Message from the CEO

Greetings!

Today is the first anniversary of Indus Insights.

It has been exactly a year since Indus Insights was incorporated, and about 9 months since we kicked off our sales efforts. Over the course of this short time, we have cleared the first milestone of proving our concept. Here is a quick snapshot:

• Clients: We have received great traction from clients in both the US and in India, and have beaten our first year target for the number of clients serviced. We have multiple clients from each of our two focus areas: financial services and e-commerce. Despite our small size, every client relationship that we have is a paid relationship, which is another proof of how clients perceive our value add. Additionally, client feedback on our work has been tremendously positive. One of the strongest examples is of a client who has signed us up for an indefinite period of time and has also committed to making a sizeable investment in the firm
• Marketing: We have successfully deployed various marketing efforts, including brochures, website and this blog. We are increasing our presence at related conferences, and have been selected to present at a Consumer Insights conference in India shortly
• Talent Acquisition: We have ramped up our hiring efforts, have created relationships with key recruiters in the analytical domain, and have developed online tests, case studies, and behavioral questions that will allow us to cherry pick the very best talent
• Fund Raising: We have received strong interest from angel investors, and have clear line of sight to raising funding for our needs. We will be finalizing these details before the end of 2010

In summary, it has been a great ride so far! We look forward to continuing to add compelling value for our clients as we scale up our operations.

Best regards,
Saurabh
Founder & CEO

Indus Insights is hiring

Indus Insights is looking to immediately hire Lead Consultants and Engagement Managers to join the company’s Gurgaon office in India. The individuals will be responsible for using advanced analytics & data mining techniques to develop actionable insights for our clients. They will also assist the leadership team in business development activities. Depending upon the caliber of the candidate, the positions will also offer team leadership and client interfacing opportunities.

About Indus Insights
Indus Insights is a rapidly growing analytical consulting firm that is an offshoot of Capital One in many ways. Our management team and advisory board consists primarily of COF Alumni. Our current clients include one of the top 10 credit card issuers in the US, and one of the top 3 media agencies in the world. We are currently in a rapid growth phase, and have been adding multiple clients to our portfolio every month. This is a great opportunity to join a high energy start-up in the analytical consulting domain.

About the Roles
Indus Insights is looking to fill positions of Lead Consultant and Engagement Manager immediately. These positions will be based out of Gurgaon (Delhi NCR). The individuals will be responsible for using advanced analytics & data mining techniques to develop actionable insights for our clients. The individuals will also assist the leadership team in business development activities. Depending upon the caliber of the candidate, the positions will also offer team leadership and client interfacing opportunities. These roles offer tremendous career advancement opportunities, exposure to senior management, experience of working in a high-energy start-up environment, and financial upside that comes with the growth of the company.

About the Candidate
You are our ideal candidate if the following describes you:

Personality Traits

• You are great at problem solving. You enjoy taking a complex business problem, breaking it down into smaller, manageable questions, and then answering those systematically
• You are passionate about creating results for the client. We have an intense focus on “wowing” our client in every single engagement, and you need to drive this
• You are ready to “do what it takes”, and understand the needs of a client-facing role and a start-up environment. You are comfortable with changing priorities, somewhat unpredictable schedules, working unconventional hours to overlap with US times when needed, and traveling to clients’ sites when needed
• You enjoy discussions and debates, and love to speak your mind, go to the white board, and listen & understand others’ arguments
• You are self-driven and take pride in your work
• You are fanatical about meeting timelines. You do not believe in the concept of Indian Stretchable Time
• You take your work very seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously

Experience and Skills

• 3-6 years of highly successful experience in an analytical domain. Such experience will include experience at an analytical consulting firm, an outsourced captive of a major international financial services company, a US based financial services firm, or other similar experience
• Extremely comfortable working with Excel and at least one of SAS, SQL, or SPSS
• Solid background in using advanced analytics through techniques such as segmentation, predictive modeling, decision trees, cash flow modeling, etc
• Preference will be given to candidates with exposure to analytical applications in financial services and at least one other sector (e.g. web analytics, retail analytics, etc)
• Bachelor’s from a top tier educational institution with a degree in an analytical discipline (engineering, statistics, economics, etc)
• 2+ years of experience in leading projects and directly managing teams (For Engagement Manager position)

Contact Information
If you think you are the person we are looking for, please send a brief email with your resume to Jobs@IndusInsights.com