Research and Insights Analyst

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Information Technology • Business Intelligence • Consulting
The Role
Who We Are

ghSMART is a leadership advisory firm dedicated to creating value for CEOs, boards, and investors. We partner with our clients to solve their most critical business decisions, becoming their trusted advisor on their most important people and talent priorities. As the first call for some of the world's most influential executives, we offer a data driven perspective on their leadership and talent strategy. Our team is made up of over 175 extraordinary individuals who become trusted advisors to these leaders, helping amplify their positive impact on the world. We advise on the art and science of building winning leadership teams, doing meaningful work every day. We hire the very best talent, and our team has the freedom to work where they choose.

Overview

Our work and methodology are deeply rooted in research and data, enabling us to advise clients on making better leadership decisions. As a Research and Insights Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in providing analytical capabilities and functional expertise to support original research, business development, and knowledge creation. This role requires a blend of analytical rigor, creativity, and strong communication skills to deliver actionable insights and support client-facing and internal initiatives.
This person will be an integral part of the Go-to-Market team, bringing a curious, scrappy, and innovative mentality. They will be organized, collaborative, and focused on creating ways for us to share knowledge and insights internally and externally. The role reports to the Director of Strategic Initiatives.

What You’ll Do

  • Intellectual Property: Original Research, Tools, and Analytics:
  • Analyze large datasets, combining numerical and free-text data with psychological research, to identify actionable insights that inform proprietary methodologies and new research
  • Collaborate with the Product team to enhance ghSMART’s online survey platform, helping with design, reporting, and insight generation
  • Contribute to thought leadership development, including articles, indices, and tools that expand ghSMART’s intellectual property

  • Business Development:
  • Create bespoke insights and materials for business development proposals
  • Conduct simple Salesforce reporting and analyses, including pivot tables and analytics, to track win/loss ratios and provide operational rigor around other key metrics
  • Leverage third-party data platforms to monitor market trends, conduct competitive analysis, and generate insights to support go-to-market strategy

  • Practice Area and Knowledge Management:
  • Own the Knowledge Hub (our internal site), including architecture, design, upkeep, ensuring the latest and greatest resources are accessible across the firm
  • Create and distribute the internal firm newsletter, communicating updates and best practices
  • Build and refine slides and materials to enhance practice areas, solutions, and knowledge-sharing efforts

Required Skills and Experiences

  • We are seeking someone who is intellectually curious, analytical, and passionate about leadership and organizational development. The ideal candidate will have:
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business, data analytics, psychology, or a related field is a plus
  • Experience:
  • 1-2 years of consulting experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm with exposure to talent and HR topics, OR 3+ years of relevant industry experience in a similar focus area with demonstrated responsibility for delivering output and impact
  • Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with experience analyzing large datasets and creating actionable insights
  • Familiarity with survey tools, analytics platforms, and Salesforce
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create clear, impactful reports and presentations
  • Experience with SharePoint or similar knowledge management platforms
  • Ability to work collaboratively in virtual environments, demonstrating agility and adaptability to diverse challenges and teams
  • Passion for and curiosity about enabling business success through people insights

Why Join ghSMART?

Opportunity to become the best. Our clients are the best of the best, so we have to be too. You’ll learn and grow as part of a team of exceptional people, working in an environment of generosity and gratitude.
Freedom to choose. Our firm is different, you’ll have the freedom and flexibility to chart your own career path within a firm full of opportunities—to choose what to work on, where, when, and with whom—while earning excellent compensation. Plus, there is zero commute time – all our teamwork from their home offices.
Do meaningful work. Our clients are leading world impact, and you will influence that daily.
Have your voice and talents recognized. We are a flat organization that values proactivity and ability over bureaucracy and tenure. All our decisions and actions are guided by our Values and Credo - to help leaders amplify their positive impact on the world.


Compensation

Certain US jurisdictions require ghSMART to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. We are built on a culture of freedom and flexibility, we operate fully remotely, and our team members balance deeply energizing, high intensity work, with flexible schedules to support life outside of work. Our compensation model reflects these values. Compensation for this role in the United States includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution, and a comprehensive benefits package. You should reasonably expect a base salary of $100,000 - $107,000. In addition, we offer an annual discretionary performance bonus.
 
 We are ranked #1 or #2 in 10 Consulting categories by Vault. See what others think about working at ghSMART on Glassdoor.  

Please be advised that all emails will originate from the @ghsmart.com domain; any other domains are fraudulent, should be ignored, and deleted. 

ghSMART is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace across all of our global locations. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and ensure equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Our global policies and practices are designed to support an environment of respect and equity for all.

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The Company
219 Employees

What We Do

ghSMART is always hiring A-Players, for more information on current openings visit ghsmart.com/careers.

Since our founding in 1995, our mission has always been to use our expertise in business and human behavior to help CEOs, boards, and investors build valuable organizations. Because we work with those who share our belief that leadership is the ultimate lever for positive change and value creation, we regularly serve the largest private equity firms, leading investment management firms, Fortune 500 companies, and highly respected non-profits.

We are proud of the fact that, over the past decade, 97% of our clients have told us they are highly satisfied with our work. We bring a high touch and bespoke approach to every client engagement. We consistently exceed client expectations by leveraging:

--Unmatched experience: We have executed over 21,000 assessments with over 550 organizations across every major industry; and in every major economic region of the world. As a result, we have the largest relevant database in existence on leadership performance.

--Top caliber talent: We combine senior PhD psychologists with top 1% business talent from academy companies like McKinsey, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, GE, etc.

--Robust, proprietary methods: We advise on high stakes people decisions using a rigorous, fact-based approach. Our research has been the basis for two bestselling books (Who: The A Method for Hiring and Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success) and a Harvard Business Review cover article (What Sets Successful CEOs Apart).

--Independent perspective: Our clients appreciate our objective perspective due to our 100% employee-owned structure and our singular focus on leadership advisory.

Leaders of the CEO Genome project: www.ceogenome.com

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