Job Description

Description

Based in Gurugram, you will be a senior member of the Indian advisory team at Aurora, delivering cutting-edge advisory services for clients across the energy transition. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better strategic and investment choices. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations and presenting to key decision-makers in industry. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.

Successful candidates will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. They will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, they will be able to grow into industry experts under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world's top advisory firms.

The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.

Key Responsibilities

Leading advisory projects independently for our clients, across a diverse range of energy transition technologies, business models and strategies, including planning out the work of the team and ensuring we maintain rigorous standards of analysis and clear communication of insights Line management of junior analysts in the team to help them develop and coaching/managing analysts within a project Supporting business development work, for example by contributing delivery plans to our proposals

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes:

Experience of working at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution First class university degree from premier institute (IITs and IIMs preferred) Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information Demonstrated ability to work on complex energy modelling of hybrid power products in the Indian power sector Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy - particularly in an Indian context (preferably in Power and Renewables domain) Preferred understanding of energy modelling, especially power markets Demonstrated experience of working on due-diligence and transaction advisory projects in the Indian power sector Strong problem-solving analytical capability with a high level of aptitude

Desirable attributes:

Strong understanding of Indian power sector including key regulatory aspects related to power markets and corporate decarbonization Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business.

Benefits

The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture A competitive salary package Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

About Aurora Energy Research

From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 600 of the world's most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments.



While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.



We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation