Infrastructure Practice Group, Senior Business Analyst

4 months ago


Montreal, Canada Egon Zehnder Full time
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The Opportunity

*Please submit application materials in English*

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Business Analyst to join our Expert team serving North America based in Montreal. In this fast-paced role, the Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for guiding internal client teams of consultants and other Experts in the execution of Executive Search, Board, and Advisory projects for multiple clients within an industry or function. Primary responsibilities include project planning, market and candidate research, the production of high-quality client deliverables, business development, and knowledge management.

The Senior Business Analyst provides specialized market insight, strategic guidance, and client engagement support as a crucial member of the client engagement team. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to balance multiple projects at the same time.

Practice Group Summary

Egon Zehnder is one of the leading executive search firms in the Private Capital industry globally. We serve Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Institutional Investment and Sovereign Wealth Fund clients across all functions, services, and sectors at both the fund level and portfolio level. We also have a well-established Infrastructure and Real Assets practice to serve leading organizations in infrastructure, communications, energy, mobility, and broader real assets, and partnering across the ecosystem with GPs, LP’s and advisors.

Our access to executives, paired with our ability to benchmark, enables us to provide our private capital clients with strategic introductions to world class talent, helping to validate an investment thesis, differentiate in a competitive auction, or drive strategic value in a CEO or Board-level capacity. p>


The ideal candidate will bring exposure to the Infrastructure or Real Assets space at both the fund and portfolio level.

What You'll Do

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 Research & Project Planning

  • Serve as the lead Expert for multiple simultaneous client projects in collaboration with Consultants and other Experts
  • Act as a thought partner to the team on all aspects of projects by identifying and developing a rigorous approach and strategy (e.g., priority targets through market research, utilizing data tools, and scoping out parameters to deliver client solutions at scale and scope)
  • Communicate on a daily basis with project teams, proactively sharing updates, insights, seeking feedback and asking clarifying questions to further client projects and anticipate client’s future needs
  • Provide best-in-class project management and detail orientation consistently across multiple client projects to ensure you are delivering high quality, high-impact work
  • Guide the project team throughout the search processes to drive strategy, candidate solutions and supporting client materials with a consistent focus on quality and speed
  • Identify, calibrate and prioritize potential candidates through a thorough research process, the internal Firm network and external resources
  • Work broadly across different Firm offerings to continue developing a well-rounded understanding of our solutions to identify the best solutions for individual client needs
  • Create high-quality client documentation (e.g., candidate profiles, role specifications, search strategies, assessment and client progress reports, etc.)

Business Development

  • Drive the implementation of business development initiatives that are co-created with the leader of the Infrastructure Practice 
  • Partner with client teams to develop pitch presentations and business development materials, adapting deliverables and solutions to address specific client needs
  • Proactively initiate, shape, and drive effective business development activities and other business-related projects, including monitoring relevant market shifts in a segment or function, company updates, and people moves
  • Act as a partner with consultants to build targeted event lists for business development-related dinners, conferences, and other points of connection

Knowledge Management

  • Contribute to the Firm’s knowledge management activities by looking for opportunities to share expertise and best practices, developing a network of people within an industry or functional area and recording pertinent information
  • Proactively maintain Infrastructure-specific central documents and candidate lists to ensure high accuracy of the information on an ongoing basis 
  • Follow market news to help inform the infrastructure team of the latest occurrences in the space, and position the team to win
  • Develop an area of subject matter expertise, providing strategic guidance and high-quality insights on important trends and topics to support client teams 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • A minimum of 3 years’ professional work experience (post-undergrad)
  • Demonstrated functional experience of a similar nature (e.g., market research, qualitative or legal research, professional services/consulting, project planning)
  • Basic understanding of various segments in Infrastructure (i.e., energy, communications, transportation, digital infrastructure, etc.) 
  • Previous project-based experience working effectively on multiple mandates simultaneously
  • Ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced, client-driven environment
  • Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication ability
  • Demonstrates very strong attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

  • Affinity and interest in the executive search industry
  • Superior engagement management abilities and initiative to lead projects with minimal guidance or supervision
  • Demonstrated ability to push back constructively and offer solutions
  • Forward-thinking, structured, and process-oriented thinker
  • Self-starter mentality with good business judgment

About Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose.

We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. p>

We partner closely with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide executive search, leadership solutions, CEO search and succession, board advisory, and diversity, equity & inclusion.

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Sommaire du poste

Nous sommes à la recherche d’une personne motivée et proactive qui se joindra, à titre d’analyste d’entreprise principal, à notre équipe d’experts de l’Amérique du Nord dans nos bureaux de Montréal. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions dynamiques, l’analyste d’entreprise principal sera responsable de guider des équipes clients internes, composées de consultants et d’autres experts, dans l’exécution de projets de recrutement de cadres, d’administrateurs et de services-conseils pour plusieurs clients d’une industrie ou d’une fonction donnée. Ses principales responsabilités comprennent la planification de projets, les études de marché, le recrutement de candidats, la production de livrables de grande qualité pour les clients, la prospection de clientèle et la gestion des connaissances.

L’analyste d’entreprise principal fournit des renseignements spécialisés sur le marché, une orientation stratégique et un soutien à l’équipe client en tant que membre essentiel de cette équipe. Le candidat idéal possède de solides compétences en résolution de problèmes, d’excellentes aptitudes en communication et en relations interpersonnelles, ainsi que la capacité de concilier plusieurs projets en même temps.

 
Résumé des fonctions du groupe

Egon Zehnder est l’un des plus grands cabinets de recrutement de cadres dans le secteur du capital privé à l’échelle mondiale. Nous servons des clients en capital-investissement, en capital-risque, en investissement institutionnel et en fonds souverain dans l’ensemble des fonctions, des services et des secteurs, à l’échelle des fonds et du portefeuille. Nous avons également un groupe bien établi en matière d’infrastructures et d’actifs réels pour servir des organisations de premier plan dans les secteurs de l’infrastructure, des communications, de l’énergie, de la mobilité et des actifs réels en général, et nous établissons des partenariats à l’échelle de l’écosystème avec des associés commandités, des associés commanditaires et des conseillers.

Notre accès aux cadres, jumelé à nos analyses comparatives, nous permet d’offrir à nos clients du capital privé des rencontres stratégiques avec des talents de calibre mondial pour les aider à valider une thèse d’investissement, à se démarquer lors de ventes aux enchères concurrentielles ou à accroître la valeur stratégique d’un chef de la direction ou d’un conseil d’administration. p>

Tâches et responsabilités essentielles

 Planification de recherche et de projet

  • Agir à titre d’expert principal pour de multiples projets clients simultanés en collaboration avec les consultants et d’autres experts.
  • Agir à titre de partenaire de réflexion auprès de l’équipe dans tous les aspects des projets en déterminant et en élaborant des approches et des stratégies rigoureuses (p. ex., déterminer des cibles prioritaires au moyen d’études de marché, utiliser des outils de données et établir des paramètres pour offrir des solutions aux clients selon l’échelle et la portée).
  • Communiquer quotidiennement avec les équipes de projet en effectuant de façon proactive les mises à jour et le partage des connaissances, en sollicitant des commentaires et en posant des questions pour obtenir des éclaircissements afin de faire avancer les projets des clients et anticiper leurs besoins.
  • Offrir régulièrement une gestion de projet de premier ordre et une orientation axée sur le détail pour de multiples projets de clients afin de vous assurer que votre travail est de grande qualité et a une forte incidence.
  • Guider l’équipe de projet tout au long des processus de recherche afin d’orienter les stratégies, la sélection des candidats et les documents à l’appui des clients en mettant constamment l’accent sur la qualité et l’efficacité.
  • Créer des documents de grande qualité pour les clients (p. li>
  • Amorcer, façonner et diriger de façon proactive des activités de prospection de clientèle et d’autres projets liés aux affaires, y compris surveiller les changements pertinents du marché dans un segment ou une fonction, les nouvelles des entreprises et les changements de personnel.
  • Être à l’affût des nouvelles du marché pour informer l’équipe de la division infrastructures des derniers événements dans le secteur et la positionner pour obtenir les succès escomptés.
  • Approfondir un domaine d’expertise afin de fournir aux équipes clients des conseils stratégiques et des renseignements de grande qualité sur les tendances et les sujets importants. 


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