Research Specialist

TalentNeuron is the global leader in workforce and labor market intelligence. Our solution combines external labour market data with internal workforce insights to power strategic workforce planning (SWP), skills analysis, location strategy, DEI initiatives, and talent acquisition. 
We ingest millions of global data points across 90% of the world’s GDP and deliver insights through SaaS, data delivery, and expert advisory services—helping the world’s leading enterprises plan, build, and deploy the workforce of the future. 

Our Core Values 

Humanity First – We lead with empathy, kindness, and respect. 
Customers at the Core – We deeply understand client needs and deliver exceptional value. 
Diverse Minds, One Team – We collaborate, debate, and succeed together. 
Pioneering Innovation – We take risks, learn fast, and drive change. 
Resilient Perseverance – We solve problems creatively and own our commitments. 

We are seeking a Research Specialist to join our TalentNeuron research practice based in Bengaluru. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team at a private equity-owned HR analytics company. Although the position is in Bengaluru, you will collaborate with colleagues across our global offices in Washington DC, London, Quebec City, and Chennai. You will have the opportunity to generate insights from large-scale, multi-terabyte data, working alongside a diverse team of data science, data product, advisory, and research professionals. 

About the Team: The TalentNeuron research team forms the core of the TalentNeuron suite of products and plays a crucial role in supporting all other business areas that leverage our data and insights. As a member of this team, you will assist Fortune 500 clients in making critical business and talent decisions. This includes helping them identify key roles by location, occupation, and skill set; providing data on competitors’ hiring trends and sought-after skills and roles; and offering location intelligence to help them find and hire top talent at the right cost. 

Responsibilities: 

• Data Collation, Interpretation, and Analysis: Extract meaningful insights from various data sources. 

• Data Management: Work with large volumes of data (including job descriptions, personal profiles, government population figures, and university graduation records) to generate global labor market insights. Utilize research and data models to address global HR challenges. 

• Report Preparation: Prepare high-quality reports, understanding that the content and presentation of the reports are equally important. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues in research and product management to develop tools and templates. 

• Knowledge Management: Document information, adhere to, and enhance processes. 

• Continuous Learning: Through continuous learning, discovery, and collaboration, you will not only help clients achieve their mission-critical priorities but also expand your career and the scope of your impact across industries.  

• Narrative and visual storytelling: Communicate and present actionable business insights to clients and team members through charts, tables and other data visualizations. 

Qualifications: 

• 1-3 years of relevant research experience in a Research/Consulting Organization with a Master’s degree, or 3+ years of relevant research experience with a Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics or economics. 

• Expertise in SQL and Python for data management and statistical analysis. 

• Excellent secondary research skills. 

• Proven ability to conduct extensive secondary literature searches and extract high-quality insights for use in member webinars and highly visible research studies. 

• Demonstrated quantitative, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking skills. 

• Ability to generate reports on market analysis, competitor analysis, industry analysis, etc. 

• Ability to work on research reports with minimal supervision. 

• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).  

• Experience creating data visualizations in Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, Python, or other tools.Familiarity with Power BI (Query Editor, DAX) is a plus. 

• Proficiency in creating prompts on AI tools like Gemini and ChatGPT for both quantitative and qualitative research 

Who you are: 

• A collaborative team player 

• Flexible in your research approach with a positive attitude 

• Possess strong interpersonal skills 

• Uphold integrity, accountability, and ownership 

• Take initiative in completing assigned tasks 

• Able to work in an agile environment, handling multiple priority activities/research projects simultaneously 

• Pay attention to detail 

• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills  

If you're a curious and driven professional who thrives on uncovering insights and solving complex problems, we encourage you to apply. At TalentNeuron, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with leading organizations, contribute to high-impact research, and help shape strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis.

Join us, push the boundaries of workforce intelligence, and help define the future of TalentNeuron.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.