Job Description

We are SBD Automotive, a group of engineers, analysts and strategists working together to inspire and enable automotive innovation by being world-leading knowledge partners to the automotive industry. For nearly 20 years, we have been working with some of the biggest global automotive brands including Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Honda, Lexus, Toyota and many more.
Headquartered in the UK, we have been rapidly growing and have offices in the US and Japan. We opened our Bangalore office in June 2015.With a constantly evolving technology landscape & changing consumer needs, it has become more challenging than ever for the automotive industry to keep abreast of the changes and continue to innovate. Our role in the value chain is to sift through the magnitude of data and hype to provide reliable and accurate market intelligence and tailored strategic advice to our clients worldwide.
As for our company culture, we are a highly motivated and friendly team, who are extremely passionate about the automotive industry and would like to shape its future. Our people are our biggest asset and together we are a very diverse team creating an exciting international work culture with none of the unnecessary bureaucracy.:
As a Research Analyst, you will be an integral part of shaping the future of our online research platform that is set to revolutionize market intelligence for the automotive industry.Working alongside our specialists in India, in the UK, US & Japan, you will be conducting global automotive market research and feeding data into the online platform. In addition to data collection, you will be staying on top of all the latest developments in the industry to identify trends and analyze what the future holds.More specifically, you will be working in two areas of our business, Connected Car & Autonomous Car. Connected Car looks at the latest telematics and connectivity technologies in cars such as smartphone integration, infotainment, emergency assistance, remote control and diagnostics. Autonomous Car includes advanced driver assistance systems such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, collision warning and autonomous driving.All the necessary training will be provided.Whilst extensive travelling will not be required, there will be occasions when you would need to travel to Europe (UK, Germany, France, Switzerland) for research. As the online research platform evolves, there will be opportunities for you to move into a more specialist role. There will also be other opportunities for you to work on client-specific projects or take-on a product planning and management role. We have always grown organically and our India office will be no exception. Considering the ambitious growth plans of the company, our research center in India will play a key role in SBD's future.*
Skill Set: *

• Excellent spoken and written English
• Prior experience in collecting, analyzing data and spotting trends
• Extremely good attention to detail
• Knowledge of a foreign language (e.g. German) would be a bonus
• Prior automotive experience is desirable but not essential
• Advance Excel knowledge (nested ifs, pivot tables, logical functions, LookUp, conditional formatting, etc). Experience on data validation, data tables, data consolidations, charts, importing external data to excel, etc.
• Good work experience in Excel VBA

In addition to the above competencies, we are seeking individuals with:

• An upbeat, positive attitude and a belief in teamwork
• A passion for technology and/or cars
• A strong interest to follow the latest industry trends
• Aspiration to stand out from the crowd
• Ambition for a stable career but one that you can shape yourself

Minimum/Maximum/ Work Experience Required: 2 years - 4 years.
Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelors or Master's degree
No of rounds of Interviews: 2 plus assignment
Work Timings: Mon to Fri, 40 hours per week, flexible timings; with core hours in office being 10 AM to 4 PM.
Languages: English: Essential; another European language: DesirableJob Type: Full-time