Pod Designer - SDM - Gurgaon / Bangalore

Primary Responsibility and Key Tasks

Co-ordinate with clients and lead analysts to understand the project scope and define timelines and mode of delivery as per agreed service metrics.

Analyze new RFX requests for assessment and work assignment

Maintain proposal schedule, action trackers and decision logs

Coordinate & schedule key meetings such as kick-off and review meetings with all necessary stakeholders.

Prepare the RFX requirements traceability matrix

Facilitate the development of annotated proposal outline w/themes or story boards

Facilitate development of proposal sections by writers

Provide editorial, layout and design recommendations

Support orals preparation, briefing slides, and presentation reviews and feedback

Ensure on time delivery of high quality content: pitch books, proposals and commercials, in line with the client approved brand, design and language guidelines.

Coordinate with the client, analysts, editors and designers to ensure smooth flow of work from the time of work order initiation to understanding the brief, and working with the analyst to create pitch deck to editing, design and delivery.

Work with client SMEs to develop and conduct vertical and solution focused training programs for analysts and editors

Formulate overall strategy to produce high quality content that would find resonance with CXO audience, taking various factors such as geography, industry outlook and business environment into consideration.

Create a knowledge hub to store process documents, research decks, design templates and training materials.

Identify deviations from established processes, defined templates for research decks, agreed design formats and suggest improvements as needed, implement improvements and monitor the impact of these changes over a determined period of time.

Engage with, manage and delight the stakeholders.

People Interactions

Client Sales Teams

Pitch Analysts/ Fellow Pod Leaders

Client Subject Matter Experts

Professional Qualifications & Skills

Professional Qualifications:

MBA from a recognized institution (mandatory) with Bachelors in a quantitative discipline(preferred)

7-12 years of overall experience (mandatory)

Demonstrated achievements in presales / sales support / solutioning

Proven experience in making high quality pitch decks

Experience in leading and executing proposals

Significant pedagogical experience and demonstrated ability in building research teams

The individual is expected to demonstrate:

Excellent numeric, economic and analytical skills with exposure to technology (preferred)

Excellent written and spoken English

Excellent interpersonal & client relationship skills

Personal Attributes

Ideal candidates will have a track record of success in their academic and professional life. They would be expected to:

Demonstrate the highest level of ethics

Be a self-starter, with initiative, energy, commitment, and show he/she is keen to learn

Be flexible, and adaptable to different working styles

Be able to work under pressure and to deadlines

Be able to very quickly assimilate information and understand the context of each specific research deliverable

Feel comfortable working in a global environment