School, Jaipur 2003 60. 40

Professional Projects Undertaken

Extensive research report on Feasibility of MVNOs in India. The said research project was required to be submitted for perusal of the CEO.

Research on Publications, Advertising and Media Industry in South East Asia (SEA), South Asia (SA) and Middle East (ME) regions.

Support in upgradation of ALIVE Studio; a cloud-based augmented reality platform of Times of India’s flagship mobile property, ALIVE. Said

support was in respect of feature enhancements, bugs identification, response time, etc.

Internship Project

April to May 2011 (2 Months)

Organization: GrowSoft Technologies, Pune

Title: Analysis of Target Market and Generating Business Opportunities

Key Learning: Software development process and various models of software development.

Understanding the customer needs and basic work required for converting the leads into buyers.

Various types of selling techniques and actual implementation of the same.

Live experience of sales by doing first hand market research, selecting target market, continuous follow up of

prospects, closing up the deal, and after sales feedback.

Educational Assignments

Presentation on Mobile VAS ecosystem in India.

Financial Analysis of Infosys Annual Report 2010-11.

Research project on Frauds in Telecom – Revenue Leakage.

Projects on SPSS and Microsoft Project.

Marketing presentations on Porter Five Forces, 7Ps and 4Cs of marketing, and BCG Matrix.

Business case and presentation for launching a real-estate development company in Pune.

Extra Curricular Activities

Head of Economy vertical for Prevision’12; SITM’s annual telecom industry forecast.

Wrote whitepaper on Emerging Global Financial Crisis. Paper selected for presentation in IBS Hyderabad in 2011.

Actively participated in anti polythene campaign human chain in Jaipur.

Part of college's cricket team in inter college cricket tournament in Jaipur organized by a location publication in 2007.

Hobbies & Interests

Reading

Stock Trading Music

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