SG Analytics (SGA), a Straive company, is a leading global data and AI consulting firm delivering solutions across AI, Data, Technology, and Research. With deep expertise in BFSI, Capital Markets, TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom), and other emerging industries, SGA empowers clients with Ins(AI)ghts for Business Success through data-driven transformation.

A Great Place to Work® certified company, SGA has a team of over 1,600 professionals across the U.S.A, U.K, Poland, and India. Recognized by Gartner, Everest Group, ISG, and featured in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2024 and Financial Times & Statista APAC 2025 High Growth Companies, SGA delivers lasting impact at the intersection of data and innovation.

We are seeking a high-caliber Lead Equity Research Analyst to independently spearhead coverage of the GCC Oil & Gas sector. Operating directly from the sell-side client's floor, the successful candidate will act as a strategic partner, driving investment insights, building complex valuation models, and maintaining seamless stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

Sector Coverage & Macro Tracking: Actively track and analyze the GCC Oil & Gas sector/stocks. Monitor macroeconomic data, regulatory shifts, and global energy trends, providing real-time, actionable updates to clients and internal stakeholders.
Financial Modelling & Valuation: Independently construct, maintain, and execute quarterly rollovers of robust financial models for covered companies, ensuring the highest standards of forecasting accuracy.
Investment Writing & Ideation: Author high-impact institutional reports, including Initiation of Coverage (ICRs), earnings reviews, and thematic notes. Identify emerging sector trends and actively debate investment theses with the client.
Earnings Call Coverage: Attend corporate earnings conference calls, distilling complex disclosures into concise, high-value summary notes for immediate client distribution.
On-Floor Client Management: Maintain a strong, collaborative presence on the client's floor. Act as the primary point of contact, managing workflow updates, and seamlessly executing ad-hoc requests (e.g., deep-dive secondary research, data gathering, and rapid-response modelling).
Delivery Excellence: Ensure all deliverables meet stringent institutional quality standards and are executed within tight market-driven timelines.
Knowledge Leadership: Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, mentoring junior team members, and driving continuous improvement in research methodologies.

Expertise & Qualifications

Domain Experience (5-8 years): Proven experience in Sell-Side equity research, with a specialized and deep-dive focus across the Oil & Gas value chain (Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream).
Technical Proficiency: Advanced expertise in financial modelling, valuation techniques (DCF, relative valuation), and institutional-grade report writing.
Market Tools: High proficiency in leveraging financial databases such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv Eikon.
Communication & Presence: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the professional gravitas required to interface directly with sophisticated sell-side clients.
Mobility: Fully open to relocating to the client site in the GCC region on a temporary or permanent basis as required.
Education & Credentials: MBA from a premier business school and/or CFA charter holder (minimum CFA Level 2 cleared).
Location: Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurugram

Lead Analyst - Equity Research (Oil & Gas Sector)