Summary Position Summary Specialist Assistant Manager, Strategic Market Insights and Thought Leadership (CIR-Cross Industry) Do you have a good knowledge of emerging technologies, business, and workforce trends? Do you have a strong working knowledge of primary and secondary research methods? At Deloitte, we provide an opportunity to learn, connect, and collaborate with professionals around the world. As a Center for

Integrated (CIR) professional, you'll get to partner with global stakeholders on critical business issues that cut across industries and business functions. You’ll gain exposure to a variety of tools, effectively manage time, partner with business leaders that will help in enhancing your skills, your career growth, and professional development.

Work you’ll do As a CIR professional, you will focus on developing fresh perspectives on critical business issues that cut across industries and business functions, from the rapid change of emerging technologies to the consistent factor of human behavior. You will contribute to the advancement and quality of the Center's research and thought leadership initiatives based on rigorously researched and data-driven perspectives.

Research deliverables include white papers, in-depth research reports, client presentations, case studies,

articles, etc.

Illustrative Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research and data analysis: Contribute to the development of thought leadership by driving data

analysis, using critical thinking and strong research fundamentals to support research design, selection of analysis methods. Demonstrate competence in research tools and techniques, and novel ways to answer research questions with different approaches. Identify and use the relevant data analysis methods and work with the relevant data science and analytics professionals to analyze voluminous and complex datasets.

Contribute to the design of executable and credible research studies consistent with Deloitte's professional standards, ensure reports are based on credible qualitative and quantitative methodologies and focused on unique insights and findings

• Thought leadership development: Help develop signature perspectives on campaign-related

topics (such as Digital Transformation, Climate change and sustainability, Future of Work, Enterprise growth and innovation, etc.) by analyzing data and identifying topline, differentiated findings of importance to an executive audience.

• Support research amplification in the marketplace: Collaborate with marketing teams to

develop strategies for amplifying research insights across various internal and external platforms. Foster a strong internal network through cross-functional collaboration to deliver client-centric insights to the appropriate teams and stakeholders.

• Stakeholder management, planning and program management: Support the campaign leaders

within the team on the campaign’s program planning and stakeholder management. Cultivate relationships with internal practitioners and publishing teams to support global thought leadership agendas and initiatives. Liaison with internal and external subject matter experts to research and synthesize new perspectives, write publications, and plan ongoing future studies. Coordinate key projects and data collection processes for each study, while performing technical analysis and reporting.

• Team development: Contribute to the broader thought leadership community in Deloitte by

sharing new research methods, tools and technologies, and best practices. Work alongside campaign leaders within the team to develop and implement programs/initiatives in a way that fosters a sense of community among research professionals across the firm. Mentor junior research staff and help them develop their skillsets and progress in their career paths. Check Deloitte Insights and the Center for Integrated Research for a quick peek into some of our work and a better understanding of what we are looking for.

Deloitte’s Center for Integrated Research team The Deloitte Center for Integrated Research (CIR) is a research team that works with our firm's most senior leaders to develop rigorously vetted and data-driven thought leadership. We sit at the center of Deloitte's industry and functional expertise, combining the leading insights from across our firm to develop fresh thinking that helps clients confidently navigate today's most challenging issues. Our work helps enable

Deloitte to speak with one voice and pave the way for new practices and capabilities.

We are looking for an assistant manager and subject matter expert to work on our global Digital

Transformation thought leadership campaign. This individual will work alongside senior researchers in the